View and export object properties

Open the selected objects list

1. Build the list of objects by:

• Selecting objects in the viewer.
• Selecting objects from the explorer trees.
• Running an object search. The list will open and populate when you click Search. If the found objects have been deselected, you can click Select Found Objects to populate the list again.

2. Open the list from the icon on the toolbar, or from the selected objects link at the bottom of the screen.

3. Under the Actions column:

• Click the zoom button to navigate to an object in the viewer.
• Click the delete button to deselect an object.

Select a saved column view

Select a column view to quickly view a saved selection of properties.

Create a column view

By default, the object list contains common properties used by IFC and Autodesk formats. You can choose which properties you want to display and save the view for later.  

1. Click Columns to choose which properties you want to see.

2. Search for properties in both the Available and Selected columns. 
3. Check the boxes to choose a set or individual properties. Properties in the Available columns list come from the models currently loaded into the viewer. They are grouped by property set. You can expand a property set to show the individual properties within it.
4. Remove a column by clicking on the trash icon.
5. To change the order of the columns, click a column, then drag and drop to it to the required position. 
6. Click Apply to view the columns in the list or click Save to create a column view so you can quickly view this selection of properties next time. After creating a column view it will be applied to the list.

Sharing column views

When you create or edit a column view you can choose to share it:

• Privately (visible only to you).

• With your organization. You'll need to have the Model Coordination Administrator permission granted to your user role to perform this action. This secured asset also allows you to edit or delete organization-wide column views that anyone in your organization created.

• With everyone on the project. Your organization needs permission to manage Model Coordination activities. See Allow other organisation's to manage Model Coordination activities. This permission also allows you to edit or delete organization-wide and project-wide column views that anyone in your organization created.

Edit a column view

1.  Click to open the Column View dropdown menu.
2.  Click the three dots menu for the view you want to edit and select Manage.

Export the properties list

1. Click Export to download a CSV file of the list of objects and their properties.

Note: Do not leave the screen while the file is being generated. For Chrome and Edge browsers, if the export generation is cancelled, then a partial export file will be created. The export may take a while if you have a large number of columns and objects.