Open the Properties window
If the window is not visible, open the ribbon and switch on Properties in the Windows group. By default it docks on the right-hand side of the program window. You can drag it by its tab to another edge or float it

Select an object
Click an object in the drawing, in the Data tree or in the 3D View. The Properties window immediately fills with that object’s parameters, and the Breadcrumb shows its path (for example Shaft0.Car.Design).

Find the right category
Parameters are grouped into numbered categories such as [0020] General. Expand or collapse a category to locate the parameter you need.

Change a value
Click the value cell next to a parameter and type a new value, choose from the drop-down, or open the dedicated editor where one is offered. Confirm with Enter.

See the model update
The change is applied immediately and reflected across all views — the 2D drawing and the 3D View — with no separate apply step.

Open the Data tree
If the window is not visible, open the ribbon and switch on Data tree in the Windows group. By default it docks on the right-hand side, alongside the Properties window. Drag it by its tab to re-dock or float it.

Read the hierarchy
The tree mirrors the project. It typically has an elevator branch (for example Shaft0 → Car → Frame, doors, design) and a drawing branch for the document (sheets and their view frames). Parent objects contain their child objects.

Expand and collapse nodes
Click the expander next to a node to drill down, and collapse branches you are not using to keep the tree readable. Keep going until you reach the object you want.

Select an object
Click a node to select that object. The Properties window fills with its parameters and the Breadcrumb shows its path. This is the reliable way to reach objects that are hard to click directly in the drawing or 3D View.

Recognise the data tree name
Each object has a data tree name built from the object and its parents, for example Shaft0.Car.Frame. The same name appears in the Breadcrumb and is reused by other features such as view-frame overwrites — so it is a stable way to identify an object.

Open the data tree search dialog and choose a scope:

Run the search — results are clickable and jump directly to the corresponding location in the tree.

To search within a different context, simply change the selection in the data tree — the search window stays open and does not need to be reopened.

Open the Breadcrumb
If it is not visible, open the ribbon and switch on Breadcrumb in the Windows group. By default it docks on the right with the other windows. Drag it by its tab to re-dock or float it.

Read the current path
Select any object (in the drawing, the Data tree or the 3D View). The Breadcrumb shows its full path from the root. Each segment is one level of the hierarchy.

Understand the notation
The dotted string is the object’s data tree name — built from the object and its parents.

Step up the hierarchy
Click a segment of the path to select that ancestor — for example click Car to jump from a ceiling light up to the car. The Properties window and Data tree follow your selection.

Use it to keep your bearings
Before changing a value in the Properties window, glance at the Breadcrumb to confirm you are editing the object you intended — especially useful inside deeply nested assemblies where a misclick is easy.

Open the 3D View
If it is not visible, open the ribbon and switch on 3D View in the Windows group. By default it docks on the right with the other windows; drag it by its tab to re-dock or float it for a larger view.

Orbit, pan and zoom
Move the camera to inspect the model: orbit to rotate around it, pan to slide it, and zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. This lets you check clearances and component placement from any angle.

Select a component in 3D
Shift + Click a part directly in the 3D View to select it. The Properties window, Data tree and Breadcrumb all follow that selection — and selecting elsewhere highlights the part here, so you can move between the model and the structure in either direction.

Improve how it looks
Use the ribbon’s visualisation and display options for a rendered, photorealistic look — materials, reflections and lighting. Lighting itself (ambient scene light, model lights, shadows) is controlled in the Scene Settings window.

Transfer the camera to a drawing view
Once you have a good angle, select a 3D view frame in the drawing and use Update Camera of View Frame to make it match the 3D View’s camera. In the Properties window you can set the projection to Central or Parallel.

Export an image
Use the ribbon’s render / image-export options to save the current 3D View as an image — handy for offers, approvals and presentations.

Open 3D Object Settings.
On the Visualize tab, click 3D Object Settings.

Select the component you want to customize.
For example, select the landing door.

Choose By Owner or Individual Surface.

Set the individual surface, using one of three options:

Open Scene Settings
If it is not visible, open the ribbon and switch on Scene Settings in the Windows group. By default it docks on the right with the other windows; drag it by its tab to re-dock or float it.

Choose the scope
Decide what the scene applies to. You can set a default scene for the whole sheet, or select a specific view frame and give it its own scene — useful when one view needs different lighting from the rest.

Set the ambient light (Scene Light)
Scene Light is the ambient illumination of the surroundings. Leave it on for an evenly lit model; switch it off and the model is plunged into darkness, lit only by any model lights.

Switch the model lights
Model Lights turns the elevator’s own light fittings (the defined light models) on and off. To change how bright they are, edit the lighting intensity under [0021] Standard Lighting in the Properties window (breadcrumb path Shaft0.Car.Design.Ceiling.Lights).

Enable shadows (Cast Shadows)
Turn on Cast Shadows so illuminated components inside the cabin cast shadows. Note the light budget: a scene supports up to 15 lights without shadows, but only 4 lights once shadows are active.

Open Quick Help
Switch on Quick Help in the Windows group on the ribbon, or click the Quick Help button. By default it docks on the right with the other windows; drag it by its tab to re-dock or float it.

Select something to get help on
Click the item you want explained. In the Datamanager, clicking a data grid cell shows the description of that table column; in the program generally, selecting a parameter shows what it controls.

Open the full Online Help
For more than a short description, the Quick Help button opens the complete Online Help — program information, user manuals, FAQs and tips & tricks — available at any time.