Authoring Section: Secondary Area

This page discusses:



Browse Requirements
Browses existing requirements.
The Requirement Browser lets you manage:
  • the specification link between an item or operation and a set of requirements
  • the requirements assignments.
Create/Update Item Structure
Creates or updates an item structure from a product structure.
Select a product and an associated item.

Specify how the item structure is to be generated. This also depends on selected Industry mode in Me > Preferences.

Set options to specify how the various items are to be generated for parts and assemblies.

See Creating a Manufacturing Assembly in Advanced User Mode.
Attributes
Allows browsing and modifying object attributes.
Select an object to browse or modify its attributes.
Unload Evolved Instance
Unloads and removes permanently selected evolved instances of items, workplans, systems, operations or resources.
See Unload Evolved Instances of Objects.
Load Resulting Product
Loads the resulting product of items.
Select one or more items to load the resulting product.
See Managing a Resulting Product.
Manage Origins
See Flyout for Manage Origins.
Switch
See Flyout for Switch.
Manage Resulting Product
Starts the Manage Resulting Product panel.
Open your manufacturing assembly and product structures, and select one or several manufactured items.
See Managing a Resulting Product.


Track Analysis Assistant
Displays the products in collision.
Command is enabled during Track Authoring, Path Planning and when a Track or Kinematic Track is selected and played.
Note: The Process Simulation Expert role must be granted to you.
For more information, see Simulation: Process Engineering: Assembly Path Optimization User's Guide: Track Analysis Tools Set: Using the Track Analysis Assistant.


Issue Management
Lets you create and assign issues, and view existing ones directly from the application.
Select an object from the tree or from the 3D view.
See Reporting Issues.
Enterprise Item Number on Items
Defines the Enterprise Item Number on items
Select an item to define the Enterprise Item Number.
See Specifying an Enterprise Item Number.

Flyout for Manage Origins
Manage Origins
Assigns or removes origin links on items, systems, operations, or resources.
An origin link:
  • Is set between objects of the same type.
  • Lets you determine from which object is the origin of the selected one.
See Using the Manage Origins Panel.


Manage Alternates and Substitutes
Lets you author and navigate alternates of items.
An alternate is a relationship that links two item references.

An item reference:

  • can be defined as an alternate for one or more item references
  • defined as alternate can have a complete structure.

See Using the Alternates and Substitutes Management Panel.

Flyout for Switch

Switch to Service Part
Switches a Service Assembly to a Service Part.
See Creating a Service Item.
Switch to Service Assembly
Switches a Service Part to a Service Assembly.
See Creating a Service Item.