Copying by Replace and Split

Product Managers and System Engineers can create an instance of a logical feature using the Replace & Split action. A new instance can be added as a logical feature to any model version prior to the Release state.

If you use replace and split on a model version that has been added as a logical feature, and that logical feature has a design variant attached, the replace and split operation fails without an error message.

Note: If you manually add a variant, option group, variant value, or option to a model version and then add it as a design variant to a logical feature, that variant, option group, variant value, or option is retained in the model version context even if the design variant is removed.

Before you begin: Access the Logical Structures page for a model version. See Logical View Tab on the Logical Structures Page.
See Also
Copying by Replace and Merge
Working with Logical Features
  1. Select a logical feature that is in the Preliminary state.
  2. Click Replace & Split .
  3. Enter these details:

    Field Name Description
    Number of Objects to Create Type the number of instances to create of the context logical feature.
    Include Related Data Select the types of data from the context logical feature to include for the new instances.

  4. Click Next.

    The table contains these columns:

    Column Name Description
    Part Number The part number of the part related to the context logical feature.
    Master Feature The logical feature originally selected for split and replace.
    New Features The new instances for the context logical feature to be created. The name of each new instance is automatically created by adding the instance number to the name of the context logical feature.
    Design Variants The design variants and the design conditions for the parts.

  5. For each new instance, check the parts to include in that instance.

    A part can be included for more than one logical feature. Each logical feature instance must include at least one part. Each part must be included for at least one logical feature.

  6. Click Next.
  7. For each model, model version, or logical feature, select an instance from the drop-down menu. The list includes the current feature and all the new instances.
  8. Click Done.