Analyzing differences in the Merge Models window

Chapter 10 Comparing and Merging Models

Analyzing differences in the Merge Models window

The Merge Models window allows you to compare the contents of two models:

The window is divided in two parts:

The object comparison panes in the upper part of the comparison window display two models of the same type in a tree format and highlight the differences between them. Any eventual merge will be effected on the "To" model in the right-hand pane.
The property comparison pane in the lower part of the comparison window displays the properties of the nodes selected in the model trees. The property comparison part is divided in three columns:
- Property - displays the name of the selected property
- From - displays the properties of the object belonging to the model on the left of the dialog box
- To - displays the properties of the object belonging to the model on the right of the dialog box

Merge is performed from left to right, the model to be merged is compared to the model on the left pane, differences are highlighted in this model, and merge actions are applied in the model on the right pane.

Navigating among differences

You can navigate among the proposed merge actions displayed in the model to be merged using the following tools:

Tool	Description
	Goes to the first difference in the tree view
	Goes to the previous difference in the tree view
	Goes to the next difference in the tree view
	Goes to the last difference in the tree view

Contextual menu
You can right-click a moved object and select Next or Previous occurrence to go to its next or previous occurrence.

Hot keys for expanding and collapsing all nodes at once
To expand all nodes at once, you can press the numpad star (*).
To collapse all nodes at once, you can press the numpad minus sign (-).