Managing Tracks for Items

You can use a Track for item to simulate the feasibility of an item before the detailed planning is completed. You can simulate product mountability, tool accessibility when only manufacturing assemblies are defined. Using simulation feedback, you can modify the manufacturing assembly structure.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open your content in 3D Simulation. The Show Parallel option must be set in the Product Build-Up Options panel.
See Also
About Item Tracks
Track Authoring Context Toolbar
Track Authoring Dialog Box
Using Capable Resources with Tracks for Items

Create a Track for Item

You can create an item Track and simulate it using the Compass.

  1. Right-click an item in the tree, then select Create Track .
    The Track Anchoring context toolbar appears.



  2. Select Snap Anchor and define the anchor position before authoring the Track.
  3. Click Moving Objects .
    The Moving Objects panel appears.



    The selected item appears in the Products/Mfg Assemblies tab of Selected Elements area of the panel. The corresponding implemented product is displayed in the viewer.

    Items with the same parent as the selected item appear in the Products/Mfg Assemblies tab of the Available Products area of the panel. The corresponding implemented products are displayed in the viewer.

    If needed, you can select available manufacturing items from the list and add them to the Track definition using the panel's button.

    Note: You can multi-select manufacturing items to move them to the Selected Products area of the panel using the list only. Multi-selection is not possible using the viewer. However, if you select a single available product in the viewer, it is automatically moved to the Selected Products area of the panel.

    If the Show Parallel option is not set in the Product Build-Up Options panel, these "parallel" items do not appear in the Available Products area of the panel.

  4. Click Close to exit the panel.
  5. Define the T-Point using the Track Authoring dialog box.
  6. Click OK to create the Track.
    A thumbnail is created for the Track in the Excitations panel.
  7. Select the thumbnail and click Play in the Compass to simulate the Track.

Simulate a Track for Item in a Manufacturing Scenario

You can simulate a Track for item in a manufacturing scenario.

  1. From the Verification section of the action bar, click New Manufacturing Scenario .

    The Manufacturing Scenario dialog box appears.

  2. In the Excitations > Activity tab of the dialog box, make sure that the Track for item is in the Referenced column and click OK.


  3. Click Play in the Compass to simulate the manufacturing scenario.