The Browser command opens a part management menu on the left side of the screen, displaying visual thumbnails and information about all parts in your drawing for easy navigation and management.
🔹 How to Use
- Open browser: Click the Browser command to display the part menu on the left side.
- View part information: Observe part thumbnails, names, quantities, and sheet locations in the browser panel.
- Drag parts: Drag parts directly from the browser menu to the drawing area for placement.
- Update information: Press the update button at the top of the menu to refresh quantity and location numbers.
- Close browser: Click the Browser command again to close the browser menu.
🔹 Information Display
- Part thumbnails: Visual representation of each part for easy identification.
- Name and quantities: Shows part names with [current count/total quantity] format.
- Sheet location: Numbers after "#" symbol indicate parts located on sheets.
🧠Tips
- Visual identification: Thumbnails provide quick visual reference for part identification without opening individual parts.
- Quantity tracking: Bracket notation shows [parts on screen/total parts needed] for production planning.
- Sheet management: "#" numbers help track which parts are positioned on cutting sheets.
- Auto nesting users: If you have the Automatic nesting module, you may rarely need this command.
- Update requirement: Remember to press update button to refresh counts after moving or modifying parts.