BmBrowser

Rendered visual style

Wireframe visual style

Hidden

Component that does not contain subcomponents

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Component that contains subcomponents

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Standard Part Component

Option

Model

Group by Entity

Groups 3d constraints by entity or mechanical component they are applied to.

Group by Type

Groups mechanical components and 3d constraints in separate trees.

Groups 3d constraints by type: e.g. distance constraints and radii constraints are grouped separately.

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Sort Alphabetically

When pressed () the mechanical components and 3d constraints are sorted alphabetically,

When depressed () the mechanical components and 3d constraints are listed in the order they were added to the assembly.

Context Menus

Main Component context menu

Right click the main component name:

• Show all: Displasy all components in the assembly.

• Update: Updates the hierarchy of mechanical components for the current drawing in case referenced drawing files of sub-components have been modified.

• Visual Style: All by Viewport: Applies the current Visual Style to all components in the assembly (see the ShadeMode command).
  
  

• Switch all to local: Switches all components to internal components (see the  BmLocalize the command).

• Switch all to external: Switches all components to external components (see BmExternalize the command).

• Add new parameter: Creates a new parameter in the assembly.
  

• Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.

• Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.

Component context menu

Right click a component name.

External components context menu (left), local components context menu (right):

• Open: Opens the referenced drawing (see the BmOpen command).

• Open a copy: Opens a copy of a component insert as a new drawing (see the BmOpenCopy command).

• Select: Selects the component.

• Hide () / Show (): Hides or shows the selected component.

• Visual Style: Displays the Visual Style menu. Visual Styles that are saved in the current drawing are available.
  
  

• By Viewport: Renders the selected component according to the current viewport shademode (see the ShadeMode command).

• All by Viewport:  Renders all components according to the current viewport shademode (see the ShadeMode command).

• Replace: Replaces a component insert (see the BmReplace command). Replacing a local insert turns it into an external insert.

• Replace all inserts: Replaces all inserts that refer to the same source (see the BmReplace command). Replacing local inserts turns them into external inserts.

• Switch to local: Switches an external component to an internal component (see the BmLocalize command).

• Switch to external: Switches an internal component to an external component (see the BmExternalize command).

• Dissolve: Dissolves a mechanical component inserted in the current drawing (See the BmDissolve command).

• Delete: Removes the selected component and its subcomponents from the assembly.

• Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.

• Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.

Subcomponent context menu

Right click a component name:

• Open: Opens the referenced drawing (see the BmOpen command)

• Open a copy: Opens a copy of a component insert as a new drawing (see the BmOpenCopy command).

• Hide () / Show (): Hides or shows the selected subcomponent.

• Visual Style: See Component context menu.

• Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.

• Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.

Constraint context menu

Right click a constraint:

• Delete: Deletes the selected constraint.

• Flip side:  Allows to change the relative position of an entity (vectors normal of the selected faces point in the same direction or in the opposite direction). This option can be applied to Parallel, Coincident and Concentric constraints only and on condition the constraint is applied to faces.
  
  

• Disable/Enable: Toggles the selected constraint ON/OFF.
  The Enabled field in the Properties grid is adjusted accordingly.
  
  

• Select geometry: Selects the geometry, that is affected by the constraint, in the drawing.

• Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.

• Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.

Properties

Main component properties

Click the main component name:

• Click the Name field to edit the main component name.

• Click the Description field to type a description.

• Expand the Density settings, then select No from the Inherit density options and type a value in the Value field.
  The density of the main component is applied to all components and subcomponents that have the Inherit density setting: Yes.

Component insert properties

Click the component name:

• Click the Name field to edit the insert name.

• Click the Visible field, then select Yes or No from the list button.
  If set to Yes all subcomponents of which the visibility is On are visible.
  If set to No, no subcomponents are visible, regardless their visibility setting.

• Click the Visual style field, then select a visual style from the list button.
  The selected visual style is applied to the component insert, visual styles of the subcomponents different from By Viewport are not affected.

Subcomponent properties

Click the subcomponent name:

• Click the Visible field, the select Yes or No from the list button.
  If set to Yes, the subcomponent is visible only if its parent component is visible too.

• Click the Visual style field, then select a visual style from the list button.

Selection Methods

Select a component in the model.

The component highlights in the Mechanical Browser.

Click a component in the Mechanical Browser

The component highlights in the drawing.

Library

Click the Library button to access the standard parts library.

See the BmHardware command.

Report

Some commands use the Report panel to report the output; e.g. DmRepair and SmSelectHardEdges.