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Creo Parametric 7.0
Core Update from Creo Parametric 4.0
1st Edition
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Preface ............................................................................................................. v

In This Guide ................................................................................................. vii

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Chapter 1: User Interface Enhancements .................................................. 1-1
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Dashboard Updated .......................................................................... 1-3
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1.4 Model Tree Search ........................................................................ 1-15
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1.5 Mini Toolbar and Dimension Enhancements ............................. 1-19

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Dimension Background ................................................................... 1-20

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1.6 Showing and Hiding...................................................................... 1-22

Practice 1a User Interface Enhancements......................................... 1-23
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Practice 1b Model Tree and Display Enhancements ........................ 1-33

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Chapter 2: Sketcher Enhancements ........................................................... 2-1

2.1 Usability Improvements.................................................................. 2-2
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2.3 Improved Sketcher Visualization................................................... 2-5

2.4 Improved Snapping......................................................................... 2-8
2.5 Sketcher Constraints When Using Edit Dimension ................... 2-10
2.6 Sketch Regions ............................................................................. 2-11
Practice 2a Sketcher Enhancements.................................................. 2-13
Practice 2b Sketcher Regions............................................................. 2-28

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Chapter 3: Part Enhancements ................................................................... 3-1

3.1 Default Extrude Depth Enhanced .................................................. 3-2
3.2 Volume Helical Sweep .................................................................... 3-3
Create Helix Curve.......................................................................... 3-10

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Round Handling in Draft.................................................................. 3-11

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Drafting Drafted Surfaces................................................................ 3-13
3.4 Access to Varied Items from an Inheritance Feature ................ 3-15

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3.6 Default Value for Midplane ........................................................... 3-17
3.7 Point Pattern Workflow................................................................. 3-18
3.8 Datum Point Projection ................................................................ 3-19

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3.10 Improved Chart-Tool..................................................................... 3-23
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Practice 3b Draft Enhancements ........................................................ 3-35
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Practice 3c Mirroring Features............................................................ 3-43
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Practice 3d Chart-Tool ......................................................................... 3-49

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4.1 Multibody Part Design Basics........................................................ 4-2

Creating Bodies................................................................................. 4-4
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Creating Parts from Bodies ............................................................... 4-7

4.2 Boolean Operations ........................................................................ 4-8
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Merge ................................................................................................ 4-8

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Intersect ............................................................................................ 4-9

Subtract........................................................................................... 4-10
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Advantages ..................................................................................... 4-10

4.3 Splitting Bodies............................................................................. 4-11
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Split Using Volumes ........................................................................ 4-12

4.4 Multibody in Sheetmetal............................................................... 4-14
4.5 Using Multiple Materials in Multibody Parts............................... 4-15
Practice 4a Multibody Overview ......................................................... 4-19
Practice 4b Boolean Operations ......................................................... 4-39
Practice 4c Splitting Bodies ................................................................ 4-62

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Chapter 5: Assembly Enhancements ......................................................... 5-1

5.1 Reference Viewer Update ............................................................... 5-2
Reference Viewer.............................................................................. 5-2
5.2 Active Component in the Model Tree............................................ 5-4

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5.4 Collapsible Lists in IFX................................................................... 5-9

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5.5 Check for Existing Fasteners in IFX............................................ 5-11

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5.6 Use Mini Toolbar with IFX ............................................................ 5-12

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Practice 5a Model Tree and Reference Viewer Enhancements ....... 5-13

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Practice 5b Assembling Intelligent Fasteners................................... 5-21

Chapter 6: Detailing Enhancements ........................................................... 6-1

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See Child Views ................................................................................ 6-4
Sort Views ......................................................................................... 6-5
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6.4 Undo and Redo Support................................................................. 6-8

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6.5 Radial Dimensions .......................................................................... 6-9

6.6 Note and Leader Enhancements ................................................. 6-11
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Text Editor....................................................................................... 6-13

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Note Handles .................................................................................. 6-14

