BmBrowser

Works with BricsCAD (Windows) Platinum, BricsCAD (Linux) Platinum

Toggles the visibility of the Mechanical Browser window.

Accessing the Command

command bar: bmbrowser

menu bar: Mechanical | Mechanical Browser

toolbar: Mechanical |

: bmbrowser

Displays a dialog box:

The Mechanical Browser allows navigation on the hierarchy of mechanical components for the current drawing and calling different commands for the inserts.

Component Name
Standard Part Component Insert (= block reference)
Collapsed Component Insert (= external reference)
Expanded Component Insert (= external reference)
Standard Part Subcomponent Insert (= nested block reference)
Subcomponent Insert (= nested external reference)
3D geometrical constraints
Properties of the selected item

	Icons
	Rendered visual style	Wireframe visual style	Hidden
Component that does not contain subcomponents
Component that contains subcomponents
Standard Part Component

Command Options

Option	Description
Group by Entity	Groups 3d constraints by entity or mechanical component they are applied to.
Group by Type	Groups mechanical components and 3d constraints in separate trees. Groups 3d constraints by type: e.g. distance constraints and radii constraints are grouped separately.
Sort Alphabetically	When pressed () the mechanical components and 3d constraints are sorted alphabetically, When depressed () the mechanical components and 3d constraints are listed in the order they were added to the assembly.

Context Menus
Main Component context menu	Right click the main component name: Update: Updates the hierarchy of mechanical components for the current drawing in case referenced drawing files of sub-components have been modified. Visual Style: Displays the Visual Style menu. Visual Styles that are saved in the current drawing are available. By Viewport: Renders the selected component of the assembly according to the current viewport shademode (See the ShadeMode command). All by Viewport: Renders all the components of the assembly according to the current viewport shademode (See the ShadeMode command). Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents. Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.
Component context menu	Right click a component name: Open: Opens the referenced drawing (See the XOpen command) Select: Selects the component. Hide () / Show (): Hides or shows the selected component. Visual Style: Displays the Visual Style menu. Visual Styles that are saved in the current drawing are available. By Viewport: Renders the selected component according to the current viewport shademode (See the ShadeMode command). All by Viewport: Renders all sub-componets according to the current viewport shademode (See the ShadeMode command). Dissolve: Dissolves a mechanical component inserted in the current drawing (See the BmDissolve command). Delete: Removes the selected component and its subcomponents from the assembly. Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents. Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.
Subcomponent context menu	Right click a component name: Open: Opens the referenced drawing (See the XOpen command) Hide () / Show (): Hides or shows the selected subcomponent. Visual Style: See Component context menu. Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents. Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.

Properties
Main component properties	Click the main component name: Click the Name field to edit the main component name. Click the Description field to type a description. Click the Visual style field, then select a visual style from the list button. The selected visual style is applied to all components and subcomponents in the assembly.
Component insert properties	Click the component name: Click the Name field to edit the insert name. Click the Visible field, then select Yes or No from the list button. If set to Yes all subcomponents of which the visibility is On are visible. If set to No, no subcomponents are visible, regardless their visibility setting. Click the Visual style field, then select a visual style from the list button. The selected visual style is applied to the component insert, visual styles of the subcomponents different from By Viewport are not affected.
Subcomponent properties	Click the subcomponent name: Click the Visible field, the select Yes or No from the list button. If set to Yes, the subcomponent is visible only if its parent component is visible too. Click the Visual style field, then select a visual style from the list button.

Selection Methods
Hover the cursor over the drawing.	The component under the cursor position highlights in the Mechanical Browser, if: The QUADDISPLAY system variable is ON. The Exclude entities in xrefs option of the PREVIEWFILTER system variable is OFF. Click to select the component.
Click a component in the Mechanical Browser	The component highlights in the drawing.

Related Commands

BmBom - inserts a Bill of Materials (BOM) table in the current drawing.

BmDissolve - dissolves a mechanical component inserted in the current drawing.

BmForm - creates a new mechanical component and inserts it into the current drawing.

BmHardware - inserts a standard hardware solid as a mechanical component in the current drawing.

BmHide - hides a mechanical component or subcomponent in the current drawing.

BmInsert - inserts an existing mechanical component into the current drawing.

BmMech - converts the current drawing into a mechanical main component.

BmNew - creates a new mechanical component as a new drawing file.

BmShow - shows a previously hidden mechanical component or subcomponent in the current drawing.

BmUpdate - reloads all referenced components from external files and updates BOM tables.

BmVStyle - applies a visual style to a mechanical component.

BmXConvert - converts X-Hardware solids in the current drawing to mechanical components.