ProjectWise Explorer Help

Dependency Viewer Toolbar

Icon Description

Print Dependency Map



Used to print the currently selected dependency map.

Display Root at Left



Rearranges the dependency map so that the root design block is on the left side of the Dependency Viewer tab, and the blocks that are linked to it appear to the right of it.

Display Root at Right



Rearranges the dependency map so that the root design block is on the right side of the Dependency Viewer tab, and the blocks that are linked to it appear to the left of it.

Display Root at Top



Rearranges the dependency map so that the root design block is at the top of the Dependency Viewer tab, and the blocks that are linked to it appear below it. This is the default view orientation.

Display Root at Bottom



Rearranges the dependency map so that the root design block is at the bottom of the Dependency Viewer tab, and the blocks that are linked to it appear above it.

Zoom All



Fits the dependency map to the size of the Dependency Viewer tab.

Zoom Window



Used to zoom into a specific area of the current dependency map. After you click Zoom Window, draw a box around the area you want to zoom into.

Actual Size



Returns the design blocks to their normal size, if the view was zoomed in or out.

Zoom In



Zooms in to the dependency map.

Zoom Out



Zooms out of the dependency map.

Overview Window



Opens a small window in the lower right corner of the Dependency Viewer tab, which displays a scaled down version of the current dependency map. The Overview Window is primarily used for panning, and is useful when you are already zoomed in deep into the current dependency map. To pan, click inside the Overview Window, then drag and release the map as needed. When you release, the larger dependency map is also panned.

Refresh



Refresh will restore the view of the dependency map to the state it was in before you made modifications to the view. For example, if you hide the top block in a dependency map, and you want to see it again, you click Refresh. Note, this refresh does not return the dependency map to its default view orientation. For example, if you set a dependency map to Display Root at Left, the design blocks will still be arranged with the root in the left position after a refresh.

If the Lock icon is locked and you select a new document in the document list, the new document’s dependency map will not automatically display in the Dependency Viewer. Without unlocking the Lock icon, you can click the Refresh icon to update the Dependency Viewer to display the dependency map of the newly selected document.

Update dependency map when new document is selected



Do not update dependency map when new document is selected



The status of this icon determines whether or not the Dependency Viewer tab will be automatically updated when you select a document in the document list. You click the lock icon to lock and unlock it.

When the lock icon is unlocked, its tooltip reads, Update dependency map when new document is selected. This means the Dependency Viewer will automatically update whenever a new document is selected in the document list.

When the lock icon is locked, the background of the dependency map becomes shaded, and the icon’s tooltip reads, Do not update dependency map when new document is selected. This means that whatever dependency map is currently displayed in the Dependency Viewer will remain displayed even when you select another document in the document list.

Replay Dependency Map History



This icon is disabled for document dependency maps.

Settings



Contains the following options:

  • Window Position > Floating - Select this option if you want to undock the Dependency Viewer from the Preview Pane, to make it a floating, resizable window.
  • Window Position > Docked (default) - Select this option if you want to re-dock the Dependency Viewer to the Preview Pane. (Closing the floating Dependency Viewer window also re-docks it to the Preview Pane.)
Note: Closing ProjectWise Explorer will also close the floating Dependency Viewer window and reset this setting, so that the Dependency Viewer will be docked in the Preview Pane the next time you open ProjectWise Explorer.

The other options are disabled for document dependency maps.