Setting the default view type

This option sets the default view type Teamcenter uses when multiple views are present and there is ambiguity, for example, when opening Structure Manager or pasting in an assembly. Typically, your administrator sets a default view type for all users at the site, for example, Design. However, this setting is most appropriately defined in conjunction with each user's role. For example, users with the role of production engineer can define their default view type as Manufacture; users with the role of designer can define their default view type as Design. Corresponding preference name: PSE_default_view_type Default setting: view In general, few assemblies require multiple views and Teamcenter does not expect users to select a view type when they work with single view assemblies. To ensure single view assemblies are managed correctly, you, as an administrator, can define a default view type for all users at the site, for example, Design. However, this setting is most appropriately defined in conjunction with each user's role. For example, users with the role of production engineer can define their default view type as Manufacture; users with the role of designer can define their default view type as Design. You set the default view type in the PSE_default_view_type preference. If an assembly has multiple view types and it is added as an occurrence of another structure, a view type may be specified for the occurrence. If no view type is specified for the occurrence, the system chooses the oldest view type. Teamcenter uses the following rules to determine whether to use a default view type. If there is only one view type available, Teamcenter uses this view type. If there are multiple view types available, Teamcenter: Uses the same view as the parent assembly, for example, when creating a structure. Use the default view type if possible. Consider setting the default view type in Role preference files, for example, so that the preference file for the Designer role has the default view type of Design, and the preference file for the Manufacturing Engineer role has the default view type of Manufacture. You can set the default view type option in any of the other preference files—User, Group, or Site.