About Part Filters and Filter Units

You can use a part filter to search for specific parts that can be used in a certain engineering context. Part filters are made up of one or more filter units.

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What is a Part Filter?

A part filter is a quick way of accessing the parts that are compatible with a given engineering context. By creating a part filter, you restrict the choice of parts designers have to design their components. This restriction is controlled by the standards and processes defined within the enterprise.

All stored in different catalog chapters, the parts of interest are searched using different criteria you define.

The app offers two filtering methods:

  • Filters using formulas: the mathematical formulas that you define are based on parameters and statements. Each time you use these filters, the system computes and returns a list of parts that comply with the requirements.
  • Filters using explicit lists: the lists that you define provide a number of parts compatible with the enterprise project.

Creating and Editing a Part Filter

Part filters are created from a list of predefined part filter types available in your session. They are saved in database for sharing across the enterprise.

Filter Units

You can use a wizard to define one or more filter units in a part filter.

A filter unit contains filtering parameters. These parameters are those defining the parts contained in catalog chapters. You choose some of them to set your mathematical formulas.