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1. S Specified instance does not exist You specified an ID name that does not exist You can use VIEW PART LIST to display the ID names of all instances in the active part and re enter the command with the correct ID name If you are using a modifier that allows you to digitize instances you also can re enter the command and digitize the instance ORIENT INSTANCEROTATE INSTANCE SELECT VPMODETRANSLATE INSTANCE VIEW PART This is not a part file therefore not viewable The file name entered to reference a part is not a part file VIEW PART lt partname gt To enable this command the system manager should run the script caddsenabvp The part you want to reference does not have vp_links directory at its _pd file level Contact your system manager to add the directory to the part VIEW PART lt partname gt To enable this command the unix permission must be changed on the vp_links directory The vp_links directory permissions for the part you tried to reference have been altered Contact your system manager to change the permissions VIEW PART lt partname gt A 4 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference system Messages Multipart Access System Messages U Unable to display CADDShade file for view part CADDShade file is out of date with wire frame file CADDS displays only the wireframe graphics data fro2. The total number of instances that can be displayed in an active part depends on several variables including the number of entities in the referenced part and the system s SWAP space configuration The company has tested up to 14 000 instances of one part with 32 000 entities While instances do not impact database size they may impact performance For example instances impact how quickly CADDS executes the REPAINT command the more instances displayed and or the more entities within instances displayed the longer CADDS takes to repaint Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference B 4 Index G Changing appearance of instances 2 13 creating vp_links directory 1 11 for existing parts B 2 for new parts B 2 D Definition instance 1 3 Multipart Access 1 2 tag 1 6 Display 1 3 Documentation printing from Portable Document Format PDF file 1 x Instances 1 3 changing appearance 2 13 dehighlighting 2 16 making invisible 2 17 making visible 2 18 deleting 2 13 display restoring 2 25 saving 2 24 saving changed display 2 25 updating 2 26 echoing layers 1 8 extents 1 8 fonted 1 7 highlighting 2 15 listing Information 2 20 listing modes of access 2 30 referenced part characteristics layering scheme 1 8 surface appearance graphics 1 8 repositioning 2 31 by moving 2 34 by orienting 2 39 by rotating 2 35 selecting modes of access 2 28 viewing 2 10 L Listing View Part Mode 2 30 M Move Instance p
3. 2D rotation These two locations define the new location for the instance after it is moved along the vector ed eS 7 Select END from the side bar The next two selections define the angular displacement for the first rotation 2D rotation where the center is the second point selected in step 6 and you are creating the center of rotation for the second rotation 8 Select a location as the end of the rotation vector before rotation It is preferable that you choose a point on the instance since your second point in step 6 is the center of rotation and the second point and this point define the starting position of the rotation vector Selected in step 6 2 40 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 9 Select a location as the end of the rotation vector after rotation The ending position of the rotation vector is defined by the second location selected in step 6 and this selected location This vector also defines the axis for the second rotation 3D rotation Selected in step 6 The instance is rotated around the second location from the third location to the fourth location 10 Select END from the side bar The next two selections define the angular displacement for rotation around the axis formed by the second and fourth locations The next two locations are points on normals to the plane that is perpendicular to the line defined by the second and
4. Graphically option 4 Select Apply from the property sheet The following appears below Apply Vech 5 Select the instance that you want to move a My 6 Select Vector from the list below the property sheet 7 Select VPE from the top bar mask and END from the side bar 2 34 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 8 Select two points that will define the specified vector for the movement of the instance 9 Select Done from the list below the property sheet se LR Rotating Instances The following examples rotate instances in 3D space Example 1 To rotate a selected instance using the implicit form 1 Select the Move icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Rotate icon on the Move Instance property sheet 3 Select Apply from the property sheet Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 35 Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 4 Select the instance that you want to rotate 5 Select Next from the Utilities menu 6 Select END from the side bar 7 Select two locations that will define the rotation around an arbitrary axis in 3D space The first location is the center of the rotation axis and the second defines the start of the rotation 2 36 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances Select LOC from the side bar LOC is u
5. coordinates Saving your display in a command file while in the active part is the only way you can restore a display of the instance s after exiting from the active part or after a system failure Wjew Part gt Default Filename There are two ways to name the saved file and depending on the way you select the text file is stored either under your Create directory or under the active part If the file to be created already exists the system displays the following message lt filename gt EXISTS TYPE OK TO OVERWRITE If you type ok the system overwrites the existing command file To save separate displays within the active part assign a unique file name each time you save the display of an instance 2 24 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Saving a Display of Instances Restoring a Display There are two ways to regenerate the display of instances that was saved You can use the By an Execute File option on the View Part property sheet or use the Run Command File option from the Utility menu found in the top bar The name of the command file is based on how you saved the display of the instance If you have assigned the command file name only the file name is required For example to restore the display saved in the execute file named DELTA 1 Select UTILITY from the top bar 2 Select the Run Command File option from the Utility menu 3 Enter the na
6. directory Q caddsenabvp r directoryname You can also create the vp_links directory for a single part with the following procedure 1 Change to the _pd directory level of the part you want to reference with Multipart Access and create a vp_links directory oe mkdir vp_links 2 Change the vp_links permission scheme to 777 chmod 777 oe B 2 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Notes to the System Administrator Recovering a Display Recovering a Display If a display of instances was saved to a command file with the Save option on the View Part property sheet before a system failure the display can be recovered with the Run Command File option When the command file containing the saved display is run the system creates new links to the referenced part s database Recovering a display of instances is also covered in Chapter 2 Using Multipart Access Removing Hard Links Multipart Access creates hard links to a referenced part s database If one or more instances are displayed in an active part and the system fails the hard links remain and must be removed These links do not need to be removed immediately You can remove them during routine disk cleanup Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference B 3 Notes to the System Administrator Product Notes Product Notes The following notes are provided for System Administrators so that they can partition systems to maximize space
