Sunday, March 9, 2008

Product Structure Tools Toolbar

Product Structure Tools Toolbar

The Product Structure Tools allow you to access most of the functions you use in an assembly.

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clip_image002 New Component
Creates a new component and adds it to the assembly. This component only exists within the individual Product file. Use this option if you don't want a sub-assembly to be used by another product. A separate CATIA file is not created.
clip_image003 New Product
Creates a new product and adds it to the assembly. A new CATProduct file is created and can be referenced by other Product files.

clip_image004 New Part
Inserts a new part in the selected component. A new CATPart file is created and can be referenced by other product files.

clip_image005 Existing Component
Inserts an existing component in the assembly.

clip_image006 Existing Component With Positioning
Inserts an existing component in the assembly; however, you can immediately position the component using Smart Move.

clip_image007 Replace Component
Replaces the existing component by another component.

clip_image008 Graph Tree Reordering
Allows you to reorder child components and sub-assemblies in the Product Specification Tree.

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clip_image011 Generate Numbering
Allows you to number the components of an assembly. CATIA can number the components automatically or you can specify numbering options. You can use this in conjunction with balloon generation in Drafting. Whatever numbers you assign here are the ones used in Drafting.
clip_image012 Manage Representations
Manages the representations of the selected component. This allows you to associate, remove, activate, deactivate, rename representations, or to set a unique default.
clip_image013 Fast Multi Instantiation
CATIA creates multiple instances of a component based on parameters you specify in the Multi-Instantiation dialog. However, you access the dialog only through the Define Multi Instantiation function.
clip_image014 Define Multi Instantiation
Defines the parameters of multi-instantiation before using the Fast Multi Instantiation command.

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Move Toolbar

The Move toolbar allows you quick access to the component manipulation tools in the Assembly Design workbench.

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clip_image018 Manipulation
Moves a component by freehand translation or rotation with the mouse.

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clip_image020 Snap
Moves a component onto another component by snapping. This is done by picking a geometric element on one part and projecting it onto a similar geometric element on another part. The component picked first then moves from its original position onto the second part.

clip_image021 Smart Move
Moves a component onto another component by snapping with an option for automatic constraint creation.

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clip_image024 Explode
Edits a group of objects you want to explode.

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clip_image027 Stop Manipulate on Clash
Stops any move operation just before a clash occurs.

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