About 3DEXPERIENCE Filters in SOLIDWORKS

Filters are used to refine the objects displayed in a structure. In SOLIDWORKS, a filter is treated as a separate entity and hence you can open multiple 3DEXPERIENCE filters of the same assembly in SOLIDWORKS.

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You can open a 3DEXPERIENCE filter in SOLIDWORKS using the Open With command from the Product Structure Editor, search for the filter and open it, or using drag-and-drop. When a filter is opened in SOLIDWORKS, a unique file is created in the database and the filter icon is visible along with the title in MySession. Hence opening several filters of the same assembly and these filters can share the sub-assemblies or parts is possible.

On opening a filter in SOLIDWORKS, the root object loaded in MySession is the physical product of the 3DEXPERIENCE filter. You can perform all the operations as that of any other physical product.

Note: Replace by Revision command is not supported for filters.

If any of the components present in the filter is deleted, the filter cannot be opened and a message is displayed to update the filter in Product Structure Editor. Also, if the filter impacts the data structure in SOLIDWORKS, only the 3DEXPERIENCE structure is filtered while the SOLIDWORKS files are always entirely opened.

Notes:
  • If you define filters on the SOLIDWORKS files, these filters can be opened only on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
  • In the Save dialog, the Revise command on a filter is disabled.
  • If you save any SOLIDWORKS assembly referencing a 3DEXPERIENCE filter, the save process is blocked.
  • From SOLIDWORKS, when you add a component to a filtered structure, the new component is added in the 150% structure but the filter definition is modified only if the filter criteria of the component and the filter matches.

The filter structure can be converted to drawings, and when the drawing is saved a relation is created between the drawing and the filter. Using the Relations app, the filters and drawings can be accessed. On opening a drawing of a filter in SOLIDWORKS, the filter is automatically downloaded and the drawing dependencies are managed. You can perform all the lifecycle-related operations on a drawing.