Family Tables

[jcolon]

I have a generic assembly and in a family table. I got a couple questions/issues

1) Can I drag around the columns to re-order them? For example, I have several parts and I wanted to make the Feature ID of them all in numerical order (to make future searches easier). Can I do a sort to make them in order outside of the "Swap Two Column" command (because with over 40 numbers that will take forever)

2) Is there an easy way to add a part to the family table when you know the part number, but not exactly where in the assembly is it located? I guess kinda like a search feature.

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[Dale_Rosema]

#1 You can only select two columns at a time and swap them. So to reorder columns is a little bit of a process, but can be done. I have significantly improved a lot of our family tables from an organizational standpoint. So you just need to take the time to do it.

#2 I am not sure what you are asking about adding a part. Are you talking about adding a column to the table for components in the assembly, or adding a row (instance) to the table for a new combination of components?

Thanks, Dale

[jcolon]

When I select to add a column, it brings up a dialog box, and then I have to go searching the model tree for the part I want to add.

My dilema is that I never worked on this assembly and I am not sure where a few parts are at and it has many sub-assemblies with sub-assemblies of their own going down a few levels and, from what I gather, there are more products here that are in similar composition. So if I am going to work on unfamiliar products, I was wondering if there was an easy way to add a Column and search for the component in the model tree.

[GabrielZaha]

There are a couple of issues here:

1. Searching an assembly knowing the component name. The easiest way to do this is using the search box at the top of the model tree.

Type the name of the component and click the binocular icon next to the search box

2. Adding components to the family table columns. Here is where things are getting complicated. You can only add TOP LEVEL components. Adding a part that is located in a sub-assembly is not possible. To do this you will need to define the sub-assembly as a family table. If you have multiple sub-assemblies like this things can get really messy. It is doable but with very careful planing and a lot of attention when any of the family tables involved is modified.

[MartinHanak · Accepted solution]

Javier,

you can use Find button to get known model. See my video.

MH

[jcolon]

Awesome. Thank you guys! This is all the info I needed. Including that video. I don't know why but the search function in the family tree is a bit wonky on the drawings here. I suspect it is some sort of setting that the company put in when first training on creo and now nobody knows how to fix it.

You guys are awsome! Thank you.

[pshepherdson]

I've always been curious about how easy it would be to reorganize my family tables.  to be able to sort it to a nice & logical order as parts are added.

For instance, I have a family table of nuts.  The nuts are added as they were needed through the life of the company (and typically always at the end of the table).  So now, we have 20 or so nuts in the family table.  Problem is, is that they aren't nicely grouped.  the list jumps form the 1/2" to a #10 to a 1/4" to a #6, then a #8, then to a ..  you get the idea.  If I could grab the row & move it up or down or re-insert it, that would be nice..

[rcook]

Highlight the column that you want to sort by, then Tools, Sort, Ascending/Descending

[Dale_Rosema]

You may want to vote on this idea:

Swapping two rows in family table

Thanks, Dale

[dschenken]

I suppose one could add a dummy parameter and then type the desired sort order into a column for that parameter. Then sort on that column. Swapping two rows would entail changing the two parameter values and sorting again.