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14-Alexandrite
Nov 4, 2026 1:18 PM UTC
Question

Check that structure visualizations exist

Windchill 13.1.4.

We’re implementing MPMLink and finding that many of our Creo parts and WTParts are missing visualizations.  When I view the structure of a large Creo assembly, is there an easy way to know if all items have visualizations, other than clicking on each item in the structure to see if something highlights in the visualization?

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MarcoTosin
21-Topaz II
Nov 4, 2026 1:26 PM UTC

You might find this article helpful; it explains how views are generated on the information page and the structure page.

 

Windchill PDMLink: How does WVS construct the dynamic Creo View structure displayed in the Visualization tab accessed from the Windchill object's Information page

 

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DanWolf14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
Nov 4, 2026 2:05 PM UTC

Thanks for the reply.  That article will be helpful when determining why something doesn’t have a visualization.

When I view the structure of a large assembly, the visualization might look complete, but small unpublished components might not be apparent.  I’m looking for a way to determine that everything in the structure has a visualization, like a column in the view.  I checked the available columns before and missed one.  I just found “Has Representation”, which looks like it might do the job but it appears to show the opposite - it has “Yes” in the column for components without representations and “No” for components with representations.

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MarcoTosin
21-Topaz II
Nov 4, 2026 2:20 PM UTC

This article discusses reporting on viewable objects.

[Knowledge Hub] Windchill Visualization Services - Business Reporting

 

This might be useful for you, but with the restriction listed below

Query Builder Report to fetch CAD Documents for which viewable is not present in Windchill

 

Unfortunately, without customizations, reports cannot be recursive; they process only one level at a time.

 

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DanWolf14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
Nov 4, 2026 8:08 PM UTC

Thanks for the info.  The Query Builder reports might come in handy in the future.

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