MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

Explorer Dialog Items Tab

The Items tab lists business items contained in a DGN file. To see the content, you need to open a published DGN. Items are listed within groups that can be expanded or collapsed to see the individual items. Clicking the item selects the item in the current view. Likewise, selecting a group name selects all the items in that group. The expanded group is known as the active tree.

You can set the visibility for the Items tab from the Explorer Settings dialog.

SettingDescription
Refresh Active Tree


Refreshes the active tree to reflect changes to the DGN file.
Transparent
Turns the graphics that are not associated with the selected items invisible. Selected item(s) remain opaque.
Zoom
Zooms to the selected item(s).
Isolate
Displays only the selected item’s graphics; all other graphics are hidden.
Search
Enter the search condition or click the icon to conduct search.
Expand the Query Builder
Expands or collapses the Add Criteria button for Criteria search.
Add Criteria
Used to add search conditions for Criteria search.
Advanced Search
Displays Advanced Search dialog.
Clear Search
Clears any text entered in the search field.
Note: When you turn on the Transparent, Zoom, or Isolate tool, they remain on until you turn them off. These tools can work in conjunction with one another to customize the display of the selected item.
Note: Explorer dialog Items tab is replacement to previous Items browser.