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This task explains how to open the
sub-tree of the selected item in a specific window. This functionality is
not available for all workbenches. For instance, you cannot use it when
working with Drafting, V4 Integration, Material Library or Catalog Editor. |
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Open the
Seat.CATProduct document. |
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With
the specification tree visible, click the part instance named "seat" then
right-click and select Open Sub-Tree.
A new window containing the sub-tree of "seat" is
displayed: |
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The window that opens is
named after the top-level element contained in the window from
which the command has been run. In our example, the top-level
element is "Product1". The sub-tree window is just a pop-up
window: it is used for visualizing sub-trees during the session but
it is not kept from one session to another. |
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You cannot open the
same sub-tree several times. If you try to do so, the window of the
sub-tree you are trying to re-open will be displayed in foreground. |
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Press F3 to hide the specification tree. You
notice that the sub-tree window is still visible.
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Press F3 again to show the specification tree
again.
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In "Product1" window, click the + sign next to
"Geometrical Set.1" then select "Surface.3": the selected element is
highlighted in both the sub-tree window and the specification tree but
also in the geometry area.
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You can also right-click an element from the
sub-tree window then use the contextual commands. The commands
available from the contextual menu are identical to those displayed
when right-clicking the element directly from the specification
tree. |
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In the specification tree, select "PartBody" then
right-click and select Open Sub-Tree: the new window is
superposed onto the window you opened previously and appears in
foreground.
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To close a sub-tree, click the cross in the top-right
corner of the window.
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More about the Open Sub-Tree Command
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- multi-selection is not supported
- the standard size of the window is 250x400 pixels but you can resize
it if needed. However, this customized size only applies to the current
window, each new window you may open afterwards will have the standard
size
- selecting Window > Tile Horizontally/Vertically or
Window > Cascade has no effect on the windows displaying the
sub-trees
- when working with several document windows, you need to activate a
window to show all the sub-trees that have been opened for this window,
the last activated sub-tree being displayed in foreground. Inversely,
when a window is not active anymore, all the sub-trees linked to this
window are hidden.
In the example below, the window named "Seat.CATProduct" is active and
so, the sub-trees linked to this window are displayed whereas those of
the "Seat.CATPart" window are not visible:
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![](images/subtree03NLS.gif)
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