Creating a Representation from Clipboard Content
Use the following procedure to create a representation from the clipboard contents for a document or a part not associated with a CAD document.
To navigate to the New Representation window, do one of the following:
• If you are creating a clipboard representation for a Document:
From the Information page of a document, create a New Tab
and navigate to > > , and then click on the new representation icon
.
• In the product structure browser, click the
New Representation icon
on the table header.
The New Representation window divides the creation of a representation into the following steps:
1. Define Representation Attributes
2. Choose Input Source
1. Define Representation Attributes
Enter the details using the following fields and check boxes:
Representation Details |
Field | Description |
Name | Enter a name for the representation. Enter up to 60 characters. If no name is entered, a default value is used. |
Description | Enter a brief description of the representation. Enter up to 4,000 characters. This field is optional. |
Set as Default Representation | Enable the Set as Default Representation check box to make this representation the default. |
2. Choose Input Source
Choose Clipboard for the input source.
| • If any Representations/Viewables or Annotations and Groups exist on the clipboard, you do not see the clipboard input source. • For other input sources that are available, see the appropriate help topic for more information. |