Inquire Entity (3D/2D)
Inquire (Part/Sketch/Packet/Sheet Level)
Use this command to displays of information about an entity
in the Entity Browser. See below for additional information about
using this form. This command can also be invoked automatically from the
object editor
by right-clicking on a highlighted entity and selecting Inquire
from the popup menu.
Select the entity to inquire or middle-click for the target object.
Pick OK to close the Entity Browser.
Entity Information
Information about the entity is display in the browser window. When you click on a line of information, VX will try to extract an entity index from the line and display additional information about that entity.
This is a much easier way to browse than cutting and pasting the index to the "Goto (#index or name)" field. The inquired information for a feature shows a brief description of the feature beside its name. Clicking on the "parametric definition" field of the entity information will display a summary of the feature's input parameters.
Traverse object list
If the entity actively displayed in the browser window is part of a linked list, additional options are available. This allows you to easily browse linked lists like the history or a b-rep's list of faces. See below.
First
Displays information about the first object in the linked list.
Previous
Displays information about the previous object in the linked list, but will not back up past the first object.
Next
Displays information about the next object in the list, but will not go beyond the last object (i.e., it goes back to the first object).
Goto (#index or name)
If you know the entity ID or name (label ID)
you can display its information without selecting it.
Enter the entity ID or name in the input field provided.
Pick the Goto
(#index or name) button.
The entity information for that ID will be displayed in the entity
browser.
Back
If more than one entity is selected, pick Back to display information about the previous entity. The previous entity information is lost when the form is closed.
Forward
If more than one entity is selected, pick Forward to display information about the next entity. The next entity information is lost when the form is closed.
Save to File
Automatically displays the file browser with its default file set to the last-selected file. When you press "Save" on the file browser, the active entity information is saved to the file in the "File name" box using "overwrite" or "append" according to the active setting shown beside the "Save To File" button.
Overwrite - replaces the file if it exists.
Append - appends the data to the end of the file if it exists.
Highlight entity
Check this box to highlight the entity in the graphics window.
Cancel
Closes the Entity Browser.
