You can create and manage a list of substitute parts that can be used in a specific assembly.
The Substitutes panel lets you manage the links between an item instance and substitute references.
Before you begin: Open a Manufacturing Assembly structure.
Select a manufacturing item in the Manufacturing Assembly structure.
ClickManage Substitutes
.
An empty Manage Substitutes panel appears.
Click Add New Substitute Relation
in the panel.
The Applicative Search is activated in the top bar and a
small panel appears.
Select one or more items in the work area or tree, or using the search facility.
The Manage Substitutes panel is updated according to your
selection.
Note:
A small icon appears on the tile of the
initially selected item to indicate that substitutes are available.
Optional:
Select an item in the list of substitutes, then click Open in Current
App
in the panel.
The item opens in the work area and also appears in the tree.
Optional:
Select an item in the list of substitutes, then click Open in New
App in the panel.
The item opens in a new tab.
Note:
You can delete substitutes using Delete
in the panel.
You can filter substitutes using Edit Filters
in the panel. A
Filter section appears that lets you filter values on selected columns.
You can manage substitute attributes using Edit Attributes
in the panel.
An Attributes section appears that lets you hide/show columns of attributes.
You can manage panel preferences (status bar and messages) using
Preferences
in the title bar
of the panel.