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This session will discuss the direction of Parts List and tables enhancements over the past few releases. We will discuss the use of the Table Style to customize the appearance of tables. We will also look at the parts list properties and their use to fully customize your parts list.
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Parts List (Tables) – Past and Present
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Speaker Bio: Ricky Black
Background:
Product Manager - Solid Edge Draft from 2002
Nearing 30 years of experience in
manufacturing and mechanical CAD
Machinist and CNC programmer
Solid Edge Draft software development team
from the beginning of Solid Edge
Areas of Expertise:
Manufacturing - Drawings
Personal interests:
Boating/Fishing
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Executive Summary
Today’s Topics:
New Table Architecture
Table Styles
Parts List Properties
Key Takeaways:
Parts List improvements – What you need to know
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New Table Architecture
What version of Solid Edge are you using now?
Why the changes to tables?
Prior to V19 each table had its own architecture.
Code was duplicated for each table type.
User interface (UI) was duplicated for each table type.
It was difficult to make common enhancements.
V19 user defined table – This became the base architecture for all tables
moving forward.
Share UI (properties)
Unify display
Unify override capability
Make it easier to create new table types – Many of the components already
exist.
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New Table Architecture – Common UI
Same tabs for tables – Bend Table and Parts List
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Tables – Progress
All new tables will be based on the new table architecture.
V19 – User Defined Table and Bend Table
V20 – FOP (Family of Parts) Table
V?? – New table types based on table architecture
All existing tables will be migrated to the new architecture
ST2 – Parts List – multi release effort
Parts list was at a dead end under the old architecture.
It was difficult to make major enhancements.
Parts List was a major driving force for the architectural changes.
ST?? – Hole Table
Hole table will be migrated to the new table architecture.
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Tables – Styles
Prior to V19 all table display properties
were part of the table properties and
table saved settings.
Good
Everything for each table was in
one place.
Bad
No shared display control between
tables or table types
Table Styles controls the general
display of tables.
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Tables – Styles
Table Styles work like dimension
styles.
Table Styles are template based.
Click on the Styles button.
Table Styles are shared among
different table types.
One table style fits all tables.
For example, Parts List and Bend
Table may share the same table
style for common display control.
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Tables – Styles (continued)
Different table types may have unique
table styles.
Parts List may be different than
Bend Table.
Create different styles for the
different table types.
Create many styles for each table
type (different suppliers).
Think of this like standards for
dimensions (ISO, ANSI, DIN, etc.)
Use Style Organizer to manage
styles across documents.
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Table Style Reuse (Example)
One Table Style
Multiple Table Types
Parts List
Bend Table
Etc.
Shared or common
appearance among table
types
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Table Styles – Modify/Create
You modify/create table styles with
the Styles dialog.
Click on Table in the „Style type‟ list.
There is only one table style
„Normal‟ delivered by default.
Click on Modify to edit the „Normal‟
style.
Click on New to create a new style
based on „Normal‟.
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Table Styles – Components – Lines
Lines
Control components of the grid
Color
Line Type
Thickness (Width)
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Table Styles – Components – Text
3 basic Table Text components
Display Style specified
separately
Important to understanding
table style
Title Text
Many Titles – Same Text Style
Column Header Text
Many Headers – Same Text
Style
Data Text
Many Data Cells – Same Text
Style
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Table Styles – Components – Text
Table style does not hold text
characteristics (font, bold, size, etc.).
Why duplicate what is already
defined in a text style?
3 Text Style References
Title Text
Column Header Text
Data Text
Confusion about text styles???
Templates have only one text style
by default.
“Normal”
All the text is the same.
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Table Styles – Components – Text
Text Style Creation
New or Modify
Local Access to
Create new text style
Modify existing text style
Shortcut to
Text Style – New or Modify
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Table Styles – Components
Create New Text Styles
3 Basic Text Components
Use combo boxes for selection.
Title Text – My Title
Large font
Bold
Header Text – My Header
Small font
Bold
Data Text – My Data
Small font
Italics
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Table Styles and Saved Settings
Table styles do not maintain the
properties of the table.
