Linking Model Objects to Topics

If a Topic is relevant to a particular model object or objects, you can associate the object(s) to a Topic.

In addition to View based model object linking, it is possible to save model object identifiers as references / attachments into the Topic data. 

Important: When using the “Link selected” objects feature, the model object identifiers are saved into the Topic data as references / attachments. This is different from the Topic views based model object linking which is the primary way to link model objects in the BCF standard. If the intended workflow includes exchanging BCF Topics with other applications using the import & export feature or via a BCF API integration, it is recommended to use the Topic View based object linking instead. 

To link objects to a Topic

1. Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.

2. Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
   For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer. 

3. Open the Topics tab.

4. Click on the topic you want to link model objects to.

5. Select the desired object in the 3D View.

6. Click the Link selected button.

To view linked objects to a Topic

1. Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.

2. Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
   For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer. 

3. Open the Topics tab.

4. Click on the topic which has linked model objects.

5. Under the Models section - click the View model object button.

To remove linked objects from a Topic

1. Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.

2. Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
   For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer. 

3. Open the Topics tab.

4. Click on the topic which has linked model objects.

5. Select the objects in the 3D view (or you can click the View linked objects button and then deselect the ones you want to keep linked from the selection). 

6. Click the Unlink selected objects.