Attaching variants as cloned structures

When a template is used, the structure it represents is duplicated to create a cloned structure. The cloned structure includes the manufacturing processes, operations, activities, and parts of the structures associated with them. Any variant options attached to template objects are cloned and attached to the matching clone objects. Load If variant conditions, Set If option defaults, and Error If rule checks in template structure occurrences are duplicated in the clone structure.

Variant expressions referring to variant options attached to template objects are matched to the options attached to the corresponding clone objects. For example, consider a part that includes Item 001 – Mounting Thread. This item has a variant option called Dimension, which can have a value of either Metric or Imperial. The part (Item 001) includes an occurrence of Item 002, thread insert with a variant condition stating Load if Item 001's Dimension = Metric.

When this part is used as a template, two items are cloned:

• Item 001–Mounting Thread is cloned to Item 101–Mounting Thread. It has an option called Dimension, which can equal Metric or Imperial.

• Item 002–Thread Insert is cloned to Item 102–Thread Insert. It has a variant condition stating Load if Item 101's Mounting Thread = Metric.

Note

This only works with classic variants.