Context Menus

Context menus provide convenient access to commands. To see the menus, right-click an object or item.

This page discusses:

Bookmark View Commands - Bookmark Authoring

Expand All
Expands the bookmark structure to show all children.
Refresh and Collapse
Refreshes the selected bookmark's content and collapses the bookmark.
Remove
Removes a bookmark from the bookmark structure.
Sheet Editor
Opens a bookmark in the Sheet Editor to view and edit information and attributes.
Properties
Lets you view and edit the attributes and the parameters of the bookmark.
Cut and Paste
Cuts a bookmark and pastes it under another bookmark.
Copy and Paste
Copies a bookmark and pastes it under another bookmark.
Delete
Permanently deletes a bookmark.
Paste as Multiple Instances
Pastes instances of a copied item under the selected item, as many times as defined in the Paste as Multiple Instances panel that opens when the command is selected.
Notes:
  • If the copied item implements a product, the copied instances also implement this product.
  • This only works when one item is stored in the clipboard. An error message displays if the clipboard contains no or several items.
Insert > Insert New Bookmark
Inserts a new bookmark under the selected bookmark.
For more information, see Create a Bookmark Folder.
Insert > Insert Existing Object
Inserts an existing object under the selected bookmark.
Insert > Insert New Document
Inserts a new document under the selected bookmark.
For more information, see Insert a New Document.

Bookmark View Commands - Bookmark Object Authoring

Explore
Explores a PPR object.
Explore with Manufacturing Finder
Explores a PPR object in the Manufacturing Finder app in a new or existing tab.
Explore With > Explore Parents
Explores the parents of a selected PPR object.
Explore With > Explore with Collaboration and Approvals
Explores a PPR object with collaboration and approvals criteria.
Open
Opens PPR objects in a new authoring tab.
Open With > Open Advanced
Opens PPR objects in a new authoring tab after specifying options in a panel.
Selection Mode
The following options are available:
  • Select Inversion
  • Select Children
  • Select Others
  • Select All
  • Select Parent
  • Select Siblings
Tree Expansion
The following options are available:
  • Expand First Level
  • Expand Second Level
  • Expand All
  • Expand Selection
Properties
Lets you view and edit the attributes and parameters of a PPR object.
Cut
Cuts an object. Right-click a bookmark to paste the object under that bookmark.
Copy
Copies an object. Right-click a bookmark to paste the object under that bookmark.
Remove Item
Removes a selected object from a folder.

Spreadsheet View Commands

Explore
Explores a PPR object.
Explore with Manufacturing Context Builder
Explores a PPR object in the Manufacturing Context Builder app in a new or existing tab.
For more information, see Exploring with Manufacturing Context Builder.
Explore With > Explore with Manufacturing Finder
Explores a PPR object in the Manufacturing Finder app in a new or existing tab.
For more information, see Exploring with Manufacturing Finder.
Explore With > Explore Parents
Explores the parents of a selected PPR object.
For more information, see Exploring Parents.
Explore With > Explore in Context
Explores a PPR object in context.
Explore With > Explore with Collaboration and Approvals
Explores a PPR object with collaboration and approvals criteria.
Explore Corresponding Parts
Explores parts related to a selected PPR object.
Open
Opens PPR objects in a new authoring tab.
For more information, see Opening PPR Content Using the Open Command.
Open With > Open Advanced
Opens PPR objects in a new authoring tab after specifying options in a panel.
For more information, see Opening PPR Content Using the Open Advanced Command.
Open With > Open in Read-Only
Opens the PPR object in read-only mode in a new authoring tab.
Selection Mode
The following options are available:
  • Select Inversion
  • Select Children
  • Select Others
  • Select All
  • Select Parent
  • Select Siblings
Search In Context
Enables you to search parts in context of an explored assembly, to have a minimal number of results and to explore the selected search results directly in the selected assembly context.
Tree Expansion
The following options are available:
  • Expand First Level
  • Expand Second Level
  • Expand All
  • Expand Selection
Select Under
Finds and selects specific nodes below the current selection.
For more information, see Select Under.
Refresh and Collapse
Collapses the tree to a selected level and refreshes the structure content.
For more information, see Navigating on PPR Content.
Reframe On
Centers a selected PPR object in the 3D or makes a selected 3D object's tree node visible.
Keep
Keeps selected branches and objects in the tree: all others are removed.
Remove
Removes a child node from the tree. The menu on a root under a fake node contains the Remove Tree command instead. This removes the root and all the tree nodes below it.
Properties
Lets you view and edit the attributes and parameters of a PPR object.
For more information, see Navigating Data.
PPR Smart Completion
Automatically completes a PPR structure.
The submenu lets you pick which structures to complete, depending on the type of the selected object:
  • Smart Completion options for a Product: Mfg. Items, Mfg. Items + Processes, or Mfg. Items + Processes + Resources.
  • Smart Completion options for an Item: Products, Processes, or Processes + Resources.
  • Smart Completion options for a Process: Processes, Processes + Mfg. Items, Processes + Mfg. Items + Products, or Processes + Resources.
  • Smart Completion options for a Resource: Processes, Processes + Mfg. Items, or Processes + Mfg. Items + Products.
Note: EBOM to MBOM partial scopes are ignored.
For more information, see Completing a PPR Structure Automatically.
Remove Tree
For a root under a fake node, removes the root and all the tree nodes below it.
Predecessors
Retrieves the predecessors of the selected Item, using one of the following completion options:
  • Get First Level: Retrieves and completes first-level predecessors.
  • Get Second Level: Retrieves and completes first and second-level predecessors.
  • Get All Levels: Retrieves and completes all predecessors.
Hide
For group nodes only: Hides all objetcs in the selected group nodes.
For more information, see Group PPR Objects.
Show
For group nodes only: Shows all objetcs in the selected group nodes.
For more information, see Group PPR Objects.

3D View Commands

Center Tree
Expands the tree up to the node corresponding to the selected representation in the 3D view.
Hide
Hides the selected objects from the 3D view. In the Spreadsheet view, the value of the 3D column becomes Hidden.
Reframe On
Centers a selected PPR object in the 3D view.
Properties
Displays the Properties dialog box for the corresponding node in the tree, when you select a representation in the 3D view.