This task shows how you can define
multiple graphic representations of a component.
You define multiple graphic
representations of a component when you need to show more than one version
of the same component. For instance, you may need to show a valve in an
open position, closed position and three-quarters closed position. Creating
these three versions of the same component allows you to place any one of
these. The example below assumes you have built a component and a graphic
(see Building a component and
Building a graphic) that you want to use as a
representation of the component.
1.
Click the
Build Graphic button
and then click the
component for which you want to create a representation. The Build Graphic
dialog box displays. The image below shows the component on the left, the
graphic which you want to define as a graphic representation, and the Build
Graphic box.
2.
The Build Graphic box shows a list
of graphic representation names you can use. Select one and click on the
graphic. The Defined value changes to Yes
in the Build Graphic box.
3.
Click
Close. The graphic is defined as a representation of the
component a_valve.
4.
To disassociate a graphic from a
component bring up the Build Graphic box, select the graphic and click on
the Remove button.
You cannot define another
component as a graphic representation. You must build a graphic to use as a
graphic representation.
You can define a graphic representation of a component that is in the
catalog. To do so you must open the CATProduct document where catalog
components are stored, create one or more graphics in the document, and
follow the steps above.