Working with Views > Part-Level Alternate Representation
  
Part-Level Alternate Representation
Part-level alternate representation, modifies the geometry associated to a component.
To Activate and View Alternate Representation
1. Click ViewablesViewables. The viewables pane of the primary panel opens.
2. Right-click a view state and select Apply to Current View, or Open in New View.
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If you do not save your annotations, the Apply Alternate Representation to View message appears.
• Click Yes to proceed without saving your annotations. You may lose your annotations if the alternate representation changes geometry for a component with associated annotation.
• Click No to stop and save annotation set. For more information, see To Save an Annotation Set.
3. To view the default representation, right-click the view state and select Apply to Current View. The default representation opens.
About Working with Alternate Representation
Activating alternate representation affects the following areas:
Area
Description
Annotation
If the annotations are associated with the modified part, you may lose unsaved annotations when you activate alternate representation.
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If you apply an annotation set to a view that has alternate representation, the result may not accurately display the markups. It is recommended to open a new view to display them correctly.
Attributes
The default representation and the alternate representation have similar attributes, except for the following attributes:
• OL File Name
• Model Extents
Structure Edit
If you edit and change the component order in the structure, activating the alternate representations may not update the modified component in the graphics. If possible, avoid using the structure edit feature on a file containing alternate representations.
Exporting 3D Views
When you export a 3D view that has one or more active alternate part representations, the alternate representations are exported instead of the default representation.
Interference Detection
You can use alternate representation to conjunction with interference detection and the activated alternate representation is saved with the interference report.
When activating alternate representation, the prompt (Not Synchronized) appears next to the Annotation Set name in the graphics area. Recalculate the interference detection to synchronize the alternate representation.
Measurements and markups
You may lose measurements and markups when you activate alternate representation, if they are associated with the modified part.
Design Check
When you activate alternate representation, Design Checks associated with modified parts are suppressed or deactivated in the graphics area, but are not lost.