Split an occurrence with multiple quantity values into its individual occurrences

Many structures have multiple occurrences of the same element. For such structures, you can either add all similar occurrences individually or add only one occurrence and specify its quantity.

For example, you can either add 10 brushes individually to an alternator assembly, or add one brush and specify its quantity as 10.

You can split an occurrence that has a quantity of more than one into its individual occurrences. The total number of occurrences after the separation equals the original quantity. All occurrences have the same properties but may be modified independently.

The split command does not work if:

• A unit of measure (UOM) is specified for an occurrence.
• Multiple occurrences already exist and are represented as a packed line.

Procedure

1. Search for the occurrence. The value for Quantity must be more than 1.
2. Select the occurrence that you want to separate, choose Edit Structure > Split Quantity. The single occurrence is split into several individual occurrences, where the number of occurrences equal the single occurrence's quantity.