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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

• Some folders may have too many items Click the Plant Chooser button to
to display useful thumbnails for each; open the Plant Chooser dialog. See
when this is the case, they do not display. “Plant Chooser Dialog” on page 1255.
If you have Scrollable List checked in the Click the Get Additional Online
Preferences dialog, a scroll bar is present at Content button to launch your default
the bottom of the Selection Pane. web browser to the Chief Architect web site,
where additional library content is available
Click the Show/Hide Selection Pane for download.
button to toggle the Selection Pane on and
off. Click the Show/Hide Selection Pane
button to toggle the Selection Pane on
5 When an individual item is selected in and off.
either the Directory or Selection Pane,
an image of it displays in the Preview Pane. Click the Show/Hide Preview Pane
If the item is designed to be inserted into button to toggle the Preview Pane on
another object such as a cabinet, that parent and off.
object will also display in the preview. Click the Toggle Preview Display
button to switch between Standard
You can click the Toggle Preview Display
Render and Vector View images of a selected
button at the bottom of the browser library object in the Preview Pane. See
window to switch between preview images “Rendered and Vector Views” on page 1042.
in Standard Render and Vector View styles.
A selected material will display on a
If the selected object is a 3D symbol, you can shape in the Preview Panel. The initial
rotate and zoom in or out on the Preview shape is a Sphere, but you can select a Cube,
using the mouse. Two-dimensional objects, Teapot, or 2D Plane instead if you prefer.
such as CAD Blocks or Line Styles cannot be
adjusted in this manner in the Preview Pane. Click the Preferences button at the
bottom of the Library Browser to open
If you have rotated a view in the Preview the Preferences dialog, where display
Pane, you can restore the default angle either properties for the Library Browser can be
by clicking in the Selection Pane or by right- controlled. See “Library Browser Panel” on
clicking on the Preview Pane and selecting page 109.
Reset Preview.
Using the Contextual Menus
Click the Show/Hide Preview Pane
button to toggle the Preview Pane on and off. A number of important library functions can
be accessed using the contextual menus.
6 The toolbar at the bottom of the Right-click on an item in the Library
browser aids in searching, displaying
panes, and managing library content. Browser to open a contextual menu
displaying options related to that item. See
Contextual Menus.

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