Search for a cad part when assembling

[pbang]

Creo has a search tab. You may search for a Number , but the result table does not display the Number. When searching for several parts with the same Name, but different Numbers, all are the same. How to find the right one ? How to add a column for the Number ?

The help (?) shows how to display details, but there is no detail pane. Where is the detail result table ?

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[Dale_Rosema]

When you are asking for number, are you talking version number (i.e. part.prt.11, part.prt.12, part.prt.13, ....)? If so, Creo always loads the latest version of the part, part.prt.(highest number) unless you are trying to open a specific "old" version. Then you would have to type that in directly.

[pbang]

Hi

Sorry....number is ment a MODEL NUMBER.

See below.

The asm asm0003.asm contains several prt.

The subasm 345079 is inst of the generic CPI002-001.asm that has a family table.

The prt are added to the family table.

460002.prt has been added to the family table in two colums as the parts have been placed in the asm on two locations (M94 and M99).

When replace of the sub asm from the generic family table the used parts appears in the search window.

M94, 460002 and M99, 460002 may be selected.

M94 and M99 are not a part og the sub asm instance used in the top assembly.

In this view the sub asm instance has been replaced by the generic. M94 and M99 appears in the model tree.

The question is how to know if M94 or M99 has to be searched for to find a sub asm instance with the right part on the right location.

When searching for one of the two 460002 you may find any sub asm instance with 460002 on the top location or the bottom location.

(Another sample is when a screw is used several times on a lot of locations for all sub asm instances).

Is it possible to change the model tree name from M94 to top_ring and M99 to bottom_ring or adding parameters to the locations.

(Ref feature names that may be changed and they appears in the family table columns).

NB ! It is no use to add a parameter to the part, then it would show the same value on both locations.

POBang

[Kevin]

The M94 and M99 are the Feature ID. These get assigned automatically and can't be changed. It's hard to tell since you can't read the numbers from the images but at first glance the reason you don't see M94 and M99 in the 1st and 5th  image is because they are images of the first row instance in your table which shows those components are not used not the second row.

[pbang]

I agree on that, the 4 th image shows what you explain.

The question is, how to find the location of parts with the same model number, but in different locations ?

[Jose_Costa · Accepted solution]

Try this:

1 - Add column "Feat Name" to your modeltree;

2 - Add unique names to each of part placements;

3 - Use the Find tool to locate them.

Hope it helps.

Jose

[pbang]

Thanks....thats what I was looking for.

[pgulyas]

May I ask that do you know how this attribute is queriable through VB API?

[pbang]

Not in Creo, please explain.

POBang

[dschenken]

This should be a new discussion/question, not an additional one on an answered one.