Editing Attachments ........................................................................ 6-15
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ISO-Compliant Leader Notes .......................................................... 6-16

6.7 Witness Line Extension................................................................ 6-17
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Symbol Indicators for GTOLs.......................................................... 6-18

Control GTOL Frame Gap............................................................... 6-19
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6.9 New Report Parameters................................................................ 6-20

6.10 Delete Cell Contents ..................................................................... 6-21
6.11 Cross-Section Arrows and Names .............................................. 6-22
6.12 HLR Improvements ....................................................................... 6-23
HLR for Intersecting Bodies or Components................................... 6-24

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6.13 New Detail Options ....................................................................... 6-25

Secondary Unit Values of GTOLs ................................................... 6-25
Control Display of Lead Zeros......................................................... 6-25
Align Ordinate Dimensions with a Baseline .................................... 6-25
New Value for tol_display................................................................ 6-25

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Control Snapping of Leader ............................................................ 6-26

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Maintain Tolerance Value ............................................................... 6-27

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Default ISO Tolerance Table........................................................... 6-27

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6.15 Syntax Checking Enhancements................................................. 6-29

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Syntax Checking Standard.............................................................. 6-29
Improved Syntax Checking ............................................................. 6-29
6.16 Drawing View Information ............................................................ 6-30

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Drawing View Summary.................................................................. 6-30
View Tooltips................................................................................... 6-30

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Copy Hatching................................................................................. 6-33
Drawing Model Tree........................................................................ 6-33
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Practice 6a Drawing Enhancements................................................... 6-36

Practice 6b Note Enhancements......................................................... 6-51
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Practice 6c Multibody Drawings ......................................................... 6-60

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7.1 Enhanced Wall Usability................................................................. 7-2

Flat Walls .......................................................................................... 7-2
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Flat and Flange ................................................................................. 7-4

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7.2 New Corner Relief ........................................................................... 7-8

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7.3 Sheetmetal Extrude Features....................................................... 7-11

Sheetmetal Cut Regeneration......................................................... 7-11
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7.5 Flattened Representation ............................................................. 7-15

7.6 Form Creation Improved .............................................................. 7-18
7.7 Conversion Improvements........................................................... 7-20
7.8 Closed Section for Bend Relief.................................................... 7-24
Practice 7a Sheetmetal Enhancements.............................................. 7-26
Practice 7b Unattached Walls ............................................................. 7-40
Practice 7c Conversion Feature Enhancements ............................... 7-44

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As an experienced user of Creo Parametric 4.0, the Creo Parametric 7.0: Core
Update from Creo Parametric 4.0 learning guide enables you to become familiar
with the enhancements that have been made to the core capabilities of Creo

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Parametric. This extensive, hands-on learning guide contains numerous labs and

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practices to give you practical experience that will improve your job performance.

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This guide was developed against build Creo Parametric 7.0.2.0.
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Topics Covered
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• User interface enhancements
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• Sketcher enhancements
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• Part modeling enhancements

• Multibody modeling
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• Assembly enhancements
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• Drawing enhancements
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• Sheetmetal enhancements
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Prerequisites
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• Access to the 7.0.2.0 version of the software or above, to ensure compatibility

with this guide. The practices and files included with this guide might not be
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compatible with prior versions.

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This guide assumes a standard installation of the software using the default
preferences during installation. Lectures and practices use the standard software
templates and default options for the Content Libraries.

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Lead Contributor: Scott Hendren

Scott has been a trainer and curriculum developer in the PLM industry for over
20 years, with experience on multiple CAD systems, including Pro/ENGINEER,
Creo Parametric, and CATIA. Trained in Instructional Design, Scott uses his skills

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to develop instructor-led and web-based training products.

Scott has held training and development positions with several high-profile PLM

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Scott holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree as well as a Bachelor

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Scott Hendren is the Lead Contributor for Creo Parametric 7.0: Core Update from
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The following highlights the key features of this guide.

