Add Multiple Items to a Model

General

  • A part and assembly model can describe a number of products that differ slightly. These are achieved in Vertex G4 with configurations.
    • In the different configurations of a part model, the part may appear with different dimensions, and the configurations of the part may differ from each other in terms of the number of (visible) features.
    • The different configurations of an assembly model may differ depending on the number and position of the parts and the dimensions of the parts.
  • For each item, you need a specific configuration. However, one item can be described by more than one configuration, such as the bent and flattening shapes of a sheet metal model.

Starting point

Create items:

  1. In the feature tree, click Configurations.
    • You can also first check that the model has configurations by clicking the arrow next to the configuration.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function Configuration Data.
    • The program opens the dialog box Data for Configuration.

    • Note that the Measure Table column is missing from the assembly model dialog box.
  3. Click the Item Data field on the first row .
    • The program opens the dialog box Item Data - Material Data.
  4. Fill in the item and material data.
  5. Confirm the data by clicking OK.
  6. Click the Item Data field on the next row.
    • The program asks: Set Item to Configuration?
  7. Answer Yes, if you want to connect a new item to the selected configuration.
    • The program asks: Do you want change model to table model?
    • This question is no longer asked when adding a third item, etc.
  8. Answer Yes, if you want to connect another item to the selected model.
    • The program opens the dialog box Item Data - Material Data.
    • The program generates the item label from the first item, followed by a hyphen and a running number. You can change this label or get it from the item database.
  9. Fill in the item and material data.
  10. Confirm the data by clicking OK.
  11. Repeat steps 6, 7, 9, and 10 to continue creating new items.
  12. Click OK in the Data for Configuration dialog box, when you are finished adding all the necessary configurations.

Note: You can also add or edit the item data of the configuration as follows:
  1. Show all of the model's configurations by clicking the arrow in front of the Configurations section.
  2. Click the configuration whose item data you want to view, or for which you want to create an item.
  3. Select the Item Data function from the context-sensitive menu.