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One of the primary model views Model Views is the Data-Grid, where much of the detailed modelling attributes are set & amended.
The Data-Grid is grouped into different tabs Tabs that focus on the various Model types that Hero uses, from the Project which is the highest level object down to individual floors/ceilings/walls Floors, Ceilings & Walls etc.
Objects get added & removed from the dataData-grid Grid as they are created & deleted.
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VIEW
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The Data-Grid is similar to other primary views in that it be shown Shown or hidden Hidden using the docking buttons, keyboard shortcuts or system dock.
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You can change the zoom Zoom scale on the dataData-grid Grid by using the Setting menu Settings Menu drop-down choosing zoom in or out Zoom In or Zoom Out, or hovering over the table headers, and 🖱 scrolling the mouse-wheel while holding ⌨ Ctrl.
Column widths Widths can be adjusted by dragging the column dividers, the column order 🖱 Dragging the Column Dividers
Column Order can changed to accommodate user preference by dragging & dropping, & column visibility 🖱 Drag-Drop
Column Visibility can be toggled using the tableTable's overflow buttonOverflow button at the far-right of the column header.
Hero remembers & saves your column widthsColumn Widths, ordersOrders, visibility Visibility and zoom Zoom levels so you can customise the look & feel of the dataData-gridGrid. To reset those settings to default use the two reset Reset options in the Data-Grid menu, one of which will do a global Data-Grid reset for all tabs, and the other which will just reset the current Data-Grid tab.
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SELECT & DELETE
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Select objects in the Data-Grid by left🖱 Left-clicking Clicking the object you would like to select.
Multiple objects can be selected by holding ⌨ Control while clicking to select additional individual items, or holding ⌨ Shift while 🖱 clicking to select blocks of objects, and vice-versa for unselecting objects.
Objects selected in the data-grid will typically also select themselves in the Visual view View unless not represented there.
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Selected dataData-grid Grid objects can be zoomed Zoomed upon in the Visual View by using the Zoom to button in the Data-Grid footer bar.
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DELETE
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Objects can be deleted from the dataData-grid Grid by pressing ⌨ Delete on your keyboard or by pressing the Delete button in the dataData-grid Grid toolbar. Note some objects such as floors/ceilings cannot be deleted and can only be merged.
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GROUP BY
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The dataData-grid Grid has various ways of organising its objects that you can use, including the ability to organise objects in a treeTree-view View using the GroupBy Group-By options shown in the Data-Grid footer. These options include grouping by Dwelling (if you have more than 1 dwelling), by Level (again if you have more than 1 ), by Zone, or by Parent Object (such as the parent wall Wall of an Window or the parent ceiling Ceiling of a skylightSkylight).
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COLLAPSE / EXPAND
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When Group By options are used, the tiers of the treeTree-view View can be expanded Expanded & collapsed Collapsed using the tree-arrows on each row, or via the Collapse & Expand buttons in the Data-Grid footer.
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SORTING
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Objects in the data-grid can be sorted Sorted by clicking the column header to cycle between sorting in ascending, descending or off sort orders. This can very useful for grouping similar objects that you would like to edit. Note that if you have any GroupBy Group-By options enabled, sorting will only occur within each Group option.
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EDITING
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Editing objects in the Data-Grid will depend on the cell you are trying to edit.
For textfield cells, you can move to the new row or previous row Textfield cells:
Move to the Next Row or Previous Row after commiting your value, by using the ⌨ Enter or ⌨ Shift-Enter key. Or you can move keys respectively.
Move to the next Next or previous column Previous Column by using the ⌨ Tab or ⌨ Shift-Tab keys to commit your value.
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