7. from the direction menu to specify that you want the z axis pointed in the positive x axis direction 7 Select Done from the Orientation property sheet 8 Select the two instances that you want to move and rotate de 9 Select Next from the Utilities menu 10 Select a location to define the starting point of the translation vector 11 Select END from the side bar 2 44 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 12 Select a location to define the ending point of the translation vector Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 45 Appendix A system Messages The following appendix serves as a reference guide for standard system messages System messages are listed in alphabetical order After each message there is a short paragraph describing each entry This paragraph is followed by the input command string to which the system is responding e Multipart Access System Messages Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference A 1 System Messages Multipart Access System Messages Multipart Access System Messages A Attempt to modify view part entity was not allowed You cannot use a core CADDS command to modify an entity within an instance Instances are considered a single entity C Cannot create either instance or part reference CADDS cannot display the instance You may have displayed the maximum number of instances or
8. instances in the active part the model graphics data and the link to all referenced parts are deleted Q A al Te In the following example the active part contains two identical instances One is named DELTA and the other is named PART 1 Example 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Delete icon on the View Part property sheet ie Select the Select Graphically option A Select Apply from the View Part property sheet Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Changing the Appearance of Instances 5 Select the instance that you wish to delete In this case select the instance labeled PART 1 V lt G di O A 6 Select Done from the Utilities menu 0 G a Highlighting Instances You can identify one or more of the instances with a system defined dashed font Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 15 Using Multipart Access Changing the Appearance of Instances Example To highlight an instance with a system defined dashed font 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Highlight icon on the View Part property sheet Three options are available to you as a means of identifying the instance Select All Select Graphically or Select by Name 3 Select the Select by Name option and choose DELTA from the list of instances in the active part 4 Se
9. let the system assign a name to the display you want to save and thus store the file under the active part 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Save icon from the View Part property sheet 3 Select Default from the available options The system displays the name vpexecute 4 Select Apply from the View Part property sheet When the system has created the execute file it responds by displaying the full path name location of this file in the text window Execute file USR ENG SBURNS PARTS BRACE amp BCD vpexecute written Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 27 Using Multipart Access Selecting View Part Modes selecting View Part Modes m You can set up a filter that prioritizes the databases through which the system Eh a searches during subsequent actions The Select View Part Mode property sheet shown below shows the four types of filters that you can choose from Select View Fat Mode gt Identify only the achive pat Identify instances and the active part Identify only instances Identify a specified instance ID Hame Cantel Example To set up a filter to search only the database of an instance named DELTA 1 2 Select the Select View Part Mode icon from the Multipart Access task set Select the Identify a specified instance option from the Select View Part Mode property sheet Fill in the name DELTA in the ID Name field Select Apply f
10. listing information about instances 2 20 making an instance invisible 2 13 making an instance visible 2 13 saving a display of instances 2 24 viewing 2 10 R Referenced part 1 3 Repositioning Instances 2 31 S Select View Part Mode property sheet 2 28 accessing 2 3 V View Part modes listing 2 30 selecting 2 28 View Part property sheet 2 4 changing the appearance 2 13 changing the appearance of deleting an instance 2 14 examples 2 14 2 15 Dehighlighting Instances 2 16 listing information about instances 2 20 example 2 21 saving a display 2 24 2 26 examples 2 26 2 27 viewing instances default option 2 8 Index 2 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Index examples 2 10 2 11 Viewing Instances 2 10 vp_links directory recovering B 3 removing B 3 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Index 3
11. on the Move Instance property sheet 3 Enter the name DELTA in the ID Name field 2 42 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 8 9 Select Specify Orientation on the Move Instance property sheet Select Apply The Orientation property sheet appears just below the Move Instance property sheet Select the PZ icon on the Orientation property sheet Select X from the direction menu to specify that you want the z axis pointed in the positive x axis direction Select Done from the Orientation property sheet Select END from the side bar 10 Select two locations to define the translation vector Remember that you have specified that the z axis is to be pointed in the direction of the x axis 11 Select Done from the Utilities menu P g Example 3 To move and rotate selected instances using PZ from the Orientation property sheet and the point on entity constraint END 1 2 Select the Move icon from the Multipart Access task sheet Select the Orient icon on the Move Instance property sheet Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 43 Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 3 Select Specify Orientation on the Move Instance property sheet 4 Select Apply The Orientation property sheet appears just below the Move Instance property sheet 5 Select the PZ icon on the Orientation property sheet 6 Select X
12. part Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Changing the Appearance of Instances Changing the Appearance of Instances To delete highlight and dehighlight an instance or make an instance visible or invisible use the same property sheet shown below within the View Part property sheet You can modify the graphic appearance of instances Since the system treats each instance as though it were one entity the entire instance is graphically modified You can highlight or temporarily hide from view specific instances of the display or all instances of the display To identify the instance modified select its name or select it graphically You can also select all the instances in the active part or identify more than one instance by selecting it graphically When you select deleting highlighting and dehighlighting or making an instance visible or invisible the following property sheet appears Wiewy Part Select all Select Graphically Select by Mame E l F Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 13 Using Multipart Access Changing the Appearance of Instances Deleting Instances You can delete an instance from the active part in one of the following three ways e Select and delete the name from the ID Name list e Select and delete the instance or instances in the graphics window e Delete all instances in the active part If you choose to delete all
13. you select ID Name only Done appears Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 31 Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances When you choose the ID Name option for any of the options on the Move Instance property sheet the following appears You can select a name from the list of choices or enter the ID Name in the field 2 32 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances When you select either of the other options rotating or orienting middle and lower left icons the property sheet on the following page appears After you specify an ID Name and select Apply on the lower left the word Apply changes to Abort and the Orientation property sheet appears akcay TO biome cam Amane How to use the Orientation property sheet is explained at the beginning of this chapter It is shown here so that you can get an idea of how and where it appears on the screen Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 33 Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances Moving Instances The following example moves an instance in 3D space The Cplane arrows are illustrated in this example to show you exactly how the instance is moved along the specified vector Example To move a selected instance 1 Select the Move icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Move icon on the Move Instance property sheet 3 Select the Select
