Datasheet tools

The datasheet Tools menu provides a number of useful tools when working with datasheets:

Adding to list

Adds this record to the Record list.

Copy to clipboard

Copies identifier information for the record to the clipboard in JSON fomat.  This includes the following information:

This information can be used as input in the Excel Exporter, Record Manipulator, and Tabular Roll-up plug-ins in MI:Toolbox.

Example:

{
"Records": [
{
"RecordGuid": "00000e38-000e-4fff-8fff-dd92ffff0000",
"RecordHistoryGuid": "c0692c05-6dc1-4e58-8271-dc5d9815018b",
"FullName": "Aluminum, 7075, wrought, T6",
"DatabaseKey": "MI_Training_10.0.0m",
"VolumeGuid": "43a43640-4919-428a-bac9-16efbc4ce6ed"
}
]
}

Export to text file

Exports the data in the current datasheet to a text file in a format suitable for finite element analysis. Click Export to text file. and then select the FEA exporter you want.

See Exporting data for FEA.

Export to Excel

Exports the data in the current datasheet to Microsoft Excel.

See Exporting data to Excel.

Find substitutes for this record

If the GRANTA MI:Substitute module is licensed and enabled,  Find substitutes for this record allows you to perform a substitution search with the selected record as the reference record.

See Search for substitutes.

Related records

Lists tables containing records that are linked to this record via tabular data.

Clicking on an item here will show the records in that table, for example:

Watch data

Allows you to select attributes in the selected record to add to your watch list. See Watching records and data.

Watch this record

Adds the current record to your watch list. See Watching records and data.

Link to (Admin users only)

Opens the "Switchboard Link Generator" page where you can construct an MI:Viewer bookmark URL. See Generate bookmark URLs.