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Feature Description

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Practice Files The Practice Files page includes a link to the practice files and

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instructions on how to download and install them. The practice files
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Chapters A chapter consists of the following - Learning Objectives,

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Instructional Content, and Practices.
• Learning Objectives define the skills you can acquire by learning
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the content provided in the chapter.

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• Instructional Content, which begins right after Learning

Objectives, refers to the descriptive and procedural information
related to various topics. Each main topic introduces a product
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feature, discusses various aspects of that feature, and provides

step-by-step procedures on how to use that feature. Where
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relevant, examples, figures, helpful hints, and notes are provided.

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• Practice for a topic follows the instructional content. Practices

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enable you to use the software to perform a hands-on review of a

topic. It is required that you download the practice files (using the
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practice.
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Several updates and enhancements have been made to the Creo Parametric user

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interface. The environment colors have been updated, and enhancements have
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Learning Objectives in This Chapter
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• Review the general user interface enhancements.

• Review the improved prompts and messages.
• Learn how to maintain Perspective display for a more realistic view of the model.
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• Use the enhanced Model Tree search to filter and select objects.
• Review the mini toolbar and dimension enhancements.
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1.1 General User Interface

Enhancements
To maintain consistent terminology between Creo Parametric

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and Windchill, all dialog boxes that display filenames have been
updated to show the label File name instead of simply Name.

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Figure 1–1
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Note that if you are using Windchill, and the software generates
a name for a file, the File name field reads <Generated>.
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Common name is set to be not editable, the Common name field

is unavailable, as shown in Figure 1–2.
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Figure 1–2
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Dashboard The basic layout of the dashboard has been updated to provide
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Updated drop-down lists are organized under headings, as shown in
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In addition, a description of what a command does, including a

link to the help system, has also been added (as shown in
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Figure 1–4

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Enhanced For most common features, the system displays messages and
prompts at the location of the cursor and in the message window.
Prompts and For example, while creating a round on an edge, if you move the

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Messages cursor away from the model, a prompt displays on screen to

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in Figure 1–5.
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option display_prompt_on_cursor or Show user help
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prompts on pointer in the Environment group, in the Creo

Parametric Options dialog box, as shown in Figure 1–6.
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Standard Orientation Perspective View

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To activate perspective display mode, click (Perspective

View) in the In-graphics toolbar or in the View tab.

The use of perspective helps designers plan and visualize

products in a realistic view, as they would appear to the eye. The

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perspective display is controlled using the Perspective tab in the
View dialog box, as shown in Figure 1–8.

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Quick Transparency

In the ribbon, select the View tab and in the Show group, expand
(Geometry Display Filters). Click the arrow next to Boundary
(B-Rep) and drag the handle to adjust the transparency, as

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1.2 Updated Appearance

Handles, text, dimensions, and lines have been updated with a
more modern appearance to improve visibility.

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Handles animate and change both size and color when the
cursor hovers over them, improving visibility, as shown in

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forming non-rectangular shapes. The image shown in

Figure 1–11 is zoomed in to show edges with anti-aliasing
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You can control anti-aliasing by clicking File>Options to open

the Creo Parametric Options dialog box. Then, click Entity
Display to access the Anti-Aliasing options shown in
Figure 1–12.

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Two new options are available: Lines Anti-Aliasing and Text

Anti-Aliasing. For either option, you can select On or Off to
control the anti-aliased display, but note that if you change the
setting for text anti-aliasing, it will not take effect until Creo
Parametric has been restarted, as indicated by the icon shown in

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1.3 Model Tree Display Control

It is easier to control and configure the appearance of the Model
Tree. To change the Model Tree settings, expand the
(Settings) flyout at the top of the Model Tree, as shown in

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Figure 1–15.

