Display Classes

Used to organize ProStructures objects from different levels into Display Classes.

Accessed from:

Ribbon: Steel > Home > Classification > Display Class
Ribbon: Concrete > Home > Classification > Display Class

Tool Settings

Setting	Description
Display classes list	blank column – lists the serial number of classes. Class Name column – lists the available display classes. A desired class may be selected. You can edit the content of the field Class Name by double-clicking it. In the field Status you see if the elements are currently shown (On) or hidden (Off). Status column – Lists the current status of a display class. You can toggle the status by double-clicking on it. It is also possible to highlight several lines (by holding the `<Shift>` or `<Ctrl>` key) and to carry out the modification for all highlighted lines. Tip: By clicking on column headings, the data listed in the dialog will be sorted in descending order. Clicking the same column header a second time will sort the content in ascending order.
Toolbar	Lists a set of tools used to manipulate display classes. (Hide Selected) – Permits to hide parts without creating an assignment to a display class. See the Hide tool. (Show All) – Shows all individually hidden parts again. See the Regenerate tool. (Hide Display Class) – Hides the elements of the selected display class. (Show Display Class) – Shows the elements of the selected display class. (Hide Except Display Class) – Hides the elements of all other display classes except for the selected ones. (Show All Except Display Class) – Shows the elements of all other display classes except for the selected ones. (Assign to Display Class) – Assigns elements to a display class. The desired class must be selected in the list first. After clicking the button, select the elements to be assigned to the display class in the model. (Remove from Display Class) – Removes elements from a display class. The desired class must be selected in the list first. After clicking the button, select the elements to be removed from the display class in the model.
Complete groups	When checked, performs function on all part of a group, irrespective of current selection.
Number of display classes	Sets the number of available display classes. If you increase the value here, this increases the number of available classes in the drawing.

Dialog Controls

Setting	Description
OK	Closes the dialog and save your changes.
Help	Opens online help.
Template	Saves and retrieve (Using Templates) settings to be used on other projects.
Favorites	Current Settings - Select when you haven't created any template and you want to use the current settings of the dialog instead. Bentley/Default - Select when you want to use the application default settings template and you don't want to use the current settings of the dialog instead.

Note: The Bentley/Default Favorites provides additional variances: -Steel, -Concrete, -Combined, and Clear.

Key-in: ProStructure Classify Display