Using the second structure pane

You can split the structure pane in two and use the other structure pane to:

• Reference a line in a separate structure from a composition.

• Find a selected object in the other pane.

• Edit structures in the same way as in the first pane.

• Copy, paste, or drag-and-drop data between structures in the two panes.

• Open multiple structures in different tabs.

Note

• If you want to compare two configurations of the same structure, you must save the root structure in two different structure contexts and open these separately.

• Opening a structure in the second pane closes it in the first pane.

When you open the data pane, you can specify whether it should open to the right of the structure pane or below it. You specify this behavior in the MEDataPanelPosition preference. If you set this preference to right, the data pane opens to the right of the structure on which you are working. If you set the preference to bottom, the data pane opens below the structure. The second data pane that opens in the Attachments and Activities tabs is not affected by this preference and continues to open in the right side of those panes.

When opening a second structure pane, you can specify that it is opened to the right of the first structure, instead of below it. You define this behavior in the MESecondStructurePosition preference that has right or bottom as valid values.

To show and hide the second structure pane:

• Choose View→Show Second Structure Panel. -or- Click Show/Hide the Second Structure Panel . If you have not yet opened a structure in the second pane, the pane is empty when you open it. If you have opened a structure in the second pane previously, this structure is shown the next time you open the second pane.

To open a structure in the second structure pane:

1. Right-click the tab of the structure you want to display in the second pane.

2. Choose Open Structure in Second Panel. Teamcenter closes the structure in the first pane and opens it in the second pane. You can open multiple structures in separate tabs in the second pane. If you want to compare two configurations of the same structure, you must save the root structure in two different structure contexts and open these separately.