The Parent and Children command
enables you to view the genealogical relationships between
the different components of a part.
It also shows links to external references
and explicitly provides the name of the documents containing
these references.
If the tree already lets
you see the operations you performed and re-specify your
design, the graph displayed by Parent and Children
proves to be a more accurate analysis tool. We recommend
the use of this command before deleting any feature.
Right-click the object in the tree and select Parent/Children....
A window appears containing a graph. This graph shows the relationships
between different elements and the pad previously selected.
Tips:
The
Reframe Graph
and Print Whole
contextual commands let you improve the visibility of
your graph.
Right-click Pad 1 and select Show All
Children.
You can now see that Sketch 2 and Sketch
3 have been used to create two additional pads. A measure
analysis was performed on an edge.
Tip:
If you cannot
see the element of interest in the tree because
you have created a large number of elements, right-click this
element in the graph then select Center graph:
the element will be more visible in the tree.
Likewise, the Hide/Show
contextual command lets you control the visibility of
the geometry within the work area.
Now, select EdgeFillet1 in the graph.
Notice that the app highlights the fillet
in the tree, in the graph and in the work area.
Position the cursor on EdgeFillet1 and select
the Show Parents and Children contextual command.
EdgeFillet1 has no children. Only
its parent 'Pad.1' is displayed.
Tips:
Double-clicking on the components alternately
shows or hides parents and children.
The Edit contextual command can be
accessed from any element. For example, right-click
EdgeFillet.1 and select Edit. The Edge Fillet dialog
box appears. You can then modify the fillet. When
done, the Edge Fillet dialog box closes as well
as the Parents and Children window close and the
fillet is updated.