14. 7 7013 OCT 88 or Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at FAR 52 227 19 c 1 2 JUN 87 as applicable 02202007 Parametric Technology Corporation 140 Kendrick Street Needham MA 02494 USA Table of Contents Preface Related Documents vii Book Conventions vii Window Managers and the User Interface viii Online User Documentation viii Online Command Help ix Printing Documentation X Resources and Services xX Documentation Comments X Introduction Overview of the Multipart Access Tool 2 How Multipart Access Works 1 3 Multipart Access Aids 1 5 Using Multipart Filters 1 5 Using Point on Entity Constraints 1 5 Using Tags 1 6 Using Fonted Instances 1 7 Considerations Surface Appearance Layering Extents Echoing Layers Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Contents iii Using Other Software Packages 1 9 Clipping 1 9 Dynamic Viewing 1 9 Plotting 1 9 Dimensioning 1 9 Imagedesign Il 1 9 CADDShade II 1 10 Getting Started 1 11 Using Multipart Access Overview of Multipart Task Sets 2 2 Using Orientation Options 2 4 View Part 2 8 Viewing Instances 2 10 Example 1 2 10 Example 2 2 11 Example 3 2 12 Changing the Appearance of Instances 2 13 Deleting Instances 2 14 Example 2 14 Highlighting Instances 2 15 Example 2 16 Dehighlighti
15. Joumal ID Hame Select Graphically ID Hame Full Lists all available information about all the instances Full with Highlight Lists all available information about all the instances and temporarily highlights the instance as its information is displayed Reference Displays the name of all referenced parts and the number of instances that reference each part Journal Displays the name of the part that the instance references the user assigned ID name and its orientation angles and origin coordinates 2 20 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Listing Information about Instances ID Name Lists all available information about the instance named or selected graphically The following examples are based on an active part with a display that contains three instances ALPHA1 ALPHA2 and BETA ALPHA and ALPHA2 reference a part named ALPHAPART BETA references a part named BETAPART ALPHA 1 s orientation angles are AX30 0 AY45 0 AZO0 0 its coordinates are X0 0 Y0 0 Z0 0 ALPHA2 s orientation angles are AX60 0 AY90 0 AZO0 0 its coordinates are X2 0 Y2 0 Z0 0 BETA s orientation angles are AX90 0 AY180 0 AZO 0 its coordinates are X5 0 Y5 0 Z0 0 Example 1 To list the following information for all of the instances in the active part e Each instance name e Name of the part that it references e Its origin coordinates and orientation angles e Whether the instanc
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18. art Modes e Repositioning Instances Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 1 Using Multipart Access Overview of Multipart Task Sets Overview of Multipart Task Sets When you have selected Multipart Access from the FILE Environment Management globals you will be able to access all the options available The Multipart Access task set can be reached from the Environment Management area of the top bar err mawn srewu ewrrry sere merre cuer 1 Move the cursor to the word FILE and select it The following appears FILE FART FILE FART Wi OF TIONS FILE amp EdIT FILE EXIT Wi OPTIONS QUIT amp EXIT CONSTRUCT PART INSERT PART MULTIPART ACCESS FILE FASTER Exit CaADDS 5 2 Slide the cursor down the list of choices and select MULTIPART ACCESS 2 2 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Overview of Multipart Task Sets Once you have selected MULTIPART ACCESS from the list of options the Multipart Access task set appears ree View Fat Mowe Instance property property sheet sheet Select View Part Lists View Mode propery Part Mode sheet The graphic below will be used throughout this chapter The following information is based on this graphic e The active part is named BRACE e The referenced part is named SHAPE e The instance of the referenced part is named DELTA e The view of the active part is isometric Instance of referenc
19. ation for each book is provided in HTML if the documentation CD ROM is installed You can view the online documentation in the following ways From an HTML browser e From the Information Access button on the CADDS desktop or the Local Data Manager LDM Please note The LDM is valid only for standalone CADDS viii Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Preface You can also view the online documentation directly from the CD ROM without installing it From an HTML Browser 1 Navigate to the directory where the documents are installed For example usr apl cadds data html htmldoc UNIX Drive usr apl cadds data html htmldoc Windows 2 Click mainmenu html A list of available CADDS documentation appears 3 Click the book title you want to view From the Information Access Button on the CADDS Desktop or LDM 1 Start CADDS 2 Choose Information Access the i button in the top left corner of the CADDS desktop or the LDM 3 Choose DOCUMENTATION A list of available CADDS documentation appears 4 Click the book title you want to view From the Documentation CD ROM 1 Mount the documentation CD ROM 2 Point your browser to CDROM_mount_point htmldoc mainmenu html UNIX CDROM_Drive htmldoc mainmenu htm1 Windows Online Command Help You can view the online command help directly from the CADDS desktop in the following ways e From the Information Access button on the CADDS desktop or t
20. cess you can e Add instances to the active part e Move rotate and orient instances in the active part Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 1 3 Introduction How Multipart Access Works e Delete instances from the active part e Save the display of instances e Change the graphic appearance of instances e List information about instances e Save a display of instances in an execute file and regenerate the saved display 1 4 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Introduction Multipart Access Aids Multipart Access Aids Multipart Access provides you with ways of being selective when identifying instances within the active part There are three types of aids that provide additional ease when using the software to reference geometry in instances and in the active part Multipart Access filters are modal and can be used with point on entity constraints Tags are also available to aid in identifying geometry Using Multipart Filters Multipart Access filters can be used to reference geometry in instances and the active part Four filters are available for use and can be found on the top bar of the Explicit desktop To access these filters select the mask from the top bar the Multipart Access filters are the last four found in the third row down Each filter allows you to be selective when gathering information or making a selection VP ID name Identifies a location on a single instance You
21. created the maximum number of part references allowed in an active part or your system may not have enough memory allocated for CADDS to execute the command VIEW PART lt partname gt Cannot create execute file CADDS cannot create the execute file which may indicate that your system does not have enough memory allocated for CADDS to execute the command VIEW PART SAVE Cannot display instance The referenced part is double part format while the active part is single part format Part formats cannot be mixed Exit the active part and reformat the part to double precision with the REFORMAT PART command Then reactivate the part and re enter the command VIEW PART lt partname gt Cannot display instance The reference part is single part format while the active part is double part format Part formats cannot be mixed The referenced part must be reformatted to double precision before you can display an instance of it in the active part VIEW PART lt partname gt Cannot generate IDname CADDS was unable to assign an ID name Re enter the command and assign an ID name A 2 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference system Messages Multipart Access System Messages VIEW PART lt partname gt Cannot open part CADDS cannot access the referenced part which may indicate that the part referenced is a new uncommitted part and you cannot access
22. d Menu Reference Preface Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference provides instructions for all who are using the Multipart Access software Related Documents The following documents may be helpful as you use Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference e CADDS 5 READ ME FIRST Notes e Explicit Modeling User Guide and Menu Reference e Explicit Solid Modeling User Guide and Menu Reference Book Conventions The following table illustrates and explains conventions used in writing about CADDS applications Convention Example Explanation Menu selections and options List Section option Soecify Layer Indicates a selection you must make from a field menu or property sheet or a text field that you must fill in User selected graphic X dy or P1 Marks a location or entity selection in graphic location examples User input in CADDS text cvaec hd data param Enter the text in a CADDS text field or on any fields and on any command command line line tar xvf dev rsto System output Binary transfer complete Indicates system responses in the CADDS text window or on any command line Variable in user input tar cvf dev rstoO filename Replace the variable with an appropriate substitute for example replace filename with an actual file name Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference vii Preface Convention Example Explanation Variable in text tag
