Add Layers to a Scene (LSV)

Add new layers to a scene via the Search Tools window in the LSV. View and manage all loaded layers in the Layer Management window.

Prepare the Scene

1. Select an available Platform in the File menu in the upper left corner.

2. Still in the File menu, load the Hull or a previously saved Scene.

3. Ensure the Search Tools window (for adding layers) and the Layer Management window (for viewing and managing layers) are both open.

   • Access these windows from the View menu in the upper left corner, as needed

Add New Layers via the Search Tools Window

Attribute Search Tab - Add Attribute Layer(s)

1. The Search Tools window opens on the default tab.

   • Allows you to load layers based on a selected Attribute type and attribute value

     

2. To select an attribute type in the Attribute Types (upper) section of the Attribute Search tab, either:

   • Type all or part of a keyword into the Filter textbox then left click to select (highlight) an option in the narrowed list

   • Or scroll down the alphabetized list of all available attribute types and left click the desired option

     

3. Once you select an attribute type, a list of all available attributes within that type displays in the Attributes (center) section of the Attribute Search tab.

   • EXAMPLE: If you select System as the attribute type, an alphabetized list of all available Systems appears in the Attributes section

     

4. To select attributes one at a time, either:

   • Use the Filter textbox in this section to narrow your search, then left click a desired option

     • Or scroll through the listed options and left click to select a desired attribute

   • Left click the button at the bottom of the Attribute Search tab after each selection

     • Each new layer is visible in the current scene and also listed by name in the Layer Management window

       

5. To add a single layer that includes all available attributes for a selected attribute type:

   • Left click (check) the select box beside any value for type search in the Options section of the Attribute Search tab

     

   • Left click the Search button at the bottom of the Attribute Search tab

   • All attributes for the selected type load in one combined TYPE layer, named in ALL CAPS , which displays all included models in the same static color

     

Attribute List Search  - Load Multiple or Combined Layers

NOTE

This search tool lets you bypass all search filters by performing a manual search.

IMPORTANT: Attribute names are case sensitive. Enter them exactly as they are formatted and stored in the LSV.

1. Left click the tab in the Search Tools window.

2. Left click to place your cursor into the large empty textbox, then type a desired attribute name.

3. Press the enter key, then type the next desired attribute name.

4. Repeat Steps 2 - 3 until you have entered all desired attribute names.

   

5. Leave the select box unchecked if you want each listed attribute to load as a separate layer.

   • Or left click this select box to load all listed attributes in a single layer

     NOTE

     Once loaded, the combined layer will be named Attribute List Search in the Layer Management window.

     BEST PRACTICE: Change this layer name to something more recognizable in the editable selected layer textbox.

     

6. Left click the button in the lower left corner of the Attribute List Search tab to load the manually entered layer(s).

Box Search - Load Available Models within a Set Radius into a Single Layer

1. Left click the tab on the Search Tools window.

   

2. Use the minimum and maximum x, y, z axes sliders to set the bounds of your box search.

3. Left click the select box beside Display selection box to visualize colored axes lines that represent your search radius in the loaded scene.

   

   • Adjust the minimum and maximum x, y, z slider values, if needed

     

4. Left click the button on the Box Search tab to load a single layer containing all models within the set bounds.

   • On the Layer Management window, the layer name for this box search currently defaults to empty (even when populated with models)

     

   NOTE

   In a future LSV update, this layer name will default to Box Search.

   • If desired, rename this layer in the editable selected layer textbox in the Layer Management window