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items in the dialog box to customize the display of items in the
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The Model Tree can also be customized to include additional

columns of information. To manipulate columns in the Model
Tree, select Tree Columns in the (Settings) drop-down list.
The Model Tree Columns dialog box opens, as shown in
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cannot be removed. The

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The width can be set for each column added to the Displayed
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by enabling the Filter/Search option. Figure 1–18 shows a
Model Tree that is configured to display the feature number and
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Once changes are made to your Model Tree configuration, they

are automatically stored in a *.ui configuration file. The settings
are mode-specific, so if you make changes to the Model Tree in
part mode, those changes will be in place for any subsequent
parts you open. The changes will not be in place when you open

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Conversely, changes to an assembly Model Tree will not be set
for part files.

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Settings and the Model Tree will return to the default setup.

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was used. You may currently have one set up on your system. If

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when opening models.

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the mdl_tree_cfg_file option, you should leave it in place for

now, since the configuration file may be used for older releases
of Creo Parametric that do not use the *.ui file.

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Hiding and Showing Columns

You may want to temporarily hide additional columns without

removing them from the Model Tree. A new button has been
added to toggle the display of columns. In the Model Tree, click

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(Toggle Columns Off)/ (Toggle Columns On) to hide and
show the additional columns, as shown in Figure 1–20.

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1.4 Model Tree Search

When using the Model Tree search tool, the Model Tree filters
and updates dynamically as you type letters in, as shown in
Figure 1–21.

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Figure 1–21
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In addition to searching text, you can also search for conditions,

query types, and wild cards. By default, the Model Tree filters as
you type and also highlights objects in the graphics area. These
settings can be controlled by right-clicking in the Search bar and
enabling or disabling the Dynamic Filter/Search or Highlight in

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Graphics options, as shown in Figure 1–22.

Enable/disable

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these options

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You can also filter on values from any columns you add to the
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shown in Figure 1–23), you can right-click in the search box and
select one or more of those columns from the shortcut menu.
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Note that when adding a

column, you can enable
the Filter/Search option
to automatically include
the column in your

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searches.

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Figure 1–23
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When you type values in the search field, the Model Tree filters
based on the columns you selected, as Figure 1–24.
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Figure 1–24
To select the objects that are highlighted by your search, click
(Add Marked) in the Model Tree.

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If you want to search without filtering, you can click the (Filter)
next to the search bar. The icon changes to (Search) and the
found objects highlight but no longer filter, as shown in
Figure 1–25.

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Filter enabled Search enabled

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Figure 1–25
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1.5 Mini Toolbar and Dimension

Enhancements

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Enhanced Mini Mini toolbars have been enhanced so that they are enabled for
creating and editing features. Many options previously found in a
Toolbar

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feature dashboard or the right-click context menu are now
placed in the mini toolbar so they can be quickly accessed.

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While creating or editing the definition of a feature, do one of the
following (as shown in Figure 1–26):

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• Click in the graphics area and the mini toolbar opens.
• Right-click and the mini toolbar and the shortcut menu

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open.

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Two new options have been added to dimensions when creating

or editing features. Consider an extruded feature. Hover over
a dimension and a drop-down list displays to the left of the
dimension, providing access to the depth options, as shown in
Figure 1–27.

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Figure 1–27

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On the right of the dimension, you can click the icon to create a
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as shown in Figure 1–28.
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the left and right of the

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depending on the type
of feature being created.
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Figure 1–28
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New configuration options are added to control the background

display for dimensions:
Background
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Option Description Setting

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dim_background Displays dimensions with a always

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background behind them. hide

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dim_background_color Sets the color of the contrast

background. global
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dim_background_trans Sets the transparency of 0-100

the background. 100 is fully
transparent

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Note that dim_background replaces

enable_transparent_text_bg.

By default, dimensions display with a semi-transparent

background, as shown on the left in Figure 1–29. You can
quickly toggle the background on and off by selecting the View

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tab and clicking (Dimension Background Display) in the

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Show group.

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Figure 1–29
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The options for dimension display can also be set by clicking

File>Options>Entity Display and setting the options shown in
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Figure 1–30.
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Figure 1–30
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1.6 Showing and Hiding

There are additional commands for showing and hiding objects.
Select an object in the Model Tree or graphics area and in the

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mini toolbar, select (Show Only) or (Show All Except).
Alternatively, you can select the View tab and select the options
in the Visibility group, as required.

