Libraries are files in which all defined object types are archived independent of the document and can be called. Saved objects can be reciprocally interchanged between libraries and documents.
This dialog box is used for the management of objects in the drawing and in libraries. It enables the copying and removal of objects with additional optional functions for viewing, parameters and object content.
In the dialog box only the objects are displayed which can be used in the current command. For example, if you start the dialog box from the command Infill, only infills and no screwed joints or bars are displayed.
Dialog box section Current drawing
In the dialog box section Current drawing all objects in the current document are listed in a tree structure. Folder names are identified with +/- and can be expanded or reduced by clicking on them.
Filter Controls the display of objects to provide a more clear representation.
With bar assemblies reference objects are masked out when you activate the filter. With the filter switched off reference objects are identified with a point before the name.
Exception: Reference objects are not masked if they are used in a drawing as a section or bar!
With semi-finished products, including Membrane, Insulation, etc., objects are masked out which cannot be used in the superordinate dialog box. Example: A membrane cannot be used in the Dialog box Insulation, so with an active filter no insulation is shown.
Purge Removes these objects completely from the document.
Dialog box section Display
The middle dialog box section provides the preview of selected objects.
The other display options offered depend on the object type and offer various views of or onto the object.
[<] Copies the selected object from the library into the drawing.
[>] Copies the selected object from the drawing into the library.
Select the relevant superordinate folder to copy its complete content.
If objects with the same name already exist in the target structure, a query appears. Here, you can decide whether the object(s) are to be overwritten or not.
Ref Opens the Dialog box References, where you can check in which component the selected one is present as reference.
Test Opens a separate dialog box for testing available parameters. This option is only available for objects with extended settings.
Remove Deletes the current assembly from the list.
Rename Releases the input field where you can change the assembly name.
Dialog box section Current library
In the dialog box section Current library all objects contained in the library are listed in a tree structure. Folder names are identified with +/- and can be expanded or reduced by clicking on them.
Open Loads a new library. The current library is then removed completely from the list.
Close Removes the library from the list.
Add Inserts objects from another library into the current one.
Save Saves the current library in the list under the specified file name.
Save as Saves the current library under a new name.
Please follow the information in Chapter Libraries, Library objects regarding compatibility and the file format of libraries.
