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View a model element's properties

An element is one object in the model, such as a pipe, a beam or a pump. Each element carries properties: what it is and the information the model holds about it.

See an element's properties

  1. Enter a scan and wait for the model to load.
  2. Click the element in the scan. The Properties panel opens with the element's name as its title.

If nothing is selected, the panel shows "Nothing selected. Click an element to see its properties." You can also open it with Properties on the rail.

What the panel shows

Asset details. If the element is linked to an asset in the asset register, the asset comes first, headed by its tag number, with fields such as Name, Type, Description, Status, Space, System, Level, Serial, Installed, Warranty expiry, Last serviced and Service interval, and any documents attached to it. One element can belong to more than one asset, for example a panel and the breakers in it. Each is listed.

Model properties. Under Model properties:

  • Category: the kind of element.
  • Local ID: the element's number in this model.
  • The element's permanent ID, which stays the same when the model is updated. Spreadsheets and exported files use it to name the element. Click it once to select it for copying.
  • Every other property the model holds for the element.

Links. Links to documents added to the element. See Link a document to a model element.