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• (Show Only): Shows the selected object while hiding all

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other objects of the same type.

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• (Show All Except): Hides the selected object, and all
objects of the same type display, as shown in Figure 1–31.

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Selected object Show Only Show All Except

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Figure 1–31
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Practice 1a User Interface Enhancements

Practice Objectives
• Review the enhanced prompts.

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• Review visibility enhancements while creating and editing features.

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In this practice, you will review the various updates and
enhancements to the user interface.

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Task 1 - Open the na200.prt model.

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1. Set the Working Directory to Creo Parametric 7.0 Core
Update from Creo Parametric 4.0 Practice Files\

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User_Interface_Enhancements_I.

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2. Open na200.prt.

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• (Datum Display Filters): All Off

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• (Spin Center): Off

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• (Display Style): (Shading With Edges)

The model displays as shown in Figure 1–32.
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Figure 1–32

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Task 2 - Review the enhanced prompts.

1. Select the edge shown in Figure 1–33 and select (Round)

from the mini toolbar.

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Figure 1–33
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2. Move the cursor away from the model and note the prompt
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that displays at the cursor and in the message area, as

shown in Figure 1–34.
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Figure 1–34

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3. Without pressing any other keys, select the surface shown in

Figure 1–35, move the cursor away from the model, and note
the updated prompt.

The prompts provide

helpful instructions for

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less experienced users.

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Select this surface

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Figure 1–35

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Yes when prompted to confirm.
(Cancel Feature) and click
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5. Select the File tab and click Options.
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6. In the Creo Parametric Options dialog box, click

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Environment.
7. Disable the Show user prompts on pointer option.
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8. Click OK and click No when prompted to save the

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configuration.
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9. Select the edge shown in Figure 1–36 and select (Round)

from the mini toolbar.
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Select this edge

Figure 1–36

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10. Move the cursor away from the model and note that the
prompt does not display the way it did previously, as shown in
Figure 1–37.

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Figure 1–37
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12. In the Creo Parametric Options dialog box, click
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Environment.
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13. Enable the Show user prompts on pointer option.

14. Click OK and click No when prompted to save the

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configuration.
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Task 3 - Create several features to review the enhanced drag

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handles.
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1. Select the surface shown in Figure 1–38 and click (Hole)

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in the mini toolbar.

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Figure 1–38

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2. Note the various drag handles shown in Figure 1–39.

Placement reference handles

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Diameter

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handle

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Depth handle

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Location handle
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3. Place the cursor over the Depth handle (but do not click it)
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and note that it turns blue and changes size, as shown in
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Figure 1–40.
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Standard size/yellow Increased size/cyan

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Figure 1–40

4. Click and drag the depth drag handle to a depth of

approximately 5.

5. Click and drag the diameter drag handle to approximately 3.

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6. Place the cursor over one of the dimension reference

handles and note that it changes color and size, as shown in
Figure 1–41.

Standard size/red Increased size/cyan

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7. Drag the dimension reference handles to the adjacent

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surfaces shown in Figure 1–42 and edit the values. Note that
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the handles turn yellow, indicating they are associated with a

reference.
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Note that the

dimensions that display
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on the model have a

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lighter background to
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make them easier to

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see.
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Drag to the hidden

side surface
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Drag to this surface

Figure 1–42

8. In the ribbon, select the View tab. The dimensions are

temporarily removed.

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9. In the Show group, disable (Dimension Background

Display).

10. Select the Hole tab, and note that the dimensions no longer
have a background behind them, as shown in Figure 1–43.

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Figure 1–43
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11. In the dashboard, click (OK).

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12. In the ribbon, select the View tab.

13. In the Show group, enable (Dimension Background

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Display).
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14. In the ribbon, select the Model tab.

