Visual Undelete

Visual Undelete ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Shows members that were deleted. Select those members that you want to undelete, then press the Enter key.
So long as you have not run the Release Deleted Members utility and are in an appropriate view, Visual Undelete can be used in Modeling to undelete any member that has ever been deleted in your current Project .
If you have run the Release Deleted Members utility, Visual Undelete can be used to undelete any member that was deleted since the time that utility was last run.
See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

VIDEO A quick comparison of Quick Undelete , Member Undelete and Visual Undelete . (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v7.2.)

VIDEO How the Release Deleted Members utility relates to Quick Undelete , Member Undelete and Visual Undelete in Modeling . Home probably looks different in the version of the SDS2 program that you are using, but the utility still works the same. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v7.2.)

Automatically process after modeling operation ( User and Site Options > Modeling > )
Release Deleted Members (utility for permanent removal of members)
Undelete Members (like Visual Undelete , but you select the members from a list)
Quick Undelete (for undeleting members in your current session only)
Total deleted members (count of deleted members in Model Summary )
"Member operations" under "Job" ( Event Logging Setup for tracking undeleted members)

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Step-by-step instructions :

Before using this tool:

Open ( Ctrl + o ) the view that you want the undeleted members to appear in. Since Visual Undelete requires that you select those members that you want to undelete, you need to be in a view where the deleted members can be shown.
Display all members in your current view in stick form or in one of the three solid forms . Having all members displayed in a consistent manner will make it easier for you to distinguish them from the deleted members when they appear on screen.

	1 . Invoke Visual Undelete .
	2 . Members that actually exist in the model are blue (see note 2 ). Left-click ( Select ) the member you want to undelete. Hold down the Shift key and left-click ( Select + ) to select more than one member.
	3 . When the members you want to undelete have been selected, right-click and choose " OK " on menu (or hit the Enter key). See note 3 .
	4 . The members are all displayed in their normal colors except the members that have been undeleted. Since they are selected, they are displayed in the " Primary selection color " (e.g., GREEN ). See note 4 .

Note 1: To invoke Visual Undelete in Modeling ..

Method 1 : Click the icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Member ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Member > Visual Undelete .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Visual Undelete can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

Note 2: After Visual Undelete is invoked, those members in your current view that are in any of the three solid forms are displayed in the " Secondary selection color " (e.g., BLUE ). Members that are in stick form are displayed in the " Primary selection color " (e.g., GREEN ). Members that were deleted (which you can select to be undeleted) are displayed in solid opaque wherever possible.

Note 3: You cannot undelete a member whose member line exactly aligns with the member line of a member that currently exists in the model. Instead of undeleting the member, Visual Undelete gives you the following warning: " Unable to undelete member [num] due to overlap with member [num] ." However, you can undelete a member whose member line is, for example, parallel to but 1 inch away from a member in the model -- it is your responsibility to ensure that the materials of members do not clash.

Note 4: Once the member has been to be undeleted, it and the members it connects to automatically undergo Process and Create Solids if " Automatically process after modeling operation " is ' Process and create solids '

Note 5: If the box for " Member operations " under " Job " is checked in Event Logging Setup , the undeletion of members is recorded to the " Log " tab that is found on the Job Custom Properties window ( Home > Project Settings > Job > Job Property Settings ). It is also recorded to the " Log " tab of the undeleted member.