Project Explorer
The Project Explorer displays your project data as nodes organized in a tree structure. Nodes represent many types of data objects, including points, observations, RTK vectors, station setups, coordinates, mean angles, and data and image files. Unique icons are used to represent the various node types.
To display and pin the Project Explorer:
- Do one of the following:
- Select Project Explorer in Home > Data.
- Press [F9] on the keyboard.
The Project Explorer displays, docked on the left side of the application window, or where you positioned it last.
- Optionally, "pin" the explorer open by clicking the Pin icon located at the top right. If the pane is unpinned, the pane can "slide" to the side and out of view. To show it again, click the Project Explorer tab.
Using the Project Explorer
- To expand a node without expanding each of the nodes nested beneath it, click the Expand icon
. To collapse the node, click the Collapse icon
. - To expand a node and expand all the nodes nested beneath it, right-click the node and select Expand in the context menu. To collapse the node and collapse all of the nodes nested beneath it, right-click the node and select Collapse.
- To select a node, click it.
- To display the properties for a node, double-click it. Or, right-click it and select Properties in the context menu. The Properties pane displays.
- To access common commands for a node, right-click for a context menu.
- To quickly open the project folder that you are currently working in, right-click for the context menu, then select Open Project Folder.
