Connect welds to parts using the Automatic Feature Connector

The Automatic Feature Connector dialog box enables you to assign large quantities of features to parts automatically, eliminating the need to assign each feature manually. The Automatic Feature Connector dialog box streamlines the process by searching for and displaying up to four parts within a configurable distance of the features. You can then confirm or reject the assignments as required.

Procedure

1. Select a part in the product structure to be the starting point of the search.

2. Choose Tools→Auto-feature Part Connector.

Teamcenter opens a dialog box that lists all the features found under the selected part.

3. Click the Settings button .

4. Set a distance from the features that Teamcenter should search for candidate parts with which to connect each feature.

5. Click OK.

6. In the dialog box, click Search.

Teamcenter searches for all those parts within the specified distance from each feature and lists them in the part columns. It only lists up to four parts per feature. Parts that are already assigned to a feature are displayed in bolt green, and parts that are not yet assigned are displayed in black.

7. Do one of the following:

Remove a part from the list by clicking the Remove part button .

Add a removed part back to the list by clicking the Add part button .

Connect all the parts to a feature (all the parts in one line) by clicking Accept.

Connect all suggested parts with their respective features by clicking Accept All.

Note Weld points are configured by their parts. If you configure out a part in any way (variant, revision rule or incremental change), the weld points that are connected to this part are also configured out. You can configure whether this behavior occurs when at least one of the connected parts is configured out or all of them are configured out using the MEShowWeldPointsConnectedToConfiguredOutParts preference.