Using Data Interaction Options

Options enable you to interact with data. For example, you can modify the active level reference in the structure, you can select objects that are part of the structure with respect to a chosen reference object and you can interactively select the level of data at which you want to work.

This task shows you how to:

Select the Structure Level

Enables to dynamically select any parent level of a selected object.

Slide the mouse over the Level Selector found at the lower-right corner of the tab and select a parent level.
The corresponding parent level of the structure is selected.

Modify the 3D Selection Mode

Determines the level of the structure at which an object will be selected. The default mode is Surface Level.

In the View section of the action bar, select a 3D Selection Mode:

  • Surface Level: will select the designated surface
  • Rep Level: will select the entire representation to which the designated surface belongs
  • Tree Level: will select as a function of the tree expansion state: the rep, the instance, or the entire object to which the designated surface belongs
Note: The last mode selected is saved in the user preferences and will be the default the next time the app is launched.

Set the Active Level

Designates the active level of a structure. The designated object then becomes the root of all applied commands.

  1. In the tree, select an object.
  2. In the Navigation section of the action bar, select Set as Active Level .
    The selected object becomes the active level and will now be the root object of all applied commands.

Select

Selection commands provide you with a number of different selection options, for example parent, children, or siblings.

From the Navigation section of the action bar, click the Select Children flyout and select one of the proposed commands:.
  • Select Children: select all children of a product.
  • Select Others: select nodes other than those currently selected
  • Select All: select all the nodes of a product structure
  • Select Inversion: select all the children of a root except occurrence along the path of the selected occurrence.
  • Select Parent: select the parent node of a product
  • Select Siblings: select all the siblings of a product or 3D part
  • Select Leaves: select all leaves of all branches
  • Select Under ...: see Select Under.

Select Under

Provides an efficient method for selecting multiple objects from a tree view.

  1. Search for a product and explore it in Product Finder.
  2. Right-click the desired node and click Select Under.

    The Select Under window appears.

  3. To define selections based on Object type, Attribute type and Attribute value:

    • Select an object type from the Object type list.

      Note: Tree Node is a special attribute type that takes into account only the display name of the object in the tree. All exposed nodes associated with the name provided in the Attribute value field will be selected.

    • Select an attribute from the Attribute list.

    • Enter a value in the Value box.

      Notes:
      • If you leave the Attribute blank, only nodes that have no values will be selected.
      • Values used when making selections are not case sensitive.

  4. To append subsequent results to your previous results, select the Keep current selection option.
  5. Click Apply to run the command.
  6. Click OK to run the command and exit the dialog box.
  7. Click Close to exit the dialog box.
    Any selections made are maintained when you exit.

Refresh

Enables to refresh content (attributes and lock status) from the database of selected objects in your session. The content of displayed children will also be refreshed.

In the tree or in the 3D, right-click an object and select Refresh or, in the View section of the action bar, select Refresh .
The selected object and its content is refreshed from the database. The content of its children will also be refreshed.

Important: Because the content is refreshed from the database, any content that you have removed or added during your session but have not committed to the database will be lost when you refresh.

Center the tree

Enables to center the tree on a selected 3D object's tree node or to center the 3D on the 3D object corresponding to a selected tree node.

To center the tree on a 3D object's corresponding tree node, right-click the object in the 3D and select Center tree.
The object's tree node is centered in the tree and is highlighted.

Note: If the tree was hidden before you launched the command, it will be automatically set to visible.