Add or remove optional parts

You can define optional parts for any occurrence and its substitute parts. Optional parts are selected according to their size. A part may have both substitutes and optional parts. A substitute part (including the preferred substitute) may have optional parts.

Note Size-selected optional parts are attachments to an occurrence. You cannot view or configure them into the product structure.

Procedure Choose Tools→Relate Substitutes→Optional Parts. Teamcenter displays the Optional Parts dialog box that lists any lines with previously defined optional parts. To add an optional part, select the structure line, click the Add button and Teamcenter displays the Add Optional Part dialog box. You can then enter or browse for the item identifier and name of the component to add as an optional part. To remove an optional part, select the line and click the Remove button.