Assigning components the same sequence number

You can navigate a tooling assembly easily, because Resource Manager assigns the same sequence number to each component when you add two or more identical components to the assembly; for example, components such as cutting inserts. Having the same sequence number means that the components are packed into a single node in the resource diagram, which makes the assembly easier to navigate.

Note

The sequence number is also assigned automatically when you add a single component.

• When you add two or more components with the same ID to a tooling assembly, they have the same sequence number.

• When you add additional component to an assembly that already contains a component with the same ID, the new components have the same sequence number.

• When you add two or more components with the same ID, the component nodes in the Resource with Summary and Resource diagrams are automatically packed and the quantity is noted. In the example (1), the quantity is noted in the packed node by x4 after the name.

• If you already have multiple components with the same ID in the assembly, and the nodes are expanded when you add the additional components, the new nodes are not packed but have the same sequence number.