Allocating Variability to a Model Version

You can allocate existing variants and option groups to define the available variability for a model version.

Tip: You can also create variants and option groups within the context of the model version to define its variability. Newly created variants and option groups are automatically allocated to the model version. For more information, see Creating a Variant or Creating an Option Group.

Before you begin: Open the model version. For more information, see Opening a Model Version.
See Also
Deallocating Variability from a Model Version
  1. From the page toolbar, click Add > Add Existing.
  2. In the 3DSearch results, select the variants and option groups that you want to allocate to the model version, then click OK.
  3. Optional: In the Add Existing dialog box, click the Save my choice in Preference check box to save as a new preference your decision about whether to add the child variant values and options when you add existing parent variants and option groups to a model version.
    If you save your choice as a preference, that becomes the default behavior when you add existing variants and option groups to a model version. The preference does not exist until you select the check box. You can edit this preference to change the default behavior at any time. For more information, see Choosing Preferences.
  4. In the Add Existing dialog box, click one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Yes Adds and automatically allocates the selected variants and option groups, and all of their child variant values and options, to the model version.
    No Adds and automatically allocates only the selected variants and option groups, but none of their child variant values and options, to the model version.
    The selected variants and option groups are added to the Variability tab. The variant values and options are either added and automatically allocated to the model version or not, depending on your selection.
  5. To select the variant values that you want to allocate to the model version, do the following:

    1. From a variant's Action menu, select Attach Values.

      The variant's Information pane opens to the Values tab.

    2. To add variant values that you want to allocate to the model version, do one of the following:
      • To add a single variant value, in the Action column of the variant value that you want to allocate to the model version, click Add.
      • To add multiple variant values at once, select the variant values that you want to allocate to the model version, then from the toolbar click Add.
    Note: You can also create variant values for the variant within the context of the model version and automatically allocate them to the model version. For more information, see Creating a Variant Value.

    The selected variant values are added to the Variability tab beneath their parent variant.
  6. To select the options that you want to allocate to the model version, do the following:

    1. In an option group's Action menu, select Attach Options.

      The option group's Information pane opens to the Options tab.

    2. To add options that you want to allocate to the model version, do one of the following:
      • To add a single option, in the Action column of the option that you want to allocate to the model version, click Add.
      • To add multiple options at once, select the options that you want to allocate to the model version, then from the toolbar click Add.
    Note: You can also create options for the option group within the context of the model version and automatically allocate them to the model version. For more information, see Creating an Option.

    The selected options are added to the Variability tab beneath their parent option group.