Ansys Electronics Desktop History Tree

The history tree in the 3D Modeler window lists the active model's structure and grid details.

History Tree

Expand or collapse items in the tree using the + and - boxes.

Expand or collapse all items in a category by right-clicking to open a shortcut menu:

History Tree Shortcut Menu

Note:

Some objects have more extensive shortcut menus than others, but all of them have these three options.

Selecting any item in the History Tree also selects it in the design area and populates the Properties window with its properties.

You can perform the following tasks with the History Tree:

The History Tree can contain the following model details:

Invalid	Lists all invalid objects.
3D Component Names	Lists any 3D components added to the design. The History Tree lists their Solids, Coordinate Systems, and Planes separately from objects drawn in the modeler or imported to the modeler.
Solids	Lists the model's solid objects and a history of the commands carried out on each object.
Sheets	Lists the sheets in the model 3D design area.
Lines	Lists all line objects included in the active model. See Drawing a Straight Line for information on how to draw a line object.
Points	Lists all point objects included in the active model. See Drawing a Point for information on how to draw a point object.
Groups	Lists folders for Groups you have created or imported. See Group Commands for Modeler Objects.
Coordinate Systems	Lists all the coordinate systems for the active model. See Setting Coordinate Systems for more information on this model detail.
Planes	Lists the planes for all the coordinate systems. When you create a coordinate system, default planes are created on its xy, yz, and xz planes.
Lists	Lists the object or face lists for the active model. By default, a list called “AllObjects” appears. You can add a specific group of objects or surfaces for field plot or for calculation. See: Creating an Object List and Creating a Face List.

Note:

While objects created in Q3D Extractor can always be classed in the History Tree as a solid, sheet, or wire, some imported objects may have mixture of these. Q3D Extractor places such objects in an Unclassified folder.

Related Topics:

Purge History

Generate History

Selecting Several Objects

Creating an Object List