Message Center

A history of error messages, warnings, and informative messages are displayed and categorized in the Message Center. Examples of messages include errors regarding failed parts during CAD import, construction history errors and information, as well as status and run time information.

The Message Center is displayed at the bottom of the modeling window.

You will find the following information:
Header Description
Time The time the message was received.
Priority Indicates the message type:
  • : Error
  • : Warning
  • : Information
Product The product that generated the message, if this information is available.

To turn on/off this column, right-click a header, and then select Show Product Column.
Tag The message's tag, if this information is available.

To turn on/off this column, right-click a header, and then select Show Tag Column.
Message Long messages can appear collapsed, so that only a certain number of lines are shown.

For more information, see Managing Messages.

Managing Messages

Details on how to expand, collapse, search, sort, copy, save, and delete messages.

By default, the Message Center displays automatically when an error message is received. You can choose to display the Message Center automatically when additional types of messages are displayed. Or you can require that the Message Center be opened manually. For more information, see Choose When to Display the Message Center.
  1. If you configured the Preferences so that the Message Center must be opened manually, then do one of the following to open the Message Center:
    • Click at the bottom right corner of the modeling window.
      Note: The number of unread error messages is displayed next to while the number of unread warning messages is displayed next to .
    • From the View menu, select Message Center.
  2. To manage your messages, you can do the following:
    To Do this
    Define the number of lines shown in collapsed messages
    1. Select the File menu.
    2. Click the Preferences button.
    3. Select Workspace. Under Message Center, enter the Number of lines shown when collapsed.
    4. Click OK.
    Automatically expand new messages
    1. Select the File menu.
    2. Click the Preferences button.
    3. Select Workspace. Under Message Center, select Expand new messages.
    4. Click OK.
    Expand a message Do one of the following:
    • Click […] where the message is truncated.
    • Click to the right of the message.
    Collapse a message Click to the right of the message.
    Find text in messages
    1. At the left of the Message Center, click .
    2. In the Search bar, type the text you want to find.
    3. Press Enter or click on the right side of the search bar.
    Matches are highlighted in yellow in the messages. The number of occurrences is displayed to the right of the search bar.
    Filter the search by message type
    1. At the left of the Message Center, click .
    2. At the top of the Message Center, click one of the following:
      • : Only search for error messages. The number of occurrences is displayed in parentheses to the right of this icon.
      • : Only search for warning messages. The number of occurrences is displayed in parentheses to the right of this icon.
      • : Only search for informative messages. The number of occurrences is displayed in parentheses to the right of this icon.
    Save messages to a .txt file To save all messages, do one of the following:
    • At the left of the Message Center, click .
    • Right-click , and then select Save All Messages.
    To save select messages:
    1. Select one or more messages to save.
    2. Right-click , and then select Save Selected Messages.
    Sort messages by chronological order Click the Time column header to sort from newest to oldest or vice versa.
    Copy selected messages
    1. Select one or more messages to copy.
    2. Right-click, and then select Copy Selected Row(s).
    Select all messages Right-click a message, and then select Select All Rows.
    Delete selected messages
    1. Select one or more messages to delete.
    2. Right-click, and then select Delete Selected Rows.
    3. Click Delete.
    Delete all messages
    1. Right-click a message, and then select Delete All Rows.
    2. Click Delete.
  3. To close the Message Center, click in the top left corner.

Choose When to Display the Message Center

By default, the Message Center displays automatically when an error message is received. You can choose to display the Message Center automatically when additional types of messages are displayed. Or you can require that the Message Center be opened manually.

  1. Select the File menu.
  2. Click the Preferences button.
  3. Select Workspace. Under Message Center, for Show message center window, select one of the following options:
    • Automatically for errors: Show the Message Center only when error messages are received.
    • Automatically for errors and warnings: Show the Message Center only when error and warning messages are received.
    • Automatically for every new message: Show the Message Center when all types of messages (errors, warnings, information) are received.
    • Only manually: Show the Message Center only when you click at the bottom right corner of the modeling window or select Message Center from the View menu.
  4. Click OK.