Entities Tree

The entity window allows you to display the entity tree. This tree consists of folders that contain entities. The last entity created is placed at the top, if this order is not suitable, you can move the entities. To do this, simply click and hold down the left mouse button, move the mouse and release the button when you reach the desired destination.

When selecting a folder or entity, an echo of the item displays in the workspace.

Depending on the state of the entity, the text can display in different ways:

Color	Entity Status
Black	Normal State.
Bold	The entity has been inherited and cannot be directly edited (for example a mechanism joint inherited when including).
Gray	The entity is not available at this time.
Green	The entity is being edited.
Blue	The entity must be refreshed.
Red	The entity is invalid.

The entity window can be displayed/hidden with the TopSolid7 button > View > Entities command.

Under the tree banner, a tools bar allows to display more or less information or columns:

Icon	Command
	Collapse all: Allows to collapse all opened sub-folders.
	Show search: A field appears to fill the beginning of a word to find it in the tree. The tree is automatically unrolled and the first matched word found is highlighted. The icon allows to empty the field.
	Show folders counts: Display the information counts found in the tree. For example, in the entities tree, Sketches (5) means that there are 5 sketches in this folder.
	Show definitions: If this mode is disabled, a fillet in the operations tree does not display any information. By enabling this option, an information node appears under the fillet and displays its parameters.
	Show references: Allows to display a subnode named References under the elements which depend on other elements. These latter elements appear in a list when you expand the subnode.
	Show back references: Allows to display a subnode named Back References under the elements that other elements depend on (in the same document). These latter elements appear in a list when you expand the subnode.
	Show parent and children operations: Display the parent and children operations. For example, if this mode is activated in the entities tree of an assembly, in the Parts folder, you are able to unroll ( ) a sub-assembly and display its positioning and inclusion. If the mode is disabled, you are not able to unroll this sub-assembly.
	Show entities: This mode, only available for the operations tree, allows to display the operations entities. By unrolling the operation, an entities sub-folder will be displayed ( ). For example, by unrolling a extruded, the shape and the height dimension will be displayed.
	Track entities/operations: When selecting an entity or an operation in the graphic area, it is also highlighted in the tree. By default, this mode is disabled in the projects tree.
	Sort entities in alphabetical order: This mode, only available for the entities tree, allows to sort entities in alphabetical order to find them easier.
	Show entities that are not available. This mode, only available for the entities tree, allows to show entities even if they are not available, like for example a created plane when the inserting cursor is under it.
	Options: Allows you to display additionnal columns in order to manage the visibility, the transparency, the color and the layer of the entities.
	Visibility : Allows you to show or hide the entities. - When a check mark is located in front of a folder, all the entities of this folder are shown. - When a small square is located in front of a folder, not all the entities of this folder are shown. - When no check mark is located in front of a folder, all the entities of this folder are hidden..
	Color and transparency : Allows you to change the color and the transparency of an entity. The color is displayed in front of the entity as well as the transpency value.
	Layer : Allows you to change the layer of the entity. The number of the layer is displayed in front of the entity.
	Show all: Allows you to show all the entities of the document except the publications and the compass.
	Hide all: Allows you to hide all the entities of the document except the publications and the compass.
	Invert visibility: Allows you to invert the visualization of the document's entities, visible entities are hidden and hidden entities are shown.