The Project Tree

The series of folders in the project tree are used to organise objects such as datasets,
maps and
images into categories. These folders also provide tools that let you import information
into the
project and generate models. Right-click on each folder to view the actions you can
perform
using that folder.
This topic provides an introduction to working with the project tree. It is divided into:
l Organising Objects in the Project Tree

l Restricted Objects

l Object Properties

l Comments

l Processing Tasks

l Project Tree Keyboard Shortcuts

You can also right-click on objects within the top-level folders to view more information
on that
object or carry out actions specific to that object. For example, right-clicking on a table
of
imported drillhole data reveals a menu showing possible actions:

When a bold option appears in the right-click menu, as Open does in the menu above,
that
option can also be selected by double-clicking on the object.
You can select more than one object in the project tree by holding down the Shift key
or the Ctrl
key while clicking. This is useful for viewing or deleting multiple objects at once.
The way folders and objects are organised in the project tree lets you reveal or hide
information
about an object to focus on objects you are currently working with. This is also useful
when you
are exploring a project and want to determine how something was put together. The
arrows

next to objects in the project tree let you reveal or hide an object’s details to focus on
objects
you are currently working with. Here, the Topographies folder is expanded to show a
Topography object that is made up of a mesh:
Also note that:
l The mesh itself is stored in the Meshes folder, but is hyperlinked to from wherever it is

used in
the project.
l The Drillhole Data folder and the Drillholes object have been expanded to show the

drillhole data tables.

l Folders that have no arrow have no detail stored.

Expanding a data table ( ) shows the columns in that table contains, including category
data
columns ( ), numeric data columns ( ) and query filters ( ):

Some tables are marked as having errors ( ), which are discussed in Identifying Errors
in Data
Tables.