23. dentify more than one entity using explicit coordinates or the mouse TAG provides an unambiguous method for selecting entities It references an entity by a tag name rather than by a location providing precise information on which entity you are selecting When using Multipart Access you cannot tag an entity within an instance However if there is a tagged entity within a referenced part you can use the tag name to identify locations on an instance of that referenced part When using TAG the following restrictions apply e If an entity in the active part has the same tag name as an entity in an instance the system selects the tagged entity in the active part unless the tag name is preceded by VPE or VP lt ID name gt e If the same tag name is used in more than one instance the system selects the first tagged entity it locates unless the tag name is preceeded by VP lt ID name gt You can also specify a range of tags 1 6 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Introduction Using Fonted Instances Using Fonted Instances Instances can be viewed with the original fonting from the referenced part The fonting displayed in the active part is based on a one to one correspondence between the active part drawing and views defined and the referenced part drawing and views defined The font and view definitions in the referenced part along with the view definitions of the active part govern how fonts are display
24. e is invisible blanked and or highlighted 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the List icon on the View Part property sheet 3 Use the default settings 4 Select Apply from the View Part property sheet The following appears in the text window IDname ALPHA1 References ALPHAPART Origin OX 0 0 OY 0 0 OZ 0 0 Orientation AX 30 0 AY 45 0 AZ 0 0 Blanked NO Halted NO IDname ALPHA2 References ALPHAPART Origin OX 2 0 OY 2 0 OZ 0 0 Orientation AX 60 0 AY 90 0 AZ 0 0 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 21 Using Multipart Access Listing Information about Instances Blanked NO Hilited NO IDname BETA References BETAPART Origin OX 5 0 OY 5 0 OZ Orientation AX 90 0 AY 180 Blanked NO Hilited NO 0 0 AZ 0 0 5 Select Done from the Utilities menu Example 2 To list the names of all referenced parts and the number of instances that reference each part 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the List icon on the View Part property sheet 3 Select the Reference option from the list of options that are available 4 Select Apply from the View Part property sheet The following appears in the text window ALPHAPART is referenced by 2 instances BETAPART is referenced by 1 instances 5 Select Done from the Utilities
25. e mode you have selected One of four modes will be printed out in a message in the text window VPO Identifies only the active part VPALL Identifies instances and the active part VP Exclusiveldentifies only instances VP Identifies a specified instance Example To list the active View Part mode select the Query icon from the main View Part menu If you have asked the system to use the filter to identify only instances in the Select Mode icon the message in the text window will be Selected VPmode is VPExclusive 2 30 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances Repositioning Instances fie ty Instances within an active part can be repositioned in three ways They can be ey moved rotated or oriented a combination of move and rotate The Move Instance property sheet shown below comes from the Move icon on the Multipart Access task set It contains the information necessary to move rotate or orient move and rotate in one operation an instance within an active part The property sheet changes depending on which type of repositioning you select They are both shown here When you select the Move icon top left icon on the property sheet the following is displayed hae Instantie Select Graphically ID Mame When you choose Select Graphically the following two selections appear below Apply for your use during the move operation If
26. ed The views in a referenced viewed part are matched to the views in an active part by sequence Therefore it is important that the noital in which views are defined be consistent in both referenced and active parts Please note In order to have consistent fonting views must be defined consistently If you do not define the views consistently you will not get what you expect For example if the first view defined in the active part drawing is a TOP view while the first view defined in the referenced part drawing is a FRONT view any view specific fonting that had been done in the FRONT view of the referenced part would appear in the TOP view of the active part View scale fonts as defined in the font definition file appear only as defined in the referenced part You cannot rescale the fonting of viewed part entities Fonting by default is turned off To enable fonting use the Retain Original Fonting option on the View Part property sheet Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 1 7 Introduction Considerations Considerations Multipart Access works in Model mode or Draw mode However the mode affects only the active part s database because instances are read only and are not associated with the active part s database Since an instance is a view of its referenced part s model geometry the following characteristics are determined by the referenced part Surface Appearance Surface appearance graphics
27. ed pat Graphics in active part Each of the eight options for View Part will be discussed separately Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 3 Using Multipart Access Using Orientation Options Using Orientation Options The View Part property sheets allow you to change the orientation while you are viewing rotating or rotating and translating the instance The Specify Orientation option appears when you have selected the View icon and By Part Name option from the View Part property sheet The Specify Orientation option also appears on the Instances property sheet when you have selected the Instances icon from the Multipart Access menu The Orientation property sheet is explained here because it is used throughout the process of creating and manipulating instances When you select the Specify Orientation option on a property sheet and then select Apply the following property sheet appears The Apply option turns to Abort to allow you to exit from the action without doing anything Undo last option Each of these orientation options is explained on the following paragraphs They are grouped by similar function When you use these orientation options the order in which you select them determines what the final outcome of the graphic change will be 2 4 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Using Orientation Options Undo last option erases the last selected optio
28. font and mesh of an instance are not view specific Instances are displayed with solid lines Layering The layering scheme of an instance is determined by the layering scheme of its referenced part While the referenced part determines the geometric content of an instance the following characteristics of the active part affect your display of instances Extents While drawing sizes of the active and referenced parts can be different CADDS reflects only the extents of the active part If an instance references a part with a larger drawing size you can use the ZOOM VIEW command to manipulate the view Echoing Layers If you echo layers in the active part the same layers are echoed in any instances displayed For example if you echo layers one through ten in the active part only layers one through ten of the instance are displayed Instances do not impact database size but may impact performance For example instances impact how quickly the system repaints the graphics the more instances you display and or the more entities within instances the longer the system takes to repaint 1 8 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Introduction Using Other Software Packages Using Other Software Packages You can use many global options and software applications in conjunction with Multipart Access including informational options and options that reference the geometry of an instance When using the global option
