Using Assembly Simplified Representations
You can use assembly simplified representations in a drawing to control a repeat region of the model, and you can also show BOM balloons on the representation. When you use assembly simplified representations to control a repeat region, simplified representations of the same assembly behave entirely as different models.
A repeat region that reports on a simplified representation reports on that simplified representation itself, as opposed to the assembly. This includes the following:
• If you substitute a component with anything other than a simplified representation of itself, the assembly tree itself is different.
• The system does not show excluded components, even if they are in memory.
• Parameter values set by assembly relations (except mass properties) reflect the represented states of the models within the assembly.
• A repeat region is automatically associated with the current model or simplified representation.
◦ If the current simplified representation changes, the repeat region is always associated with the original simplified representation when it was created or loaded.
◦ If the current model is an assembly, the repeat region is associated with that assembly model.
◦ If the current model is a simplified representation, it is associated with the simplified representation.
• If you substitute a part or subassembly with a simplified representation, the system still displays it in the correct location in the assembly tree.
For example, if you substitute a part in the third level of the assembly with a simplified representation of the part, the report displays the substitution in the third level. This applies only to substitutions by simplified representations.
You can create a table or Bill of Materials with piping information in a drawing, so that the system updates the table automatically to reflect changes in the piping assembly. You can also customize drawing tables to reflect practices specific to your particular company.