Define a spatial filter with a 3D box

Note

This procedure requires a mockup license for the viewer and is not available with the base license.

Procedure

1. In the Spatial Criteria dialog box, select the 3D box button.Teamcenter displays a brown bounding box at a default location in the viewer.

2. (Optional) Select True Shape Filtering if you want to test items with intersecting bounding boxes to identify if they have TruShape volumes that intersect the TruShape volumes of the selected objects. Depending on the TruShape parameters configured, Teamcenter displays the geometry of each object as regular cubes (voxels) to provide a simplified representation of the actual shape. TruShape searches return more accurate results but may take longer to complete.

3. Make the following selections to define the location and size of the 3D box:

Slider increment Specifies the actual distance equivalent to one increment of the Maximum and Minimum sliders and spinners.

Extents Determines how Teamcenter constructs the bounding box from the values you specify, as follows:

Centroid and size Allows you to specify the bounding box with coordinates of the centroid and lengths in X, Y, and Z directions. It is oriented with respect to the global axes of the end item.

Origin and size Allows you to specify the bounding box with coordinates of the origin and lengths in X, Y, and Z directions.

Minimum and Maximum Allows you to specify the bounding box with minimum and maximum coordinates. This is the default selection.

Maximum and Minimum sliders and spinners Allow you to manually define the maximum and minimum extents of the bounding box.

Find Parts Allows you to specify if parts returned by the search are fully contained inside or fully outside the bounding box.

Include parts intersecting the box If checked, the search returns parts that intersect the bounding box, as well as parts that are fully inside or outside it. This option is enabled only if you select the True Shape filtering option. Note If you use appearance searches, this option is always checked.

Enable 3D manipulators If checked, drag handles are displayed on the bounding box, allowing you to move and resize it manually. You can then drag the 3D manipulator to resize or reposition the bounding box.

4. (Optional) Do any of the following to move and resize the bounding box with the manipulators:

To

Do this

Move the manipulator parallel to a face.

Drag the face of the manipulator.

Move the manipulator perpendicular to a face.

Press Ctrl as you drag the face.

Constrain the move to one axis.

Press Shift as you drag a face.

Resize the manipulator uniformly.

Drag a corner of the manipulator.

Resize the manipulator along one axis.

Press Ctrl as you drag a corner of the manipulator.

5. (Optional) Click Build from selections to construct a bounding box containing all target parts specified in the Target Parts table, or selected in the tree or viewer.

6. Click OK to save the search criteria.The 3D box remains visible while the search is active, even if the Spatial Criteria dialog box is not open. Note You can visualize mixed unit assemblies in the Spatial Search dialog box, that is, assemblies composed of parts defined in both Imperial (English) and metric units. The dialog box uses the appropriate units when you type in dimensional values, for example, spatial distance in the Spatial Criteria dialog box.