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Task 4 - Use the mini toolbar.

1. Select the edge shown in Figure 1–44 and click (Round)

in the mini toolbar.

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The mini toolbar options
are context sensitive.

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Figure 1–44
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2. Press <Ctrl> and select the two adjacent edges as shown in

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Figure 1–45.
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Figure 1–45

3. Place the cursor over the radius drag handle and note that it
changes size and color.

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4. Drag the handle to a radius of approximately 1.5, as shown in

Figure 1–46.

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Figure 1–46

5. Click in the graphics area and note that the mini toolbar
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(shown in Figure 1–47) contains many options that were

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previously only available in the right-click context menu or the

dashboard.
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Figure 1–47

6. In the mini toolbar, click (Make Variable).

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7. Edit the two internal radii to 2, as shown in Figure 1–48.

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Figure 1–48

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8. In the dashboard, click (OK).
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1. In the ribbon, select the View tab.

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2. In the Show group, expand (Geometry Display Filters),

click the arrow next to Boundary (B-Rep), and drag the
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handle approximately 75%, as shown in Figure 1–49.

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Figure 1–49

3. Close the file and erase it from memory.

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Practice 1b Model Tree and Display

Enhancements
Practice Objectives

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• Review the enhancements to searching the Model Tree.

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• Review the new tools for showing and hiding objects.

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In this practice, you will review enhancements to searching and

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filtering in the Model Tree, as well as the new Show Only and
Show All Except options.

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Task 1 - Open the engine.asm model.

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1. Set the Working Directory to Creo Parametric 7.0 Core
Update from Creo Parametric 4.0 Practice Files\

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User_Interface_Enhancements_II.
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3. Set the model display as follows:
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• (Datum Display Filters): All Off

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• (Spin Center): Off

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• (Display Style): (Shading With Edges)

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The model displays as shown in Figure 1–50.

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Figure 1–50

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Task 2 - Review the general Model Tree settings.

1. In the Model Tree, click (Settings)>Tree Filters and

note that Annotations, Features, and Suppressed objects
are now enabled by default, as shown in Figure 1–51.

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Figure 1–51
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2. Click Cancel.
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3. Expand the AFT_ENGINE_SECTION.ASM and

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AFT_PISTON_ASSEMBLY.ASM nodes and note that the

Insert Here marker is replaced by horizontal lines, as shown
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in Figure 1–52.
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Insert Here for

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AFT_PISTON_ASSEMBLY.ASM
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Insert Here for

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Insert Here for

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4. Drag the blue insert marker for the

AFT_PISTON_ASSEMBLY.ASM node to be just below
SKEL_PISTON.PRT, as shown in Figure 1–53.

The Model Tree is

updated to display

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suppressed objects with
a gray background,

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making it much more
obvious that they are in

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the suppressed state.

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Figure 1–53
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5. Right-click on the blue drag handle and select Exit Insert

Mode. Click Yes when prompted to resume the suppressed
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objects.
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Task 3 - Review the enhanced Model Tree search and

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filtering.

1. Search for parts with coupling in the name. In the Model Tree
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search bar, type co, as shown in Figure 1–54. Any object

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containing co is highlighted.
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Note the objects with

those letters in the
name are highlighted,
the tree filters to only
those objects, and they

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are also highlighted in
the model itself.

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2. Complete the word coupling and note that only objects
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containing coupling are filtered, as shown in Figure 1–55.

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Figure 1–55
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3. To see the found objects without filtering, click (Filter) next

to the search bar and the Model Tree updates as shown in
Figure 1–56.

Note the (Filter) icon

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switches to (Search),
indicating that search

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results are no longer

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filtered.

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Figure 1–56
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4. Click (Search) to return to filter mode.

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5. In the Model Tree, click (Add Marked) to select the found

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6. Note that the highlight color changes, indicating that they are
now selected, as shown in Figure 1–57.

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Figure 1–57
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selection, but note they are still filtered.
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8. Click (Clear Search) to cancel.

