Creating a single generic product structure that is configurable for each different variant of a product is an important manufacturing approach. In ST5, Solid Edge Assembly gives you the capability of using the structure from Teamcenter and only enabling those document references defined by variants. Some of the features of this capability are:
When you select the item revision in the Open dialog box, the preview associated with the dataset is displayed.
When you select a variant assembly in the Open dialog box, the Variant Rule list is accessible and populated with variant rules defined in Teamcenter.
Assembly PathFinder displays both the Revision Rule and Variant Rule used when you open a document configured with variants.
All assemblies that have associated variants open read-only at all levels. The Read Only Assistant indicates a variant assembly is opened and gives you the option to use the Save As command to save the assembly to a new item.
Note:
This project is not intended to provide a method to migrate Solid Edge Family of Assemblies to Teamcenter Variants.