Configure by saved variant or variant criteria

You can configure a specific product variant by applying the predefined saved variants or variant criteria. You can load these stored configurations that consist of families and features (for example, color = red).

Variants allow you to select and apply feature families (for example, color) and allow features of those families (for example, red and blue) to configure a part or assembly.

To configure a particular variant of a product, apply the appropriate variant (a group of families and features such as color = red, material = cotton) or variant criteria (a revisable version of a saved variant). These items are predefined by the configuration analyst and are stored in Teamcenter for users to retrieve later.

To configure content by a saved variant or variant criteria (VC):

Procedure

1. Find and open the product to be configured and choose Details > Variant Configuration. Note If your configuration analyst has not associated a configurator context with the product, Variant Configuration is not displayed.
2. To open the SVR or VC, click Load Variants .
3. Search for the appropriate configuration by typing the name (or part of the name) of the SVR or VC to be loaded.The available SVRs and VCs is obtained from the configurator context associated with the product or from the product itself. Only SVRs and VCs directly associated with the product can be loaded. A variant that is created for a product is not available for other products, even if the products share a configurator context. The SVRs and VCs matching the search criteria are listed.
4. Select an SVR or VC and click Load. The system loads the selected configuration. Note In this example, a single variant configuration is applied. Multiple variants can be applied to 4G structures from the Variant section of the Configuration panel. Access the Configuration panel by clicking Configure . If no variant is applied to the structure, the model opens in guided mode. If a configuration is applied, the model displays in manual mode.
5. Remove the variant rule or variant condition applied to the structure. Example