Search an IPA

Procedure

1. Select a process BOM line in the process tree and choose Tools→Assembly Tree→Create/Update Filtered Assembly Tree.Teamcenter displays the Create/Update Filtered Assembly Tree dialog box. The next steps depend on whether there are multiple products configuring the process structure.

If multiple products configure the process, select the desired configuring product and click Continue.

If only one product configures the process structure, confirm the selection and click Continue.

Teamcenter displays the Filter Assembly Tree dialog box.

2. Define the scope of the search in one of two ways.

By specifying an actual proximity distance to the part or parts that you added to the Reference Objects list. The search returns all objects within the specified distance. You can view the list of reference objects in the Filter Assembly Tree dialog box by clicking the + button.

By specifying the position and dimensions of a 3D bounding box. The search returns all objects within the defined box. You can choose a Centroid and Size box, then define the center of the box and its dimensions. Alternatively, you can choose a Two Vertices box, then define its lower left corner and dimensions. You can click Center to Selected to center the box on the selected part.

Note The TruShape Filtering dialog box is always checked.

3. Click Run to start the search.Teamcenter displays the IPA Filtering Results dialog box listing all objects found.The search results are displayed in tree format as a subset of the original IPA. Items out of scope of the search are skipped, but the original hierarchy of the IPA is maintained. They are stored in an occurrence group under a common Proximity Search Results root in the structure and are also pasted under the process as an MEProximityResult object.

4. Optionally, use the following buttons on the dialog window to filter the results:

Find in Display Allows you to search for specified lines in the results list.

Display Highlights the object associated with the selected line in the tree and assembly viewer.

Remove Line from Results Removes one or more selected lines from the results list.

Add Line from Original IPA If you select a bill of process (BOP) line in the tree or the assembly viewer, and then click this button, the object is added to the results list. Manufacturing Process Planner does not immediately check if the added line is indeed part of the IPA, and any errors are reported only when the results are stored.

Create/Replace Filtered IPA Allows you to create a new filtered IPA or replace the stored filtered IPA with the version you edited.