The properties of a table are still
maintained in saved settings.
The overall control must be done with
both Table Styles and Saved Settings.
Adds some complexity, but gives
greater flexibility
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Table Styles and Saved Settings
Important Note!!!
Parts List - Saved Settings prior to
ST2 may not give the same results in
ST2 and after.
The Parts List properties must be
updated and saved again.
There are too many new properties
to rely on the old Saved Settings.
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Table Titles
Back by popular request – ST4!!!
Title Text Style – Default for all titles
Local overrides – Override the Text
Style
Saved in Saved Settings
Don‟t forget multiple titles.
Hide a title without deleting it
Predefine multiple titles
Set „Position‟ – Neither
Adjust text to title width
Apply button
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Column Definition
Uses Property Text
Locate the Property to add.
Click the Add Column button.
Column is added to the top list.
User Defined – Top of property list
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Column Definition
Title can be overridden
Prior to the new tables, it was
always the derived property name.
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Column Definition
Multiple property text values in the
same column
Click on property to add.
Click on Add Property.
This is not a formula.
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Column Definition
Fixed row height
Standards based
Text height is independent
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Column Definition
Headers
Show two rows
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Column Definition
Headers
Merge with next header
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Column Definition
Headers
Format Cells
Orientation
Adjust text to column
width
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Column Definition
Data
Format Cells
Same dialog as header format
Indent any column by assembly
structure
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Column Definition
Other column features you may not know
Hide column without deleting it.
Sort on hidden column.
Adjust column widths with graphic handles.
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Data
Local cell formatting
Click on cells to enable the options
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Data
Local cell formatting
Font – Arial
Bold
Underlined
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Data
Allow Cell Overrides
Override any data cell.
Override is user defined text.
Clear Cell Overrides
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Data
Allow Cell Overrides
Text has been changed.
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Data
Insert Blank Rows
Disabled for Exploded Parts
List
Beware of sorting
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Data
Convert deleted parts into
user-defined rows
Becomes user-defined text
No longer associative
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Sorting
Assembly Order
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Parts List – Options
Assembly generated item
numbers
Unifies item numbering
Assembly reports
Doc Management
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Assembly Item Numbers
Assembly generated item
numbers
Assembly Solid Edge
Options – Item Numbers
Options are common to
Parts List options.
Numbers are generated
relative to the top level
assembly.
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Assembly Item Numbers
Assembly generated item
numbers
Assembly Occurrence
Properties – Item Numbers
Manual overrides
Number Collision Checking
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Parts List – Options
Fine tune pipe and frame
member uniqueness.
Cut Length
Mass
Miter
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Parts List – Options
Total Length or Cut Length
Controlled by the check box
Not controlled by column
definitions
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Parts List – Options
Total Length or Cut Length
How can you have both
defined and switch between
the two?
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Parts List – Item Numbers
Edit item numbers in the parts
list
UI helps you maintain unique
numbers
Level based item numbers
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Parts List – List Control
Exploded parts list
Shows the assembly
structure
Includes the sub assemblies
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Parts List – List Control
Exploded parts list
Exclude options are disabled
Working on resolving this
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Parts List – List Control
Level based item numbers
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Parts List – List Control
Show top level assembly
Mass display is rolled up
through the assembly
This is the mass relative to
the parts list
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Parts List – List Control
Configuration
Control include/exclude
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Parts List – List Control
Include options confusion!!!
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Parts List – List Control
Include options confusion!!!
Options did not change
Only the labels changed
Parts lists are NOT associative
to a drawing view.
Drawing view selection only
identifies the assembly.
Parts list is relative to ALL
drawing views of that
assembly.
ST3 and After
ST2 and Before
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Parts List – Auto-Balloon
Occurrences to balloon
Auto-stack fastener system
balloons
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Conclusions
Much work has been done on tables over the last few releases.
Many customer requests have been put into Parts List.
Still have work to do.
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Parts List
DEMO!!!