Sets - Editing

The Standard Sets popup submenus.

A Simple version of the Sets popup submenus can be displayed by using the Preferences. See the "Simple" Note in below.

All Entities

All Entities - Simple

Archive

Archive - Simple

Sets created By Selection (see By Selection)

Sets created By Selection - Simple

Sets created By Criteria (see By Criteria)

Sets created By Criteria - Simple

Move to Archive

Same as Move Entities (below). The Archive is a pre-defined Set containing auxiliary geometry. Not available (grayed out) if no geometry is picked.

Retrieve from Archive

Same as Detach Entities (below). The Archive is a pre-defined Set containing auxiliary geometry. Not available (grayed out) if no geometry is picked.

Activate Set

Turn the selected Set into the active set. It is displayed in bold.

Rename

Enter a new name for the Set.

Delete

Delete the Set.

Edit

Return to the Set creation stage for full editing.

Move Entities

Attach the picked geometry to the selected Set while removing it from all other Sets. Not available (grayed out) if no geometry is picked.

Attach Entities

Attach the picked geometry to the selected Set without removing it from other Sets. Not available (grayed out) if no geometry is picked.

Detach Entities

Remove the picked geometry from the selected Set. Not available (grayed out) if no geometry is picked.

Show

Show the geometry in the Set.

Hide

Hide the geometry in the Set.

Hide/Show Toggle

Hide the shown entities of the Set and show the hidden entities of the Set.

Examples:

Hide Other

Hide all geometry not in the selected Set.

Select Entities

Select all the visible entities in the Set.

Show from Selected Sets

This option lets you preview only the Sets selected in the Sets Tab when selecting Show from the main menu. If, as in the example below, the 3 Sets Top Layer, Middle Layers and Bottom Layer are in Hide Mode and Middle Layers and Bottom Layer are selected, then only the hidden entities in these two Sets will be previewed.

New Set

Open the Sets - Create & Edit dialog to create a new Set.