Creating a View with Filters

You can create a view using a filter previously propagated (that is saved) via the VPM Navigator workbench.

For more about filters, refer to the VPM Navigator User's Guide.

Before you begin: Open a drawing representation and a product containing an assembly. Create a filter (refer to VPM Navigator User's Guide: Filtering data).
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More About Views with Filters

  1. Click Front View in the Views toolbar.

    Important: You can use filters when creating any view type.

  2. Open the 3D window.

    The Apply a PLM filter dialog box is displayed.

    Tip: To create a view without a filter, simply ignore the dialog box.

  3. Click the appropriate button to specify where the filter is located:


    • Local filters: lets you select a filter that is already embedded in the product.

    • External filters: lets you select a filter that has been propagated in the database. Note that once it is embedded in the product, an external filter becomes a local filter and can be re-used by selecting Local filters.

    A browse dialog box is displayed.

  4. Browse to select the convenient filter, then click OK to close the dialog box.

  5. Click OK to close the Apply a PLM filter dialog box.

    You can now proceed as usual to create the view.

  6. From the product structure or from the specification tree, select a plane or a surface plane.

    The 2D window is automatically displayed.

  7. Click in the sheet to select a location for your view.

    The view is created displaying the 3D elements filtered by the selected filter.

    The selected filter gets duplicated and embedded in the root product with suffix "Drafting" added to it. A message is displayed confirming the action.

    The created view has a link with the embedded filter.