Set up volume search by creating box zones

You create box zones for a product so that users can perform a volume search within it. Before creating box zones, you must define zone dimensions. Note down the dimensions as you will use these to create box zones. If a box zone is already created, you can modify it to change the box coordinates, if needed.

Create box zones

Procedure

1. Log on to Teamcenter rich client.
2. In Structure Manager, select the topmost node of the product, and click File > New > Item Element.
3. In the Item Element dialog box, click More and select RDV Box Zone Form Type.
4. Select the Open on Create check box and click OK.
5. In the RDV Box Zone dialog box, click Check-Out and Edit.
6. Enter the base point coordinates and edge vectors. For this, you may refer to the zone dimensions that you noted down earlier. You must enter data in every box.
7. Click Save and Check-In.

Modify box zones

Procedure

1. Log on to Teamcenter rich client.

2. In Structure Manager, open the topmost node of the product.

3. Expand the structure and select the RDV Box Zone form, and then right-click Check-In/Out > Check Out. In the Check-Out dialog box, click Yes.

4. Right-click the checked out form and click View Properties.

5. In the Properties dialog box, click All.

   If All is not displayed, in General, locate bl_line_object, and continue with the steps below.

   Note: If you can't locate the bl_line_object property, select the Real Property Name option in the Options dialog box and then search for the bl_line_object property.

6. In the All properties tab, locate ItemRevision/GDE Object, click the Expand icon, and select Open.

7. Edit the base point and edge vector values and click Save and Check-In.