Running a User-Defined Open Procedure

You can automate the opening of fasteners and fastened parts by using User-Defined Open . This command provides an effective methodology to open required data only. Four possible predefined procedures let you choose the procedure that best fits your needs. Whatever the procedure chosen, User-Defined Open manages the objects of the product structure only.

  1. From the Engineering Tools section of the action bar, click User-Defined Open .
  2. Select one of the following predefined procedures:
    • FASTENER: Load Parts with their Fasteners: opens all selected parts along with the linked fasteners of selected parts.
    • FASTENER: Load Parts with their Fasteners (with visible): opens the selected part, visible (loaded) parts and the fasteners linked to the selected part.
    • FASTENER: Load Parts with their Fasteners and other fastened Parts: opens the selected part, linked fasteners to the selected part and other parts linked to opened fasteners.
    • FASTENER: Load Parts with their Fasteners and other fastened Parts (With Visible): opens selected part, linked fasteners to the selected part and other parts linked to opened fasteners and other visible (loaded) parts.
  3. Select one of these options:
    • With their 3D shape representations: fasteners and fastened parts open with their 3D shape representations only.
    • With all representations: fasteners and fastened parts open with all their representations.
  4. Select the parts whose fasteners you want to open.
  5. Click OK.
    The operation is executed according to the chosen predefined procedure. The selected content opens the authoring tab corresponding to the root product.