3.5.3 Changing the view of the model

If you select Set As Root from a container's popup menu, ABAQUS/CAE displays everything under the selected container in the Model Tree and displays the name of the container in the menu above the Model Tree. This option is useful if you have a complex model and a correspondingly complex Model Tree. You can use Set As Root to simplify the Model Tree by displaying only the portion that you are working on. For example, Figure 3–24 shows a view of the Model Tree on the left and contrasts it with the effect of setting the Materials container as the root.

Figure 3–24 The effect of Set As Root on the model tree.

When you change the default root container, you can use the menu above the Model Tree to move up through the model tree. In addition, ABAQUS/CAE activates the Up One Level and Set Root to All icons above the Model Tree, as shown in Figure 3–24.

The Set Root to All icon returns the Model Tree to the default view that shows the Model Database at the top of the tree.
The Up One Level icon moves the root of the Model Tree up one level; for example, from the Materials container up one level to the Beam model that contains the Materials container.

If you click mouse button 3 on the background of the Model Tree, ABAQUS/CAE displays a popup menu with Expand All and Collapse All items that allow you to expand or collapse the entire Model Tree. In addition, if you have changed the root item, the popup menu includes a Show All item that allows you to return the Model Tree to the default view.