You will be able to find the models page as the second page in the left navigation menu of a project. This page is part of the content panel.
The models page contains the models for each discipline.
The following topics will be described in this article:
New item actions
The new item actions can be found on the top right of the page.
See here for what the different actions do.
Right menu
If any model rows are selected in the models table, an info button will appear to the right of the search or filter bar.
The info button can look something like this:
In the right menu you will be able to see information about:
Image
Document link
Status
Labels
Contributors
Model transformation
Click here to read more about the right menu.
Models table
The models table can look something like this:
As soon as a model is created it will show up as a row in the models table.
Click here to read more about how to work with tables in Catenda.
Selected item actions
After selecting a model row selected item actions appear towards the top of the models table.
This is what the selected item actions menu can look like:
Click here to see what the different selected item actions do.
Row content
Each model is linked to a document on the documents page.
Access
Model rows are displayed based on the access to the document that is linked to the model.
Access required - Read
Opening the content of a model row opens the model overview page of that model.
2D and 3D buttons
For 2D, the 3D panel opens up and the first story of the latest revision of the model is loaded into the 2D viewer.
For 3D, the 3D panel opens up and the latest revision of the model is loaded into 3D.
Row content with status workflow - Draft revisions
Access
Model rows of models with only draft revisions have no 2D and 3D buttons as draft revisions cannot be loaded in 2D or 3D.
Note: Draft revisions are not displayed on the model overview page.
2D and 3D buttons
The 2D and 3D views of the latest published revision are opened even if there are more recent draft revisions.
Row content with status workflow - Workspace tab
Access
Model rows are displayed based on the access to the document that is linked to the model.
With access to viewing shared revisions, the latest revision is displayed.
Access required - Access to viewing shared revisions in the document
Without access to viewing shared revisions, the latest published revision is displayed. Even if there are more recent shared revisions.
Access required - Read access to the document
2D and 3D buttons
The 2D and 3D views of the latest revision a user has access to is opened.
Row content with status workflow - Published tab
Access
Model rows are displayed based on the access to the document that is linked to the model.
Access required - Read
2D and 3D buttons
The 2D and 3D views of the latest published revision are opened even if there are more recent shared revisions.
Columns
Depending on if a single panel is opened or if multiple panels are opened different information can be displayed.
Some columns in the table view of the topics page are enabled by default while others can be hidden and have to be enabled.
Based on the configured column order the first columns are displayed.
Based on the configured column width fewer or additional columns can be dsiplayed.
The table might have to be scrolled sideways to display other enabled columns.
Click here to learn more about how to work with tables.
The default order and visibility setting of the columns on the models page is as follows:
Checkbox - Default - Selecting models |
Click on this column to add a model to your selection. Click here to learn more about how to select rows in a table. |
Viewer - Default - Loading buttons |
If this is a new model and there are no public revisions yet this column will be empty.
Hover over the explanation mark to see which model has failed. Clicking on 3D will load the latest valid revision instead of the latest revision.  Access required: Read access to the document model Note1: The zoom to extents button will be gray until you load the model in 3D. Note2: If there is an explanation mark on the 3D button and the 2D and 3D buttons are grayed out, hover over the explanation mark to see what is wrong. You will still be able to open previous revision by clicking on the model name. |
Name - Default - The name of the model |
This is what the name column of a model can look like:
By default you will see a cube in front of the model name in this column. An image representing the model can be uploaded in the right information menu. If the model has an image, it will be displayed instead of the default cube. Click on the image to open the preview dialogue of the image. The name that you see in this column is the model name of the model. This is also the name you see in the revision selector. It is recommended to add a number in front of the model name so the models show in order of importance in the revision selector. See sorting order here. You can open the model overview page containing previous revisions that belong to a model by:
Note1: The model name of the model can be different from the name of the document that is linked to the model or name of the revision. Note2: If you do not have access to the document that the model is linked to, you will not see its row in the models table. You will still be able to see its model name in the revision selector. |
Document name - The name of the document-model linked to the model-document. |
Revision - Default - The amount of public revisions in the document-model |
If a model has been added from the models page it will not have any revisions yet.  |
Revision comment - The comment the revision was uploaded with (legacy only) |
Revision name - The name of the latest public document-model revision. Cannot be changed after upload. |
Status - Default - The status of the latest public document-model revision. Public statuses can be turned on in document settings. |
Size - Default - The file size of the last public document-model revision |
Labels - Default - The labels connected to the model-document. |
You will be able to apply a label after uploading the first revision. |
Document created - The person that created the document-model and the date and time it was created. |
Published - Default - The person that published the last published revision in the document-model and the date and time it was published. |
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Sub pages
As sub pages to the models page you will be able to find the following pages:
Objects