29. fourth locations 11 Select a location as the end of the rotation vector before rotation It is preferable that you choose a point on the instance Since the second and fourth locations selected form the rotation axis the plane formed by this location and the second and fourth locations defines the starting position of the rotation vector l Rotational asis formed by the second and fourth location selected Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 41 Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 12 Select a location as the end of the rotation vector after rotation Since the second and fourth locations selected form the rotation axis the plane formed by this location and the second and fourth locations defines the ending position of the rotation vector Rotational axis h foried by the second and fourth location selected The instance is then rotated around the rotation axis from the fifth location step 7 to the sixth location step 8 13 Select Done from the Utilities menu af A Example 2 This example produces the same results as the first example In this case the use of PZ affects the first rotation and the value of one points the z axis in the direction of the x axis to complete the orientation To orient a named instance using PZ from the Orientation property sheet and the point on entity constraint END 1 Select the Move icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Orient icon
30. he LDM From the command line From the Information Access Button on the CADDS Desktop or LDM 1 Start CADDS 2 Choose Information Access the i button in the top left corner of the CADDS desktop or the LDM 3 Choose COMMAND HELP The Command Help property sheet opens displaying a list of verb noun combinations of commands Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference ix Preface From the Command Line Type the exclamation mark to display online documentation before typing the verb noun combination as follows 01 INSERT LINE Printing Documentation A PDF Portable Document Format file is included on the CD ROM for each online book See the first page of each online book for the document number referenced in the PDF file name Check with your system administrator if you need more information You must have Acrobat Reader installed to view and print PDF files The default documentation directories are e usr apl cadds data html pdf doc_number pdaf UNIX e CDROM_Drive usr apl cadds data html1 pdf doc_number pdf Windows Resources and Services For resources and services to help you with PTC Parametric Technology Corporation software products see the PTC Customer Service Guide It includes instructions for using the World Wide Web or fax transmissions for customer support Documentation Comments PTC welcomes your suggestions and comments You can send feedback electronical
31. heet 5 Select the instance that you want to make invisible O A i 6 Select Done from the Utilities menu Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 17 Using Multipart Access Changing the Appearance of Instances The selected instance will be made invisible in the active part Making Instances Visible You can redisplay one or more instances that were hidden or invisible from the view of the active part Example To make an instance visible 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Visible icon on the View Part property sheet Two options are available to you as a means of identifying the instance when making it visible Select All or Select by Name 3 Select the Select by Name option and choose DELTA from the list of instances in the active part 4 Select Apply from the View Part property sheet 2 18 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Changing the Appearance of Instances The instance named DELTA will become visible once more 7 A Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 19 Using Multipart Access Listing Information about Instances Listing Information about Instances P The system will supply you with information about one or more of the instances in your display The option selected determines the type and amount of information displayed View Fat gt i Full with Highlight Fieference
32. her Software Packages CADDShacde Il CADDShade II works with Multipart Access if an up to date _ gr file exists You must make sure that the _gr file contains the drawing and model graphics data along with the tessellation data Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Introduction Getting Started Getting Started Multipart Access requires that a View Part Links vp_links directory reside in every referenced part s database at its _pd file level This directory provides the proper permissions to ensure read only access to the referenced part To create a vp_links directory automatically for each new part add the CADDSENABVP variable to your caddsrc file Edit your caddsrc file and add the following command line setenv CADDSENABVP yes See Creating vp_links Directories for Existing Parts for information on adding the vp_links directory to existing parts Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 1 11 Chapter 2 Using Multipart Access This chapter explains the use of Multipart Access including orientation options repositioning instances and the use of the View Part Option including the selection and listing of viewed parts e Overview of Multipart Task Sets e Using Orientation Options e View Part e Viewing Instances e Changing the Appearance of Instances e Listing Information about Instances e Saving a Display of Instances e Selecting View Part Modes e Listing View P
33. lect Apply from the View Part property sheet r r I Taa I I s I L I aoe vol I A 7 r Ca I r rh L 1 DELTA re i I a aj d I 7 I r l a7 I l a mi I eo ba r ape You can change the instances with the system defined dashed font back to solid font Example To change the instance back to a solid font 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Dehighlight icon on the View Part property sheet Three options are available to you as a means of identifying the instance Select All Select Graphically or Select by Name 3 Select the Select Graphically option and select the instance that is highlighted 2 16 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Changing the Appearance of Instances 4 Select Apply from the View Part property sheet Q A Making Instances Invisible i You can temporarily hide or make invisible one or all of the instances within a view of the active part Example To make an instance invisible 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Invisible icon on the View Part property sheet Three options are available to you as a means of identifying the instance Select All Select Graphically or Select by Name 3 Select the Select Graphically option and select the instance that you want to become invisible 4 Select Apply from the View Part property s
34. ly to doc webhelp ptc com Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference nani Introduction The introduction provides an overview of the Multipart Access Tool e Overview of the Multipart Access Tool e How Multipart Access Works e Multipart Access Aids e Using Fonted Instances e Considerations e Using Other Software Packages e Getting Started Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 1 1 Introduction Overview of the Multipart Access Tool Overview of the Multipart Access Tool Multipart Access is a tool that supports the presentation of many parts within a single active part model without impacting the size of the active part s database With Multipart Access more than one user can reference the same model simultaneously You can increase communications between users by providing e References on which to build new geometry e Part checking and verification e Geometry that can be traced to create a drawing e Standardized information that ensures user concurrence Multipart Access is designed to increase production in environments dedicated to the geometric building process It extends operations beyond the limits of the 64K entity database 1 2 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Introduction How Multipart Access Works How Multipart Access Works Multipart Access lets you look at and reference geometry of nonactive parts from within the active part You can view and refere
35. m the _gr file of the referenced part because the tessellation data within the _gr file is out of date VIEW PART lt partname gt Unable to identify drawing from the specified part This could mean the part is from an older version of CADDS CADDS cannot reference the part If the part you tried to reference is from an older version of CADDS you cannot create an instance of it VIEW PART lt partname gt Unable to open CADDShade file for view part File does not exist The file name entered does not exist which may indicate that the active CADDSPATH does not contain the CADDShade file directory VIEW PART lt partname gt Unable to open drawing for specified part This could mean the drawing file does not exist CADDS cannot locate the referenced part s drawing file Check to see if the drawing file exists VIEW PART lt partname gt V The vp_links directory is not empty The specified part is possibly being viewed by you or another user By executing this command you will delete this viewed part Y You did not specify required modifier or you specified an invalid modifier If you do not enter a colon and digitize the OFF BLANK UNBLANK HILITE and DEHILITE modifiers require the second level modifier ALL or IDNAME VIEW PART Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference A 5 Appendix B Notes TO the system Administrator Thi
