Creating a New Design Context from a CAD Structure
A design context is a CAD document structure that is derived from an initial CAD structure by application of filters and rules. In Windchill, a design context can also be derived from a configuration context, which has in turn been derived from a part structure. For more information about configuration contexts, see the topic, “About Configuration Contexts” in the Windchill Help Center. For more information about design contexts and their relationship with configuration contexts, see Working With Design Contexts.
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The New Design Context action is only available when the preference > > is set to Yes. Contact your Windchill system administrator to change these preferences. It is not recommended to set the preference back to No, after it has been set to Yes.
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To create a design context, navigate to the Structure tab on the workspace information page of a CAD document structure or of an existing configuration context from which you want to derive the new design context and complete the following procedure:
1. Select > from the CAD document Structure tab menu bar.
—or—
Select > from a configuration context Structure tab menu bar.
The New Design Context window opens.
2. In the fields that are available, you can accept the pre-populated values (derived from the initial CAD structure) or specify other values by selection from the menu for each field, as follows:
◦ The Windchill Context is always the same as the initial structure.
◦ Organization ID, if enabled at your site—You can search for a different organization.
◦ Authoring Application—Select from available options.
◦ Type—CAD Document or sub-type
◦ Template Name—Select from available options, or click Default. Upon selection of a template name, an Attributes panel opens beneath the other fields mentioned, displaying the pre-defined attributes for the new design context.
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In order to create a new design context on an assembly whose structure was created or modified in Windchill, you must create a template and should assign it as the value of the preference, > > .
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3. Specify the values for the template you have selected.
4. Click OK. The new design context is created in the database and the information page for the design context opens. By default, the information page displays the Edit Definition tab.
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At creation, the new design context is essentially a copy of the initial CAD structure. Typically, the next step is to edit the definition of the design context. For more information, see Editing a Design Context Definition.
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