Understanding The Object Lister; Types Of Nodes - Autodesk ALIAS 2010 Manual

Understanding the Object Lister

Alias keeps track of every aspect of the scene in a hierarchical data structure.
You can view representations of this structure through the SBD (scene block
diagram) or through the Object Lister.
Curves, surfaces, groupings, transformations, components, lights, and
everything else in the scene is represented by nodes in the hierarchy.
You may want to use the Object Lister in the following circumstances:
In complex models, it can be easier to pick objects in the Object Lister
than in a view window.
The Object Lister shows important information that has no visual
equivalent in the view windows, such as how the components and objects
are grouped, and how they relate to modeling layers.
The Object Lister lets you confirm the effects of tools and menu items on
the internal structure of the scene to help diagnose problems.

Types of Nodes

Information of different types is associated with nodes in the hierarchical data
structure. These nodes can represent surfaces of different types, curves, lights,
or groups of objects.
Different types of geometry are indicated by different icons.
For a full list of icons, see Windows > Object Lister .
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