36. me DELTA in the File Name field and select Apply If you let the system assign the name to the command file you must follow the same procedure as above but enter the lt part name gt vpexecute instead of the name DELTA The system executes each Multipart Access action in the file and opens the graphics drawing file for the part s referenced by the instance s When you use Run Command File on a file created by View Part Save make sure that the active Cplane is the TOP CPL Saving a Changed Display Updating a command file is necessary if you want to save information about changes to the saved display for example after adding or deleting instances to the display or changing the location or orientation of an instance in the display To update the command file to account for a modified display use the Save option on the View Part property sheet with the same file name to overwrite the command file Since the command files are ASCII text files you can also edit a command file at the system level Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 25 Using Multipart Access Saving a Display of Instances Updating a Display If a referenced part is updated or modified during your active session any other instances of that referenced part become outdated To update a display under these circumstances 1 Save your display in a command file using the Save option on the View Part property sheet and enter a file name 2 Dele
37. menu Example 3 To list the name of the part that the instance references the instance s user assigned ID name and its orientation angles and origin coordinates 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the List icon on the View Part property sheet 3 Select the Journal option from the list of options that are available 4 Select the ID name option and select BETA from the list of available instances in the part 5 Select Apply from the View Part property sheet The following appears in the text window VIEW PART BETAPART IDname Beta AX 90 0 AY 180 0 AZ 0 0 X 5 0 Y 5 0 Z 0 0 2 22 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Listing Information about Instances AX AY and AZ are the instance s orientation angles and the values given define each angle X Y and Z are the instance s coordinates and the values given define each coordinate 6 Select Done from the Utilities menu Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 23 Using Multipart Access Saving a Display of Instances saving a Display of Instances Saving a display of instances in the active part creates a command file containing the following information e Each VIEW PART instance with the name of the referenced part e The user assigned ID name of the instance referencing the part e The instance s orientation angles and location
38. must specify the instance either by selecting it or entering its ID name VPOFF Turns off Multipart Access filters When you use VPO the system defaults to searching only the active part database VPALL Identifies locations on both instances and the active part You must select the location When you use VPA the system searches the active part database before searching the instance database If you do not plan to identify locations in your active part use VPE VPE Identifies locations on instances only You must select the location on the instance Using Point on Entity Constraints You can use the following standard point on entity constraints with Multipart Access filters e END e NEAR e ORG e SVAL Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 1 5 Introduction Multipart Access Aids e VERT e INTOF These point on entity constraints can be entered before or after the Multipart Access filters for example ORG VP or VPE END Each point on entity constraint restricts selection to a specific type of entity reference for the rest of the command To release this restriction select another point on entity constraint or select LOC to cancel the point on entity method Selecting LOC tells the system that the next input is a location Using Tags You can use TAG to select an entity by name if the entity has previously been assigned a name In large or densely organized parts it is possible to inadvertently i
39. n Done ends the selection of the orientation options Rotates the instance the given number of degrees about the specified axis Rotation is clockwise with respect to the positive direction of the axis By default they refer to the axis in model space TOP Cplane All rotation is done about the origin of the instance If AX AY or AZ are not used the default is 0 degrees rotation When you choose one of these the scientific calculator appears so that you can enter the degrees of rotation If you want a negative value enter the angle then select the on the keypad Points the selected axis in the direction of the axis selected on the direction menu PX PY PZ When you choose one of these the direction menu appears so that you can select the direction in which to point the selected axis Turns the x y or Z axis in the direction of a selected line or vector TX TY TZ If you select one of these you are requested to select two locations in the graphics window to define direction for the axis After you have done this the system Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 5 Using Multipart Access Using Orientation Options allows you to continue selecting from the Orientation property sheet or to continue the process by selecting Done Mirrors image about the y axis Mirrors image about the x axis These first two can be used together but cannot be used with the bottom one Mirrors image ab
40. name Indicates a variable that requires an appropriate substitute when used in a real operation for example replace tagname with an actual tag name CADDS commands and INSERT LINE TANTO Shows CADDS commands and modifiers as modifiers they appear in the command line interface Text string SRFGROUPA or SRFGROUPA Shows text strings You must enclose text string with single or double quotation marks Integer n Supply an integer for the n Real number xX Supply a real number for the x mkdir cdrom Indicates the root superuser prompt on command lines rlogin remote_system_name Indicates the C shell prompt on command lines 1 root rlogin remote_system_name 1 Indicates the Bourne shell prompt on command root lines Window Managers and the User Interface According to the window manager that you use the look and feel of the user interface in CADDS can change Refer to the following table Look and Feel of User Interface Elements User Interface Element Common Desktop Environment CDE on Solaris and HP Window Manager Other Than CDE on Solaris HP and Windows Option button ON Round filled in the center OFF Round empty ON Diamon4d filled OFF Diamond empty Toggle key ON Square with a check mark OFF Square empty ON Square filled OFF Square empty Online User Documentation Online document
41. nce the geometry of other parts without impacting the size of the active part s database While in an active part you can use Multipart Access to display the model geometry of another part This other part is called the referenced or nonactive part Multipart Access takes a snapshot of the referenced part s geometry and lets you view it in your active part by e Reading the model graphics data from the _gr file e Creating a link to the referenced part s database at the _pd level The snapshot is of the most recently filed version of the part The model graphics data in the _gr file is read only once per referenced part The geometric snapshot of the referenced part is called an instance Instances are read only and not associated with the active part s database Once the _gr file is read and the link is created they are shared by multiple instances of the same referenced part You can locate and orient instances anywhere in the active part You can reference the geometry in an instance to build new geometry in the active part You cannot however manipulate the geometry of an instance A display of instances can consist of e A single instance of a referenced part e Multiple instances of a single referenced part e Single instances of multiple referenced parts e Multiple instances of multiple referenced parts You can modify a display of instances and save a display at any point during an active session Using Multipart Ac
