How to open an assembly component in the current rep?

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March 22, 2024
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I have an assembly with a few sub-assemblies. Each of those subassemblies are set to be of specific rep in the main assembly (some are at Master, some are "User specified")

When working with the main assembly, when I right-click on one of those subassemblies in the model tree, and click on the pop-up menu "Open" - it brings a little window with the available reps, and I have to choose the rep that I want to open that sub-assembly in.

I am hoping to find a way to open the _current_ rep by default. That is, if (from a model tree) I click "Open" on a subassembly which is set to be Master - that subassembly opens in its own window at Master rep. If I open another subassembly from a model tree of a custom rep "No Fasteners" then Creo loads that sub-assy activating the "No Fasteners" rep.

There is remotely similar setting "open_simplified_rep_by_default" but it does a different thing. I am looking for something like "open_assembly_tree_component_in_current_rep". I looked at all of these variables but couldn't find it:

https://creosite.com/index.php/configuration/config-pro-option-search/all-config-pro-options-creo-parametric-9-0/

I am using Creo 9

Can anybody advice if this is possible to achieve?

Assembly Design

Best answer by Chris3

I don't think this functionality is supported out of the box. You would need to use one of the toolkits or a dynamic mapkey to get this functionality (both which would require some programming).

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StephenW

23-Emerald III

I use open_simplified_rep_by_default. It's the only solution I know.

At the very least, its up to me to make sure I don't accidentally open the master rep when it will crash my system.

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Chris3

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21-Topaz I

I don't think this functionality is supported out of the box. You would need to use one of the toolkits or a dynamic mapkey to get this functionality (both which would require some programming).

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Ben8

Author

13-Aquamarine

Thank you both for your comments, its not a big deal but good to know that this functionality is not currently available, and not just lack of my software knowledge.

Just for reference, a few links (for myself or others who may be interested) on this topic that I was reading - on how to work with reps:

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/r9.0/usascii/index.html#page/assembly/asm/Types_of_Simplified_Representations.html#

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/r10.0/usascii/index.html#page/assembly/asm/To_Work_with_Simplified_Representations.html

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS352703

https://community.ptc.com/t5/System-Administration/Simplify-Default-Representation-opened-from-Model-tree/td-p/475172