Part Tree Modification

Individual parts can be modified using the Selection Info palette.

To modify parts, the ACIS > Part History Options > ACIS > Part History Tree option must be activated. This displays a panel at the top of the Selection Info palette containing the parts in the order in which they were created.

Selection Info Palette

Ribbon : Tools | Palettes | Selection Info

Default Menu : Tools | Palettes | Selection Info

The Selection Info Palette is used to view and modify the dimensional properties of any object.Several objects can be selected and their individual properties modified.When a part or multiple parts are selected in the editor, a Part Tree is created in the Selection Info palette.This allows individual components to be modified within the part, updating the final design immediately or within a specified delay interval.The ‘Edit in Place’ option allows contextual modifications to be done directly on the part, with the changes being immediately updated in both the model and the Part Tree.

Below is an example of using the Selection Info Palette to update parts using the Isolate/Hide tool.

Parts which are isolated in the editor when using the Isolate/Hide function described above can be modified using the Part Tree.

In the example below, the selected part has been selected.

By selecting Isolate Objects, this part only is displayed in the editor, shown below.

The Part Tree Tools | Palettes | Selection Info. Data population requires the part to be selected. is used to modify the width of the fillet, shown highlighted below.

By selecting the part to modify, its associated part is shown in context in the editor, shown outlined in green above. Change the width value of the blend to 5, shown below.

Changing the width value of the blend

As soon as the Selection Info palette is closed, the isolated part is displayed in the editor, shown below.

Modified part shown in isolation in the editor

This part is displayed in isolation in the editor until the End Isolation Edit | Object Options | End Isolation function is selected.

All objects displayed in the editor after selecting End Isolation

Conversely, objects can be hidden from display in the editor using the Hide Objects option.

Select the part in the editor, then go to Edit | Object Options and select Hide Objects. In the example below, the mid section part is selected, then the Hide Objects function is selected. The result is shown below right.

Selecting the mid section part, then hiding this part using Hide Objects

All objects are displayed in the editor when the End Isolation option is used.

All parts shown after ‘End Isolation’