42. ng Instances 2 16 Example 2 16 Making Instances Invisible 2 17 Example 2 17 Making Instances Visible 2 18 Example 2 18 Listing Information about Instances 2 20 Full 2 20 Full with Highlight 2 20 Reference 2 20 Journal 2 20 ID Name 2 2 Contents iv Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Example 1 2 2 Example 2 2 22 Example 3 2 22 Saving a Display of Instances 2 24 Restoring a Display 2 25 Saving a Changed Display 2 25 Updating a Display 2 26 Example 1 2 26 Example 2 2 27 Selecting View Part Modes 2 28 Example 1 2 28 Example 2 2 29 Listing View Part Modes 2 30 VPO 2 30 VPALL 2 30 VP 2 30 VP 2 30 Example 2 30 Repositioning Instances 2 31 Moving Instances 2 34 Example 2 34 Rotating Instances 2 35 Example 1 2 35 Example 2 2 37 Example 3 2 38 Orienting Instances 2 39 Example 1 2 39 Example 2 2 42 Example 3 2 43 System Messages Multipart Access System Messages A 2 A A 2 C A 2 A 3 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Contents v N A 3 P A 4 S A 4 T A 4 U A 5 V A 5 Y A 5 Notes to the System Administrator Adding vp_links Directories B 2 Creating vp_links Directories for New Parts B 2 Creating vp_links Directories for Existing Parts B 2 Recovering a Display B 3 Removing Hard Links B 3 Product Notes B 4 Contents vi Multipart Access User Guide an
43. ose the Layer option to specify the layer number of the referenced part to be offset by the Layer Offset option Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 9 Using Multipart Access Viewing Instances Viewing Instances Each instance has a unique ID name You can assign an ID name to an instance or let the system assign a name for you You can also offset the instance by a specified number of layers in this way you are keeping the active part geometry separate from the instance geometry When you select the By an Execute File option the default View Part property sheet changes to the following By Part Mame gt Bu an Execute File Default Hame File Name In each of the following examples you are in the part named BRACE and you have the rectangular three dimensional geometry of the active part on the screen Example 1 To view a new instance of the referenced part named SHAPE 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the View icon from the View Part property sheet 3 Select the By Part Name option and select the ellipsis option A parts list window appears Select the name of the referenced part SHAPE from the list of available parts 4 Select Accept from the parts list window The name SHAPE appears in the Part Name field Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Viewing Instances 5 Select Apply from the View Part prope
44. out both the x and y axis Cannot be used with the top two 7A The Axis icon allows you to select the axis through two location selections around which the rotation of a specified number of degrees is about to be performed Can be used with the Angle icon on the right The Angle icon rotates the image the given number of degrees about the z axis the normal rotation similar to AZ To rotate about another axis use the Axis icon When you select the Angle icon the scientific calculator appears so that you can enter the degrees of rotation If you want a negative value enter the angle then select the on the keypad These two icons must be used together You can rotate the appearance of the view from the first view selected to the appearance of the second view selected 2 6 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Using Orientation Options After selecting the From icon you are asked to select the first view This selection becomes the XOYOZO coordinates of the second view Then select the To icon You are asked to select the second view Used with AX AY AZ and TX TY TZ on this property sheet The Model icon specifies that you want the rotation done about the model space TOP Cplane axis The View icon specifies that you want the rotation done about the view space axis Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 7 Using Multipart Access View Part View Pa
45. property sheet Select Apply The Orientation property sheet appears just below the Move Instance property sheet Select the PZ icon on the Orientation property sheet Select X from the direction menu to specify that you want the z axis pointed in the positive x axis direction Select Done from the Orientation property sheet 2 38 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 8 Select the instances that you want to rotate 9 Select Next from the Utilities menu 10 Select the Coordinate Keypad from the side bar 11 Select the X Y Z option and using the calculator enter 5 in the X field and 5 in the Y field 12 Select Done from the Utilities menu Orienting Instances t iG The following examples orient move and rotate instances in 3D space Example 1 To orient a named instance using the point on entity constraint END 1 Select the Move icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Orient icon on the Move Instance property sheet 3 Enter the name DELTA in the ID Name field Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 39 Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 4 Select Apply from the property sheet 5 Select VPE from the top bar and END from the side bar 6 Select a point on the instance as the start of the vector then choose another point as the end of the vector This location is also used in the
46. rom the Select View Part Mode property sheet The following appears in the text window selected VPMode is VP DELTA If you then select an entity specific option Query icon from the top bar you get information on the instance named DELTA if it is named or selected as part of this operation If on the other hand you try to select another instance or a graphic in the active part the system backslashes the selection 2 28 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Selecting View Part Modes Example 2 To set up a filter to identify instances only 1 Select the Select View Part Mode icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Identify only instances option from the Select View Part Mode property sheet 3 Select Apply from the Select View Part Mode property sheet The following appears in the text window Selected VPMode is VPE If you then select an entity specific option Query icon from the top bar selecting the middle icon on the bottom row you get only the information on the instances selected in the part If you select graphic data from the active part the system backslashes the selection Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 29 Using Multipart Access Listing View Part Modes Listing View Part Modes ia r Once you have set up the filter that prioritizes the databases through which the system searches during subsequent actions you can verify th
47. roperty sheet 2 31 accessing 2 3 moving translating using Select Graphically option 2 34 moving instances 2 31 orienting moving and rotating 2 31 using ID name and Specify Orientation options 2 42 using ID name option 2 39 using Specify Orientation option 2 43 orienting instances 2 39 rotating Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Index 1 Index selecting two instances 2 38 using ID name option 2 37 using Specify Graphically option 2 35 Multipart Access 1 2 aids 1 5 filters 1 5 VP 1 5 VPALL 1 5 VPE 1 5 example of use when rotating 2 37 VPOFF 1 5 functions 1 3 getting started requirements 1 11 global options clipping 1 9 dimensioning 1 9 dynamic viewing 1 9 plotting 1 9 how it works 1 3 point on entity constraints END 1 5 examples 2 35 2 40 INTOF 1 5 NEAR 1 5 ORG 1 5 SVAL 1 5 VERT 1 5 tags 1 6 restrictions 1 6 using with Imagedesign Il 1 9 using withCADDShade Il 1 10 O Orientation Option property sheet 2 4 Undo option 2 5 used with Move Instance property sheet 2 33 orienting examples 2 42 2 43 rotating examples 2 37 2 38 used with View Part property sheet 2 8 P Point On Entity constraints 1 5 Printing documentation from Portable Document Format PDF file 1 x property sheets Move Instance 2 31 Multipart Access 2 3 Orientation 2 4 Select View Part Mode 2 28 examples 2 28 2 29 View Part 2 4 2 8 dehighlighting 2 13 deleting 2 13 examples 2 10 2 11 highlighting 2 13
48. rt View Part is used to create and delete instances save and update a display of instances assign unique names to instances list information about instances and change the graphic appearance of instances The View Part property sheet shown below comes from the View Part icon on the Multipart Access task set It contains the default options and characteristics defined by the software wiew Part e By Part Name By an Execute File Apply By Part Name requires you to enter the part name of the part that you want to view By an Execute File requires you to enter the name of the execute file that contains information about a display of instances that you have saved See Saving a Display of Instances on page 2 24 2 8 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access View Part You can enter the name of the part that you want to view or you can select the ellipsis option and choose a part name from the list that appears in the window SUS ERS SHUMA E PATS ETO HODEL TEST When you use this property sheet and select ID Name you may select an instance name from the list that appears in the window below or you may enter the name in the field Choose the Layer Offset option if you want to offset the layers of the referenced part to the value indicated When you select Layer Offset the layer calculator appears and you can enter the value for the layer offset you want Cho
