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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Configure Columns</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3" colspan = "2"><table class = "DocThemeIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract"><span class = "shortdesc">
The <span class = "keyword wintitle">Configure Columns</span> dialog box lets you configure the columns in the Assembly and BOM panes.</span>




<p>To display this dialog box, click 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Configure Columns</span>
 
<img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSTreeColumns.png"/> 

in the Assembly or Collaboration pane toolbar, or click
 


<span class = "ph uicontrol">Configure BOM Columns</span>

 
<img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSTreeColumns.png"/> 

in the BOM pane toolbar.


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<div class = "body conbody"><table class = "table frame-none"><caption/><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><thead class = "thead"><tr class = "row"><th class = "entry" id = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1">Command Name / Icon</th><th class = "entry" id = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody class = "tbody"><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Multi columns</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">(Assembly pane only.) Lets you select multiple columns to display in the Assembly pane. By default, only actor names are displayed.</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1">
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Available properties</span>
</td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">Specifies which properties you can select:
<ul class = "ul"><li class = "li">
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Properties</span> - Lists Composer properties, such as color and opacity.</li><li class = "li">
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Meta-Properties</span> - Lists CAD and user-defined properties.</li><li class = "li">
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Evaluated Properties</span> (BOM tree only) - Lists computed values, such as 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Qty (Bom.quantity)</span>.</li></ul></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Move Down</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonMoveDown.png"/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">Moves the selected property down in the list, which moves the corresponding column to the right.</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Move Up</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonMoveUp.png"/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">Moves the selected property up in the list, which moves the corresponding column to the left.</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Rename</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonRename.png"/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">Renames a column. To rename a column, select a column, click the button, and type a new name.
<table class = "Remark" id = "table132"><tr><td class = "Remark"><span class = "run-in.tip">Tip:
				</span><span class = "notecontent"> You can also rename a column by selecting the property and pressing 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">F2</span>.</span></td></tr></table>
</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonAdd.png"/><br/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">Adds displayed columns by moving the properties selected under 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Available properties</span> to 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Displayed properties</span>.</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSButtonRemove.png"/><br/></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">Removes displayed columns by moving the properties selected under 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Displayed properties</span> to 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Available properties</span>.</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Display common root</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2">(Available for BOM tree only. Applicable to string properties and meta-properties only.) Displays the shared initial string, if any, when multiple actors have the same BOM ID.
For example, if 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Bolt_1</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Bolt_2</span>, and 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Bolt_3</span> have the same BOM ID, the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Name (Actor.Name)</span> property displays 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Bolt_</span>. When the option is cleared, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Name (Actor.Name)</span> has no value.
<div class = "note collapse"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent"> This option is not global for all columns. Set this option for each column whose corresponding property supports it.
</span></div>
</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Load</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2"><p>Loads a Composer tree configuration (<span class = "ph filepath filepath">.smgTreeConfig</span>) file, which contains column configuration information.</p></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Save</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2"><p>Saves the column configuration as a Composer tree configuration (<span class = "ph filepath filepath">.smgTreeConfig</span>) file.</p></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Set as Default</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-ConfigureColumns__entry__2"><p>Sets the current column configuration as the default for new documents.
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