Reordering Applicative Data

 

Reordering applicative data enables you to manually reorder applicative data entities under their respective application node in the specification tree.

Applicative data reordering is applicable to the following types of applicative data:

  • Annotated Views
  • Hyperlinks
  • Cameras
  • Groups
  • Lights
  • 3D Annotations
  • Scenes
  • DMU Reviews

 
You can now select a multiple number of entities to be displaced, thus enabling you to reorder your applicative data more efficiently. Note that all multi-selected entities must be contiguous.
 
  Scripts for applicative data reordering can be written using VBScript.
 
Insert the following cgr files:

BODY_1_2.cgr
BODY_2_2.cgr

  1. Create four 3D Annotations.

  2. Expand the Applications node in the specification tree.

The four annotations are represented as follows:

  1. Either select the 3D Annotations category in the specification tree or any one of the annotations (e.g. Text.1) and click the Applicative Entities Reordering icon

or 

click the Applicative Entities Reordering icon and select the 3D Annotations category in the specification tree or any one of the annotations.

The Graph Tree Reordering dialog box appears.
 

  1. To move the Text.1 entity down in the list, press the down arrow .

The Text.1 entity is swapped with the entity that was below it, Text.2.

  1. To move the Text.4 entity up in the list, select the Text.4 entity and press the up arrow .

The Text.4 entity is swapped with the entity that was above it, Text.3.
 

  1. To move the Text.3 entity to an arbitrary place in the list, select the Text.3 entity, press the displace arrow and click on the entity under which the Text.3 entity will now appear (e.g. Text.2).

The Text.3 entity is placed under the Text.2 entity  and all the entities that will be below it are moved down one position.

  1. To save the modifications you have made to the ordering of the entities, click the Apply button.

  2. To change the applicative data category, click the selection button and choose the desired category from the list.

Note that you must have saved any modifications made to the ordering as in step 7 before you change categories, otherwise you will lose your modifications.

  1. To exit the dialog box without saving the modifications you have made to the ordering of the entities, click the Cancel button.

  2. To save the modifications you have made to the ordering of the entities and exit the dialog box, click the OK button.