Data Exchange > Interface > Importing and Exporting Files > Importing Assembly Data > To Change the Level of Detail of a TIM Component
To Change the Level of Detail of a TIM Component
1. Import an assembly with the Enable ATB option selected in the Import New Model dialog box or the import profile.
2. Click Structure as the Representation option for the initial import of the assembly.
3. Click OK.
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The geometry of the Translated Image Model (TIM) is not visible in the graphics window though the Model Tree displays the product structure representations of the TIM assembly and its components.
4. Select a TIM component on the Model Tree and click Model > Operations > ATB > Read Graphics or right-click and click Associative Topology Bus > Read Graphics to change the product structure representation of the TIM component to its graphics representation.
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The Associative Topology Bus > Read Graphics command is not available if you selected Graphic as the Representation option in the Import New Model dialog box.
The geometry of the TIM component is displayed and the product structure representation of the TIM changes to its graphics representation.
5. Right-click the TIM component again and click Associative Topology Bus > Read Master or click Model > Operations > ATB > Read Master to change the graphics representation of the component to its full representation and display the component as a standard up-to-date TIM.