Visual Navigator Window Layout

The Visual Navigator interface is divided into three parts:

A Tree View pane (left) to display the list of tags in the model
A viewer pane (right) to display the actual i-model
An item information pane (below the viewer) with (potentially) three tabs to display specific information of the selected item

Tree View Pane

The Tree View can be structured as a document-relation displaying the document as the root node with the current document's related items organized in child nodes.

When the tree is displayed in a document-centric mode, the tagged items related to the document are organized by class and all related classes are displayed as child nodes to the document.

Expanding a class node displays the tags related to the document that falls within that class. The node lists are paged to prevent overloading the user and the interface.

When a tag is expanded, related tags and i-model files owned by related documents are displayed as child nodes.

Note: The currently loaded i-model is not displayed even if it is related to the tag.

Viewer Pane

The viewer pane displays the i-model, and contains basic view navigation controls.

The header above the viewer shows the name of the current focus item. The focus item is the item is displayed in the item information pane. This is typically the same as the item selected in the view.

Note: If an item in the viewer cannot be located in AssetWise or if Visual Navigator has been loaded from a document or file object and no item has been selected in the viewer it could be a different item.

Using the View Controls Inside the Viewer

The viewer contains a set of view controls to assist in viewing and navigating the i-model. Right-click inside the viewer to select a view control from a menu. You can also click a view control from the toolbar across the top of the viewer.

The following view controls are available:

To	Select
Select an item in the model.	Element Selection
View a different part of the design without changing the view magnification.	Pan View
Navigate the camera by walking in the active view.	Walk
Navigate the camera by flying in the active view.	Fly
Rotate the view.	Rotate View
Zoom in our out of the view (increase or decrease the magnification of the view).	Zoom
Window an area in a view.	Window Area
Display all displayable elements in the active design and attached references in a view.	Fit View
Undo the last viewing operation.	View Previous
Redo the last undone viewing operation.	View Next
Measure the distance between two points.	Measure Distance
Print the current view of the model.	Print

Item Information Pane

Displays information related to the current focus item.

Properties tab - Displays the AssetWise properties of the current focus item.
Related Items tab - Displays items related to the current focus object, organized by relationship type (for example: documents, prototypes, tags).

Expand a topic to see all related items of that relationship type.
Relationships tab - Displays the road maps to the locations of the graphical item. In this example, /TEE4 of BRANCH /1"-AI-60-4072-Ac/B1 (N/A) is found in two locations for the current focus item.