Question about View Manager: Simplified Reps

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October 22, 2015
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I am using envelopes on a large PCB assembly. I am trying to cut down on the loading times of these large PCB assemblies that are within other large assemblies.

I created a simplified rep for the newly created envelope. That all works great with erase not displayed and removes all the components. Every time I exit and come back into my PCB assembly, my assembly goes back to Master Rep it loads all the individual components again.

How do I keep the newly created simplified rep as my default and not go to Master rep that loads all the components?

Thank you.

Anthony

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Assembly Design

Best answer by StephenW

The master rep of your top level assembly is everything and can not be saved in conjuction with sub assy reps.

Create a simplified rep in your top level assembly that uses the simplified reps of your lower level PCB assys. Then when you open top assy, select the drop down arrow next to OPEN and select OPEN REPRESENTATION and choose the appropriate rep.

StephenW

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23-Emerald III

The master rep of your top level assembly is everything and can not be saved in conjuction with sub assy reps.

Create a simplified rep in your top level assembly that uses the simplified reps of your lower level PCB assys. Then when you open top assy, select the drop down arrow next to OPEN and select OPEN REPRESENTATION and choose the appropriate rep.

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amorales

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Thank you Stephen. It works just need to tell my users to make sure to open the rep to save time loading these large PCBs

StephenW

23-Emerald III

Great, glad I could help.

There is a config.pro option, open_simplified_rep_by_default yes , if you want to make it so that when you hit OPEN, it still automatically asks what rep you want to open. Since I work on large assemblies mostly, it is a time saver, but if you only occasionally work on them, it means an extra click every time you open a file.

Just an option.

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amorales

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thanks again.

I do have another question as you seem to have experience with large assemblies. So I created an envelope of the PCB assy. I created a simp rep. When I open the PCB assy i open by simp rep. That works great. None of the components load and it is really quick to open. As I expected.

Now I have an upper level assembly that this PCB assy goes into. When I create a simp rep and use the envelope part. Right click. Representation > Use envelope. I save a new rep from the master rep. Now my new simp rep is created.

I save and close. My expectation is that when I open that simp rep (I understand how to do that now thanks again) that all the components in the PCB do not load as I am using the envelope.

But the assembly does load all the components even though i am using my simp rep. Not what I expected or wanted. I have tried so many different ways but it always load the PCB components.

Any clues to what I may be doing wrong?

Do I need to create a new envelope part in that top assembly with the PCB Assembly? when i have tried it does not give me option for surface subset shrinkwrap.

Thanks