Use item elements

An item element (sometimes called a general design element) represents an interface, characteristic or feature of a component in the structure. For example, it may represent a weld point on a bracket that is welded to a parent assembly. The item element is shown in the product structure as a separate line under the associated component and is represented by the image.

Do any of the following:

• Create an item element

Select the assembly in the product structure with which you want to associate the item element.

Choose File→New→Item Element. Teamcenter displays the New Item Element dialog box.

Enter the name of the item element and click OK. Teamcenter creates the new item element and adds it as an item element line in the product structure.

Note You cannot create a new item element by copying an existing item element. Consequently, the File→Save As and File→Save As→BOM View Revision menu commands are not available when an item element is selected.

• Remove item elements

Select the item element you want to remove from the product structure.

Choose Edit→Remove. Teamcenter displays the Removing Lines dialog box.

Click OK to confirm removal of the selected item elements.

• Copy and paste item elementsYou can copy and paste item elements in the same way as other lines in the product structure.To copy an item element, choose Edit→Copy to copy a selected item element to the clipboard.To paste an item element, choose Edit→Paste to paste a copied item element from the clipboard into the product structure.

• Replace item elements

Select one or more item elements (source lines) from the structure and choose Edit→Replace.

Select one or more (item elements) target lines in the structure and choose Edit→Paste. If you copied more than one source line to the clipboard, but only selected a single target line, Teamcenter displays the Select Object for Replace dialog box. Otherwise, it replaces the target item elements with the source item elements and updates the instance numbers, as appropriate. If you attempt to replace a target item element with a source item element of another type, Teamcenter replaces only those lines where the source is a subtype of the target type. Otherwise, it displays an error message and does not replaces any lines.

If Teamcenter displays the Select Object for Replace dialog box, select the required source item element from those listed and click Replace.

• View notes on item elementsYou can view a note associated with an item elements, select the item element and choose View→Notes.