To Work With Simplified Representations
In an open assembly, click 
. The View Manager dialog box opens to the Simp Rep tab. You can perform one or several of the following actions.
. The View Manager dialog box opens to the Simp Rep tab. You can perform one or several of the following actions.Change the Properties of a Simplified Representation
1. Select a simplified representation name and click Properties.
2. Make changes to the simplified representation, click List, and then click > .
Activate a Simplified Representation
• Double-click a simplified representation, or right-click and choose Activate from the shortcut menu.
• To activate a user-defined representation in Automatic mode, right-click the name of the simplified representation and select Activate as Automatic from the shortcut menu.
• You can set Automatic mode as the default simplified representation activation method. To do this, click > .
 | • When viewing a user-defined simplified representation in Automatic mode, you can revert to the original definition. Right-click the name of the representation and select As Defined from the shortcut menu. • This Automatic representation is temporary. When you select a different representation, or close the View Manager, the original definitions of the representation are restored. To save the Automatic representation definitions, activate the user-defined representation in Automatic mode, and click > . |
Copy a Simplified Representation
1. Right-click a simplified representation and choose Copy from the shortcut menu, or click > .
2. Accept the default name for the copied representation or type a new one, and then click OK. If the simplified representation includes user-defined definition rules, the On-Demand Copy Options dialog box opens.
3. Select one of the following options:
◦ Yes, copy “snapshot” of current Rep—Copies the current status of all components in the new representation. The copy does not contain definition rules and on-demand updating is disabled.
◦ No, copy last saved statuses only—Copies the last saved component status in the new representation. The copy contains definition rules and on-demand updating is enabled.
| | Simplified representation with definition rules can cause instability when used in drawings. The contents of the representation can change as the assembly changes. |
4. Click OK.
Rename a Simplified Representation
1. Right-click the simplified representation name to change and choose Rename from the shortcut menu, or select the simplified representation and click > .
2. Type a new name and press ENTER.
Delete a Simplified Representation
1. Right-click the name of the simplified representation to delete and choose Remove from the shortcut menu, or select the simplified representation and click > .
Generate a List of Simplified Representations
• Click > for a description of all user-defined simplified representations.