49. rty sheet 6 Select the location where you want the origin XOYOZO of the instance to be located in the active part 7 Select Done from the Utilities menu gt Example 2 To view an existing saved instance of the referenced part named SHAPE 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the View icon from the View Part property sheet 3 Select the By an Execute File option and select the Filename field Fill in the name of the referenced part SHAPE 4 Select Apply from the View Part property sheet 5 Select the location where you want the origin XOYOZO of the instance to be located in the active part 6 Select Done from the Utilities menu Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 11 Using Multipart Access Viewing Instances Example 3 To view a new instance from the referenced part without giving the instance a unique name 1 2 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access menu Select the View icon from the View Part property sheet Select the By Part Name option and fill in the name of the referenced part SHAPE in the Filename field Select Apply from the View Part property sheet The instance is assigned the name 1 if it is the first unnamed instance within the part The system increments the number by one each time an unnamed instance is created within the active part The instance is labeled to show clearly what is placed in the active
50. s appendix contains notes and tips that will be of interest to the System Administrator Topics covered in this appendix include adding vp_links directories recovering a display and product notes e Adding vp_links Directories e Recovering a Display e Product Notes Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference B 1 Notes to the System Administrator Adding vp_links Directories Adding vp_links Directories Multipart Access requires that a View Part Links vp_links directory reside in every referenced part s database at its _pd file level This directory provides the proper permissions drwxrwxrwx to ensure access to the referenced part You can create vp_links directories for new or existing parts Creating vp_links Directories for New Parts To create vp_links directory automatically for each new part use the CADDSENABVP variable Edit the CADDS user s caddsrc file and add the following command line setenv CADDSENABVP yes The value yes enables the automatic creation of the vp_links directory for new parts Creating vp_links Directories for Existing Parts If Multipart Access is used with an existing part that does not have the necessary vp_links directory the directory can be created with the UNIX command script caddsenabvp At UNIX level enter the following command Q caddsenabvp partname This adds the vp_links directory to the part named To add the vp_links directory to all parts in a
51. s or software applications with Multipart Access remember e Instances are read only and are not associated with the active part s database e Multipart Access treats an instance as though it were a single entity e Manipulative tasks affect the active part only unless the VP getdata modifiers are selected Some manipulative tasks allow you to select a viewed entity and copy it into the active part s database You can move and copy and put the copy into the active part s database Clipping The system displays instances in all views just as it does model entities You can use clipping options with views of instances Dynamic Viewing Using dynamic viewing options in the active part to zoom scroll or rotate the drawing or views affects both the instances and the active part Plotting Multipart Access provides full plotting capabilities for instances Using the options found on the View Part property sheet you can further enhance these capabilities Dimensioning You cannot use options that associate dimensions with instances Any dimensions you add are filed with the active part When adding dimensions to the active part remember to make sure that the dimensions are inserted as model non associative dimensions Imagedesign I With the exception of Assign and List Sattribute options Imagedesign II works in conjunction with Multipart Access Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 1 9 Introduction Using Ot
52. sed to change the point on entity reference from END back to location coordinates Select the end of the rotation Select Done from the Utilities menu Example 2 To rotate a selected instance using the explicit form 1 Select the Move icon from the Multipart Access task set Select the Rotate icon on the Move Instance property sheet Enter the name DELTA in the ID Name field Select Specify Orientation on the Move Instance property sheet Select Apply The Orientation property sheet appears just below the Move Instance property sheet Select the AX icon to specify that you want to rotate the instance about the X axis A scientific calculator appears over the Orientation property sheet Enter the value 90 for the rotation Select the entry field on the calculator and it disappears Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference 2 37 Using Multipart Access Repositioning Instances 9 Select Done from the Orientation property sheet 10 Select VPE from the top bar mask and END from the side bar 11 Select the location for the center of rotation 90 degrees about the x axis 12 Select Done from the Utilities menu Example 3 To rotate two selected instances using PZ from the Orientation property sheet 1 Select the Move icon from the Multipart Access task set Select the Rotate icon on the Move Instance property sheet Select Specify Orientation on the Move Instance
53. te the display using the Delete option on the View Part property sheet with Select All 3 Restore the display with Run Command File and enter the file name Using this procedure to delete all the instances displayed in the active part destroys the model graphics data and links to the referenced parts Restoring the display with Run Command File causes the View Part command in the command file to read the model graphics data from the latest _ gr file of that referenced part and links to the referenced parts displaying the most recently filed version of the referenced parts model geometry In the following two examples of saving a display the active part is named BRACE Example 1 Suppose your Create directory for parts is usr eng sburns parts and you want to save a display in the active part in this directory 1 Select the View Part icon from the Multipart Access task set 2 Select the Save icon from the View Part property sheet 3 Select Filename from the available options 4 Enter the name that you want for the execute file In this case enter DELTA 5 Select Apply from the View Part property sheet When the system has created the execute file it responds by displaying the full path name location of this file in the text window Execute file USR ENG SBURNS PARTS amp BCD DELTA written 2 26 Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference Using Multipart Access Saving a Display of Instances Example 2 To
54. the geometry of the part until it has been filed VIEW PART lt partname gt IDname already in use The ID name is already assigned to an instance in the active part You can use VIEW PART LIST to list the ID names of all the instances in the active part and re enter the command with a different ID name You can also re enter the command without assigning an ID name and CADDS by default will assign a unique ID name VIEW PART lt partname gt lt ID name gt Invalid IDname You specified an invalid ID name You can use VIEW PART LIST to list the ID names of all the instance in the part and re enter the command with the correct ID name If you are using a modifier that allows you to digitize instances you also can re enter the command and digitize the instance ORIENT INSTANCEROTATE INSTANCE SELECT VPMODETRANSLATE INSTANCE VIEW PART No instances exist There is no display of instances in the active part VIEW PART LIST Multipart Access User Guide and Menu Reference A 3 System Messages Multipart Access System Messages P Part found but cannot be opened This could mean part is new and has not been filed yet CADDS cannot access the referenced part which may indicate that the part referenced is a new uncommitted part and you cannot access the geometry of the part until it has been filed VIEW PART lt partname gt
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