Browse and Open the Drawings of an Assembly

The purpose of use

  • You can browse the drawings of an assembly, its subassemblies, and parts, and at the same time view the archive data for the drawings.
  • This is a good way to check that all drawings have adequate archive data.
  • You can only edit and complete archive data when you first open the drawing.
  • You can open a drawing when you browse the drawings.

Browse and open the drawings of an assembly

  1. Open the assembly model in the working window.
  2. In the feature tree, select the main assembly, subassembly, or part.
  3. Select the context-sensitive function Other Functions> Browse Drawings of the Model.
    • The program opens the dialog box Select the drawings for browsing.
  4. In the dialog box, select which level’s drawings to browse.
    • Drawings of this level only.
    • Drawings of next level also.
    • Drawings of the whole structure.
  5. Select OK.
    • The program opens the format file Archive Data.
    • The drawings and their archive data are listed at the top.
    • The drawing associated with the selected row is displayed at the bottom.
  6. Browse the drawings in the Archives Data list, if there is more than one drawing.
    • Use the arrow keys, the scrollbars or the mouse wheel to scroll.
    • The drawing associated with the row is displayed when you click the row in question.
  7. To open the drawing, click Open drawing.
  8. Click OK to quit.