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Task 4 - Hide objects using the new options.

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1. In the Model Tree, click (Show Recent Queries) next to

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the search bar, and note that any recent searches are
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available, as shown in Figure 1–58.

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Figure 1–58

2. Select coupling from the list to filter the Model Tree.

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3. Click (Add Marked) to select the components.

4. Right-click and select (Show Only). The model updates as

shown in Figure 1–59.

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Only the selected
components are
displayed when you use

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(Show Only).

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Figure 1–59

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5. Click (Clear Search).

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6. To quickly select all of the parts, use a predefined query. In
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Queries by state section, select Hidden Items, as shown in
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Figure 1–60.
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7. All of the objects that are hidden are found. Click (Add
Marked).

8. Right-click and select (Show).

9. Click (Clear Search) and select anywhere on the screen

to clear all selections.

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10. Click (Show Recent Queries) and select coupling.

11. Click (Add Marked).

12. Right-click and select (Show All Except). The model

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updates as shown in Figure 1–61.

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Note that in this case,
the selected objects are

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removed from display.

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Figure 1–61
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13. The objects should still be filtered in the Model Tree. Click
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(Add Marked).
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14. Right-click and select (Show).

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15. Click (Clear Search).

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16. Select anywhere on the screen to clear all selections.

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Task 5 - Search the Model Tree to find objects developed by

a specific designer, using values found in the Model
Tree columns.

1. In the Model Tree, click (Settings)>Tree Columns. The

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Model Tree Columns dialog box opens as shown in
Figure 1–62.

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Note that the Model

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Tree itself is considered

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a column, and you can

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set a predefined width.
You cannot remove this
entry from the Displayed

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list.

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Figure 1–62

2. In the Type drop-down list, select Model Params.

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3. In the list of parameters, select MODELED_BY and click

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(Add Column).
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4. Edit the Width to 10.

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5. Click OK. The Model Tree updates as shown in Figure 1–63.

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Figure 1–63
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6. Right-click in the search bar and enable MODELED_BY, as

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shown in Figure 1–64.

By enabling
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MODELED_BY, any
search is applied to the
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values found in the

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MODELED_BY column,
rather than part names.
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Figure 1–64

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7. In the search field, type SMITH and note that the Model Tree
filters as shown in Figure 1–65.

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Figure 1–65

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8. Select the first instance of HEAD.PRT and click (Open)

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from the mini toolbar.
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model displays as shown in Figure 1–66.
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Figure 1–66
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Task 6 - Search the Model Tree for coordinate system

features and hide them.

1. In the Model Tree, type CS in the search field and note that
the Model Tree filters as shown in Figure 1–67.

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Figure 1–67

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2. Click (Add Marked) to select the components.

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3. Right-click and select (Hide). The model updates as
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The search capabilities

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work for components
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and features.
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Figure 1–68

4. Close the part file.

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5. In the In-graphics toolbar, disable (Csys Display).

Task 7 - Review the Model Tree settings.

1. Expand (Settings) in the Model Tree and select Tree

Columns.

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2. In the Not Displayed list, select Feat # as shown in

Figure 1–69.

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Figure 1–69
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4. Repeat the steps to move Feat ID and Feat Name to the
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Displayed area.
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5. Click OK. Note that the three columns have been added to
the Model Tree, as shown in Figure 1–70.
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Figure 1–70

6. In the Model Tree, click (Toggle Columns Off) to

temporarily turn off the display of the additional columns, as
shown in Figure 1–71.

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7. In the Model Tree, click (Toggle Columns On) to turn on
the display of the additional columns.

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9. Open intake_manifold.prt. Note the Model Tree displays

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only the part and features, as shown in Figure 1–72.
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10. Close the part window.

11. Open engine.asm and note that the customizations to the

Model Tree are present.

12. In the Model Tree, expand (Settings)>Reset Tree

Settings>Reset All Tree Settings to return the tree to its
default settings.

13. Close the assembly and erase all files.

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