ComponentsPanelOpen
Opens the Components panel.
Accessing the Command
command bar: componentspanelopen
context menu: right-click any toolbar or ribbon, and then choose Components.
Displays the Components panel:
Options menu
Search field
Navigation toolbar
Folder and Component thumbnails
Command Options
Option | Description |
Options menu   | Grid View: Displays the component thumbnails in a grid pattern. Component names are truncated. Hover over a component icon to see its full name.  List View: Displays a listed view of the component thumbnails. Component names are not truncated.  Generate Thumbnails: Generates missing thumbnails and removes thumbnails of missing components. |
Search components  | Type a text string in the search field. The component thumbnails are filtered as you type displaying components of which the name contains the text string only. |
Navigation toolbar  |  : Browse home. Shows the content of the parent components folder(s).  : Displays the name of the current components folder.  : Displays the parent folder of the current components folder. |
Thumbnails | |
 | All thumbnail: Click to display all components in all folders and subfolders referred to by the COMPONENTSPATH system variable. Select the variable in the Program Options / Files section on the Settings dialog. Click the field, then click the Browse button (  ) to manage the components search paths: 
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 | Folder thumbnail: Click to display the components and subfolders (if any). |
 | Component thumbnail: Click then move the cursor to the model to insert the component. |
Procedures
Related Commands
-BmCreateComponent - Creates a component from a selection set or drawing and add the component to the library.
ComponentsPanelClose - Closes the Components panel.