Using Windchill RBD
The top window contains three tabbed panes:
• Problems — Displays a list of problems and is shared with several other modules.
• RBD Table — Displays all diagrams in the System file. These diagrams are organized into two folders: Block Diagrams and Phase Diagrams. This System file currently contains three block diagrams. The first two model the entire tablet PC in different phases of use, while the third models the hard drive assembly, which includes two hard drives. These hard drives are placed in parallel to increase availability through the use of redundancy. In addition, this System file includes a phase diagram, which is designed to evaluate the components of the tablet PC during various phases of the mission.
• RBD Blocks — Displays a table view of the selected diagram.
The bottom window contains two tabbed panes:
• Problems Form — Displays a sample form for entering data about the active problem in the Problems table.
• RBD — Displays a graphical view of the selected diagram. For ease of viewing, you can resize this pane using the splitter control, which appears when you place the mouse cursor between the two panes.
For this example, you add an additional block diagram to model the memory board assembly of the tablet PC. First, you create a simple block diagram and insert blocks into it. Then you connect the blocks, assign calculation properties, and link one of the blocks to an assembly in the system tree.