Edit Level of Detail representations

Once a Level of Detail representation is created and saved in a subassembly, it can be activated in any consuming assembly.

Note: Open a subassembly to edit its Level of Detail representations. A Level of Detail representation cannot be edited-in-place in an assembly that consumes the subassembly.

Edit Level of Detail representations

You can edit any Level of Detail representation that you created or copied.

1. Open the assembly that contains the Level of Detail representation you edit.
2. In the browser, expand the Representations folder and the Level of Detail folder.
3. If desired, activate a Positional representation or Design View representation.
4. Right-click the Level of Detail representation to edit and select Activate.
5. As needed, right-click components and select Suppress to suppress, or clear the check mark to unsuppress.
6. When finished, save the file.

Copy Level of Detail representations

You can copy any Level of Detail representation, including the system defaults. System default Level of Detail representations cannot be modified, but the copy can be edited.

1. Open the assembly that contains the Level of Detail representation you want to copy.
2. In the browser, expand the Representations folder and the Level of Detail folder.
3. Right-click the appropriate Level of Detail representation and select Copy. A copy is added with the same name as the original, incremented by 1.
4. Click the copy and rename, if needed.
5. Right-click the copy and choose Activate.
6. Suppress or unsuppress components as desired and save the file.

Delete Level of Detail representations

You can delete any Level of Detail representation except the system defaults and the active representation.

1. Open the assembly that contains the Level of Detail representation to delete.
2. In the browser, expand the Representations folder and the Level of Detail folder.
3. Right-click the Level of Detail representation to delete and select Delete.

Rename Level of Detail representations

You can rename any Level of Detail representation except the system defaults.

1. Open the assembly that contains the Level of Detail representation to rename.
2. In the browser, expand the Representations folder and the Level of Detail folder.
3. Click the Level of Detail representation to rename and enter a descriptive name.

Create and activate a Level of Detail representation in a nested subassembly

An assembly can associatively call upon a Level of Detail representation in a nested subassembly at any depth in the assembly hierarchy. All Level of Detail settings below the nested subassembly occurrence are driven by the subassembly's representation.

Note: After you define one or more Level of Detail representations in a subassembly, it can be activated from within an assembly that consumes the subassembly. You must create a Level of Detail representation in the subassembly file. It cannot be created in a consuming assembly file.

Create a Level of Detail representation in a nested subassembly:

1. Click Open, and browse to the assembly file to open.
2. Double-click to open the subassembly.
3. Expand the Representations folder and the Level of Detail folder.
4. Create a new Level of Detail representation using one of these methods:
   • Right-click the Level of Detail folder in the browser and select New.
   • Right-click a Level of Detail representation in the browser and select Copy.

   If needed, click the representation name and give it a descriptive name.

5. Right-click a component in the browser and click Suppress to suppress or clear the check mark to unsuppress components as needed, and then save the file.

Activate a Level of Detail representation in a nested subassembly:

1. Open the assembly file that contains the nested subassembly.
2. Expand the browser and scroll down to the subassembly whose representation you want to activate.
3. Expand the representations folder and then the Level of Detail folder.
4. Right-click the appropriate Level of Detail representation and select Activate.