Use target parts

As an alternative to manually generating the spatial search bounding box with the spinner and slider controls, you can construct a bounding box quickly and accurately from a table of target parts. You can use this method for proximity or 3D bounding box searches.

Note Generic objects such as GDE elements, GDE link lines, interface definitions, and processes are not valid participants in spatial searches. Consequently, they are not added to the target parts table. If you try to add a generic object to the target parts table, Teamcenter displays an error message indicating the BOM line is invalid. However, you can add valid generic objects such as signals and designs to the target parts table. If you select these objects in the table or perform a search on them, Teamcenter displays a warning message indicating that they do not have associated bounding boxes. The target parts table is not available if you are making appearance-based searches.

Procedure By default, the target parts table is hidden. If necessary, show the target parts table by setting the RDV_show_targets_on_spatial_dialog user preference to true. Select the Use selections from table check box. Teamcenter enables the Target Parts table and its associated buttons.

Note If you select Use selections from table, any selections in the tree or viewer are ignored. Select target parts in the structure tree or viewer, and then click the + button to add them to the Target Parts table. To remove a target part, select it in the table and click the – button. To clear the table of all entries, click . Once all the required target parts are listed to the table, click OK. Alternatively, if you are defined a 3D box search, click Build from selections. Teamcenter draws a bounding box enclosing all the target parts in the viewer. Perform a spatial search. Teamcenter displays the Search Results pane containing the results of the spatial search. (Optional) Select the Show targets table check box to display a list of the target parts of the search. (Optional) Select one or more BOM lines in the list of target parts or select Select all targets, and then do one of the following: Click Display to show the target parts in the tree and viewer in the same window. Click Display in New Window to open a new window to show the target parts in the tree and viewer.