Controlling the BIM Entities Display

The Entities category displays the entities of each imported BIM file in a tree view grouped according to their category and type. All categories of named entities contained in the BIM file are taken into account.

Note: The Entities category displays only after you unlock the BIM file.

The tree view lets you browse the BIM file entities. Clicking an entity or a category of entities in the tree view selects the entities in the graphics area. Additionally, double-clicking a file in the tree view selects all entities of the file in the graphics area.

To display the categories in the BIM file tree view, click the () sign in front of a BIM file.

You can show or hide entities and categories of entities individually or according to a category.

You can:

• Display or hide one entity
• Display or hide certain entities
• Display or hide entities of one file
• Display or hide a category of entities
• Display or hide entities of a floor

To expand or collapse all categories:

1. On the BIM Navigator palette, click Entities.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Click Expand to expand all categories from all imported BIM files.
   • Click Colapse to colapse all categories from all imported BIM files.

To show or hide all entities:

1. On the BIM Navigator palette, click Entities.
2. Click to show or hide all entities from all imported BIM files in the graphics area.

You can also show these categories in the BIM file tree view by clicking the sign () sign in front of a BIM file (which expands the categories list).

To show or hide the entities of a category:

1. On the BIM Navigator palette, click Entities.
2. In the tree view, click the icon in the corresponding Show cell.

   A green dotmeans show. A gray dotmeans hide.