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Using the Visualization Panel
You can find the Visualization Panel at the following locations in MPMLink:
• Upstream view and downstream view of a Manufacturing Associative Part Structure Browser (MAPSB)
• Process Plan Browser (PPB) and 3D Tree Picker of PPB
• Manufacturing Resource Browser (MRB) and 3D Tree Picker of MRB
• Manufacturing Standard Browser (MSB) and 3D Tree Picker of MSB
Actions such as Set Spin Center, Orientation are available in the Visualization Panel of the browsers mentioned above. However, certain actions are available for specific browsers.
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Action
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Display Options
Defines the appearance of parts that have been consumed in either the upstream or downstream BOM. In PPB, parts are consumed from the 3D Tree Picker. For more information see Viewing Consumption Status.
• Upstream view and downstream view of MAPSB
• 3D Tree Picker of PPB
Selection Preferences
Determines whether or not selecting the image of an object expands the object structure and highlights the object in the structure pane, and whether or not selecting an object in the structure pane highlights the same object in the Visualization panel.
All browsers
Edit Path Filters
Allows you to filter the display of large assemblies so that only the sub-assemblies that you are currently working on are displayed. By doing this you can eliminate the need to search through large numbers of parts and assemblies to find the objects you need. This allows you to work with a smaller structure, or to generate clearer Work Instructions.
• Upstream view and downstream view of MAPSB
• 3D Tree Picker of PPB
Selection Assistance
In larger assemblies use this action to quickly navigate to related and parent parts. The following options are available:
• Select Parent: Use to quickly select the parent part for which the selected part is assembled under.
• Select First Level Assembly: In assemblies with multiple sub-assemblies use this action to navigate to the main assembly, or the first level assembly.
• Select Allocatable Parts: For a given assembly, this action is used to select the only allocatable part for that assembly. This action can be used for multiple sub-assemblies as well in situations where the system selects the respective allocatable parts for those sub-assemblies.
3D Tree Picker of PPB
Split Usage
Opens the Usage Splitting. Splitting allows you to distribute multiple occurrences of a part to multiple operations.
For the selected occurrences in the tree picker visualization panel, this action creates a new usage link (in the tree structure) with the selected quantity, and decreases existing quantities on the original usage link by the quantity selected. This action is available for multi-select or single select of occurrence paths.
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When splitting the usage of a part using the Tree Picker the part is automatically checked out.
3D Tree Picker of PPB
Allocate to Operation
Use to allocate the selected part to the operation displayed in the Structure tab of the process plan.
3D Tree Picker of PPB
Disable Path Filter
This action is used to disable the path filter (from the tree picker structure) which is in effect.
• Upstream view and downstream view of MAPSB
• PPB
• 3D Tree Picker of PPB
Viewing Consumption Status
The status of parts that have been consumed in either the upstream or downstream BOM can be viewed by configuring the Display Options in the Visualization tab. The following options are available:
• Hidden: Removes from the display parts that have been consumed in the equivalent BOM.
• As Phantom Parts: Parts that have been consumed in the equivalent BOM are displayed as phantom parts.
• In Transparency: Visually changes the appearance of parts that have been consumed, using the defined transparency settings.
• Set Transparency Level for Immediate Part Allocations: Defines the visual appearance of the parts that have been consumed. The lower the transparency level the darker these parts appear.
• Automatically Zoom to All Parts in the Selected Operation: Highlights and displays the parts that are used during the selected operation.
To update a downstream BOM with information that has changed in the upstream BOM select the Update Status of Consumed Parts check box. Note that this action could take a significant amount of time.