Assembly Visualization
Assembly Visualization provides different ways to display and sort
an assembly's components in a list and in the graphics area. If you
want a more detailed look at the rebuild time of individual
components, Assembly Visualization found under the
Evaluate tab
is the way to go. This tool allows you to look at your assembly in
many different ways.
It helps to sort the list by one property at a time or create more
complex sorting scenarios involving several different properties.
Basic calculated numerical data such as component mass, density, and
volume are available in the tool. Additionally, customized criteria
can also be created which are dependent on several numerical values.
In some cases it is necessary to define non calculated properties
such as Vendor or Status in the component files,
those properties can also be accessed for modification and sorting.
Properties from SOLIDWORKS Sustainability are also available. In the
graphics area, the software applies colors to the components based on
the value of the property you are sorting by. The colors helps to
visualize the relative value of the property for each component.
Assembly Visualization Tab
From the Assembly
Visualization tab it is easy to rank components based on the
values of their custom properties, and activate a spectrum of colors
that reflects the relative values of the properties for each
component.
The Assembly
Visualization tab in the
Feature Manager design tree panel contains a list of all components in
the assembly, sorted initially by file name. There are three columns:
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Property (initially Mass)
Rather than these default columns
the user can also choose the required properties and sort the
components accordingly.
Benefits Of Assembly
Visualization:
Editing
Property Values for component material and other non-calculated
properties directly from the Assembly Visualization list.
Colorizing
the Model that will help to visualize and compare the value of
the sorting property for each component.
Assembly
Visualization Tab you can rank components based on the values of
their custom properties, and activate a spectrum of colors that
reflects the relative values of the properties for each component.
Custom
Column Dialog Box using custom and configuration-specific
properties defined in the component files. You can create equations
involving those properties, and use the results to sort components.
