Use the Select Model dialog box to choose a 3D model to create drawing views. This dialog box is displayed when you choose the View Wizard command in a new Draft document. Not all options defined here are available in all environments.

Look In

Displays the drive and folder in which you want to search for the document or image you want to open. The system stores the last location you browsed in the Look In box.

Note:

If you want to browse a network share, you must map the share to a network drive. After you map the network drive, you can select it from the Look In list.

Go to Last Folder Visited

Returns to the last folder that you visited.

Up One Level

Accesses the parent folder.

Create New Folder

Displays the Create New Folder dialog box that allows you to create a new folder.

View Menu

Controls the display method for the listed documents.

• Thumbnails-Displays thumbnails for the documents.

• Large Icons--Displays large icons for the documents.

• Small Icons--Displays small icons for the documents.

• List--Lists the names of the documents in columns.

• Details--Displays a detailed view of the folder contents. The columns displayed include Name, Size, Type, and Modified.

Detail

Determines the type of representation used in the Look-In control when you work with Teamcenter or Insight XT managed documents. Changing the value updates the view in the Look-In display.

• Full--Displays the Item, Item Revision, and Dataset on individual rows.

• Intermediate--Displays the Item and Item Revision combined in one row. The Dataset displays on a separate row.

• Basic--Default display. The Item, Item Revision, and Dataset are displayed on a single line.

Revision Filter

Controls the revisions of an item you see in the display list. The values available are: All, Latest, Released, Latest Released, and Latest 3.

Search

Displays the Search dialog box so you can define advanced search criteria for the document you want to open.

If you are working with managed documents, the Search dialog box for managed documents is displayed.

Preview

Displays a bitmap image of the document if a preview image was saved for the file.

Properties

Displays the document properties for the active document.

File Name

Specifies the name of the file you want to open.

Files Of Type

Specifies the type of files that you want to list.

Revision Rule

Specifies a revision rule for updating links when you open a managed document.

• As Saved - Opens the document and updates the links as it was last saved.

• Latest - Opens the document and updates the links to the latest revision in the system.

• Latest Released - Opens the document and updates the links with the latest released revision.

• External System - Opens the document and updates links with revisions specified by an external system.

• Version from Cache - Opens the document from your cache. No document transfers take place between the document library and your local cache resulting in optimized performance. When Version from Cache is chosen in conjunction with the Solid Edge Option Always Synchronize to Get Latest Version, the latest version of the direct document is copied from the server to the cache and indirect documents are opened directly from the cache.

If you are opening a document that is managed by Teamcenter, you can select from all of the revision rules available in Teamcenter in addition to those listed here.

Note:

This control is not available if you select a non-managed document, a document that is checked out, or if you are working offline.

Variant Rule

Specifies the variant rule used when opening an assembly from Teamcenter. If no variant was saved with the assembly, the option is grayed out. The variant rule is assembly-specific and is cleared if you select a different assembly.

Options

Displays the translation options.

BOM

Displays the selected assembly structure in a BOM view. The option is only available when working with Teamcenter.

Assembly open as

Determines with what options assemblies are opened. The default settings are defined on the Assembly Open As tab of the Solid Edge Options dialog box.

Auto-Select

Uses the options defined on the Assembly Open As dialog box for opening your assembly.

Note:

The ranges shown here are the default settings on the Assembly Open As dialog box. These numbers can vary based on your definitions.

Small Assembly

Defined as less than 50 number of unique components.

Medium Assembly

Defined as between 50 and 1000 unique components.

Large Assembly

Defined as greater than 1000 unique components.

Last Saved

Opens your assembly based on how it was last saved.

Hide All Components

Specifies that all the components in the assembly are hidden when you open it. When working with Insight or Teamcenter managed documents, the next level of reference documents is downloaded to the cache. When you open an assembly with all components hidden, the assembly will open faster. This can be especially useful when working with large assemblies.

When you open an assembly with Hide All Components selected, the subassembly listings in PathFinder are collapsed. You can expand the next level of reference documents by clicking the + or by using the Expand command on the PathFinder shortcut menu. Selecting Expand All from the PathFinder shortcut menu will expand all branches and download them to cache. For more information, see the Working with large assemblies efficiently Help topic.

Part activation

Specifies how you want to open an assembly (.asm). This option is available when opening an assembly document. When this option is set, you can specify whether the parts in the assembly are active or inactive. When this option is blank, the active or inactive status of the parts is determined by the last save. When you open an assembly with parts inactive, the assembly will open faster.

Activate All

Specifies that all parts in the assembly are active when you open the assembly. This option is set when you enable Apprentice Mode on the Solid Edge start up screen.

Inactivate All

Specifies that all parts in the assembly are inactive when you open the assembly.

In some cases, parts that have associative links to other parts will still be activated when you open the assembly. For example, parts with inter-part links, adjustable parts, flexible pipes, fastener systems, and so forth may be activated to ensure that the linked geometry is up to date. This typically occurs when a part is modified outside the context of the assembly, and that part is a parent in an associative operation. When the assembly containing the child part is opened, the child part must be activated to update the link information properly.

Part simplification

Allows you to specify how you want to open an assembly that contains simplified parts. When this option is set, you can specify whether the parts in the assembly are displayed using the simplified or designed version. When this option is cleared, the simplified or designed status of the parts is determined by the last save. When you open an assembly with parts simplified, the assembly will open faster. This option is available when opening an assembly document.

Use All Design

Specifies that all parts in the assembly that have simplified versions defined are displayed as designed when you open the assembly.

Use All Simplified

Specifies that all parts in the assembly that have simplified versions defined are displayed simplified when you open the assembly.

Subassembly simplification

Allows you to specify how subassemblies are displayed when you open an assembly. When this option is set, you can specify whether the subassemblies in the assembly are displayed using the simplified or designed version. When this option is cleared, the simplified or designed status of the subassemblies is determined by the last save. When you open an assembly with subassemblies simplified, the assembly will open faster. This option is available when opening an assembly document. For more information, see Simplifying assemblies.

Use All Design

Specifies that all subassemblies in the assembly will display using the designed version when the assembly is opened.

Use All Simplified

Specifies that all subassemblies in the assembly that have simplified versions defined are displayed simplified when you open the assembly.

Apply Simplified Assembly Override

Allows you to specify how you want to apply the display configuration. When this option is set, you can specify whether the parts in the assembly are simplified or designed when you apply the display configuration. When this option is cleared, the simplified or designed status of the parts is determined by their status when the configuration was saved. This option is not available in the Teamcenter environment.

Top-Level Assembly

Specifies that all top-level assemblies that have simplified versions defined are displayed simplified when you open the assembly.

All Subassemblies

Specifies that all subassemblies in the assembly that have simplified versions defined are displayed simplified when you open the assembly.

Configuration

Lists the names of predefined configuration files that are available for displaying the assembly model (.asm) or the weldment assembly model (.pwd) when it is opened.

A display configuration takes precedence over other settings initially, but you can apply a different configuration using the Drawing View Creation Wizard (Saved Settings) dialog box.