To Control Visibility of Work Features for Content Center Parts

All work features are by default hidden for placed Content Center standard parts, and you cannot change the work feature visibility. Add a Visibility Boolean column in a family table to specify the work feature visibility when you insert a family member.

1. On the ribbon, click Manage tab Content Center panel Editor.
2. In Content Center Editor, locate the read/write family with work features.
3. Right-click the family and select Family Table.
4. On the Family Table dialog box, add a column to control the visibility. Right-click a column heading, and click Add Column.
5. On the Column Properties dialog box, specify the Column Name and Column Caption. Then select Boolean in Data Type.
6. If appropriate, set the column as custom:
   • