Hide/Display Example

The following example demonstrates hiding two devices, displaying device conditions for a device that has been hidden, and removing highlighting from a conductor. Hide/Display example showing the Hide/Display dialog and the Viewer showing various hide/display options.

Unchecking the SCADA Disconnects and Other Electrical layers causes the Viewer to hide the devices; unchecking the Confirmed De-energized hides the black highlighting; unchecking the Hide Conditions with Devices option causes the Outage symbol remain visible when the associated device is hidden.

Hide/Display example showing the Hide/Display dialog with options de-selected and the Viewer not displaying those options.

Executing Traces

The trace feature allows you to display the path from a selected device to other devices based on specific criteria. The trace path is displayed on the Viewer by changing all conductors that are part of the path to a thick light blue.

This section includes the following topics:

• Trace Types

• Executing a Trace

• Inspecting Direct Connections and Navigating to Connected Objects

For a description of the fields and buttons on the Trace dialog box, see Using the Trace Dialog Box.