(Check group data consistency)
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Checks whether all the groups have a main part.
When a group without a main part is detected, this group is dissolved.
In addition, checking ’Mark
Orphans’ displays the parts that don’t belong to a group. Groups
without a main part may occur when the main part was deleted and the group has
not been detached.
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(Downgrade group to sub group)
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Downgrades a component part group to a subgroup.
However, this material group mustn’t contain any subordinated subgroups.
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(Upgrade sub group to group)
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Upgrades a subgroup to a standard component part
group.
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Mark Orphans
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When checked, all valid groups are hidden according
to the specifications when checking a group. Parts that belong to no group are
marked in color.
Colored markings are removed once
‘Regenerate’ tool is run, or when you assign the parts to a
group.
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Release Single Part Groups
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When checked, all valid groups consisting of only one
component part are released when checking a group.
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(Search group)
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You can search different groups by highlighting and
zooming found groups or by hiding the other groups.
- Search
Number field – Enter the position numbers of the groups to be
searched in the input field. Then, select the parts to be searched (in most
cases, you will select all of the parts in one field) and confirm your
selection by pressing <ENTER> or the right-click mouse.
Several position numbers can be entered at the same time,
provided they are separated by a decimal point. Complete position areas must be
separated by a hyphen.
If you search e.g. the positions No. 5 and 7 resp, 17 up
to 28, you enter the value
5,7,17-28 in the Search Numbers
field.
The ‘Regenerate’ tool or
Display Parts, makes the parts of the group
visible again, and removes the marking in color.
In the selection list, you can specify how the result has
to be displayed.
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(Identify part)
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The position number of a picked component part is
taken over in the preset field for search.
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Selection List
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Sets how the result of a search has to be displayed.
- Hide – All
parts are hidden except the found parts.
- Mark – The
found parts are highlighted.
- Zoom
Extents – The found parts are zoomed.
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(Hide group/sub group)
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Hides all parts of a group together (depending on the
parameters for hiding). To do so, click any part of the group.
The ‘Regenerate’ tool or
Display Parts, makes the parts of the group
visible again.
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(Display all hidden)
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Makes all hidden parts of a group visible again.
Alternatively, you can also use the ‘Regenerate’ tool.
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Selection List
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Select which parts of a group will be hidden using
the drop-down list.
- Main
Parts - only the main part will be hidden.
- Single
Parts - all accessory parts will be hidden.
- All
Parts - the whole group will be hidden.
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(List group containment status)
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Displays the hierarchic group structure of a
component part. To do so, you have to click on the component part.
Opens the
Group Member Status dialog which informs you about
the belonging to and the status of the main part. In this dialog, it is
possible to highlight the group structures in color.
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(Create group from orphan
objects)
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Creates an independent component part group with all
single parts not belonging to a group.
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(Compare two parts/groups)
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Compares two component part groups with each other.
To do so, you have to select the two groups to be compared.
Opens the
Element Comparison dialog that lists the comparison
result in detail. (See also ‘Positionflags and Positioning’ ). Identical
element properties (identified by a blue check) and which are not
identical (identified by a red X).
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Compare and Modify
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When checked, modifies nonidentical elements if
according to the Settings they are different. Component part groups having the
same position number, which however are not recognized as identical at
comparison, will be corrected. The position numbers are modified according to
the settings of positioning.
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