Newly need options for efficiency

[mssolly]

Hey if any one has access to the developers here is a wish list coming from a former Solid Works guy. These options are wonderful.
1. Select a feature in the model and right click and then select "go to feature in tree". A very helpful options when dealing with huge feature trees.

2. Select a feature and right click and select "show parent/child relations". Another extreamly helpful option. Especially when trying to solve errors. Make sure it functions like the latest SW and you can use the wish #1 I mentioned above with this freature. Earler versions of SW could only show the parent/child relation but now you can select a child who is associated and then "go to the feature in tree". The next thing you know you have scrolled all the way up or down your tree.

It's just a really efficient way to work when dealing with large models that have hundreds of features. My last downhole tool in SW was 60meg and had 18 different configurations for manufacturing. It also had hundreds features in the tree. It's hard to live without the same functionality when making the same models in Inventor.

Mark S.

[Anonymous]

Mark,

A1. Change the browser over to "modeling view", and change your
selection priority to (shift+RMB) "Select Features". Select the feature
then RMB-Find in Browser.

A2 do the same wrt selection priorities, but edit the sketch directly
from top level. (IV activates the part and throws you into sketch edit).
Changing the browser mode to "modelling" should show you the tree and at
what "level" the sketch lives.... of course if you are utilizing shared
sketches, and like in the same vein as adaptivity, your "parent child
relationship" theory doesn't even exist.

QBZ


"mssolly" wrote in message
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> Hey if any one has access to the developers here is a wish list coming
from a former Solid Works guy. These options are wonderful.
> 1. Select a feature in the model and right click and then select "go
to feature in tree". A very helpful options when dealing with huge
feature trees.
> 2. Select a feature and right click and select "show parent/child
relations". Another extreamly helpful option. Especially when trying to
solve errors. Make sure it functions like the latest SW and you can use
the wish #1 I mentioned above with this freature. Earler versions of SW
could only show the parent/child relation but now you can select a child
who is associated and then "go to the feature in tree". The next thing
you know you have scrolled all the way up or down your tree.
>
> It's just a really efficient way to work when dealing with large
models that have hundreds of features. My last downhole tool in SW was
60meg and had 18 different configurations for manufacturing. It also had
hundreds features in the tree. It's hard to live without the same
functionality when making the same models in Inventor.
>
> Mark S.
>

[Anonymous]

Mark,

    As for option 1), if you are in
a part and have your selection filter set for features, you can Right-Click and
hit "Find in Browser".  You can also use this in an assembly to find the
current part OR feature (again, depending on your selection filter, and
whether the assembly is set to show Position view or Modelling view) in the tree
as well.

    As for option 2), I'm not sure I
understand what the functionality is, but I'm sure one of the regulars will
chime in if there is a similar ability.

Cheers!

Alan

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Hey
if any one has access to the developers here is a wish list coming from a
former Solid Works guy. These options are wonderful.
1. Select a feature
in the model and right click and then select "go to feature in tree". A very
helpful options when dealing with huge feature trees.

2. Select a feature and right click and select "show parent/child
relations". Another extreamly helpful option. Especially when trying to solve
errors. Make sure it functions like the latest SW and you can use the wish #1
I mentioned above with this freature. Earler versions of SW could only show
the parent/child relation but now you can select a child who is associated and
then "go to the feature in tree". The next thing you know you have scrolled
all the way up or down your tree.

It's just a really efficient way to work when dealing with large models
that have hundreds of features. My last downhole tool in SW was 60meg and had
18 different configurations for manufacturing. It also had hundreds features
in the tree. It's hard to live without the same functionality when making the
same models in Inventor.

Mark S.

[Anonymous]

Re 2): There isn't. What Mark is talking about is a way to query an entity
(sketch, feature, etc.) and determine what (parent) entities might have been
referenced in it's creation and what (child) entities are dependant on it.

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"Alan Rennick" wrote in message
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> Mark,
> ....................
>
> As for option 2), I'm not sure I understand what the functionality is,
but I'm sure one of the regulars will chime in if there is a similar ability.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Alan

[mssolly]

Alan and Quinn, thanks a bunch. I'll try those options. Alan, your right about the parent/child relations. In SW you can view the parent/child relations in another browswer window. Selecting a parent or child in that window also selects it in the hiearchy tree. The nice thing is you can create folders for the children of a feature which really shortens the tree's length and makes things more organized. I have been looking at Inventor to see if it can creat folders for features as well but I haven't seen anything yet. I noticed the default work planes and work axis's are in a folder at the top of the tree so the first thing I though was I could do the same thing. I'm not having much luck doing that yet.
Again, thanks guys, you all have been a huge help to me.

Mark S.