By default, the Object List is in the top right corner of the interface. You can undock the Object List from its default position or close it. To re-open the Object List, select Windows > Object List.
The Object List shows a hierarchical list of all objects in the scene. You can collapse or expand all items in the hierarchy. The icon before the object name indicates the type of the object:
Icon | Object type |
Octree | |
Section, point cloud | |
Group | |
Reference layer | |
Mesh | |
Digital terrain model | |
2D polyline | |
3D polyline | |
Point, target | |
Arc | |
Circle | |
Distance | |
Area | |
Point light, directional light, spotlight | |
Plane | |
Camera |
The following table shows basic actions in the Object List:
How to | Do this |
Select an object. | Left-click the object name |
Select multiple objects. | CTRL+left-click object names. Learn more about object selection. |
Toggle the visibility of an object. | Click or right to the object name. |
Toggle the visibility of multiple objects. | Click the eye icon of one of the selected objects. Learn more about object visibility. |
Expand or collapse the level under an object. | Click or left to the object name. |
Rename an object. | Double-click the object's name to rename it (Shortcut: F2). |
Delete objects. | Select objects and press the Delete key. |
Make an object a child of another object. | Drag & drop the object on top of another object. |
Change an object's order in the list. | Drag & drop the object between two other objects in the list. |
Change the color of a group object. | Click the color box next to the eye icon and choose a new color. Changing the color will affect the color of all child CAD objects. |
Right-click in the Object List will launch a context menu. You can perform the following actions:
- Isolate Selected: Makes the selected objects visible and the others invisible.
- Reveal Selected: Select objects in the viewport and perform this action to find corresponding items in the Object List.
- Select Hierarchy: Selects all levels under the selected objects.
- Show Hierarchy: Expands all levels under the selected objects.
TIP: If the hierarchy or the object names are too long, double-click the divider between the name and the visibility columns to view the full object names. - Hide Hierarchy: Collapses all levels under the selected objects.
- Assign Material: Lets you assign the selected objects the desired material.
- Change Color Source: Lets you assign the selected point clouds one of the color sources, i.e., the point color, object color, elevation, or intensity.
- Clone Selected: Duplicates the selected objects (Shortcut: CTRL+D).
- Group: Creates a new empty group (Shortcut: CTRL+G).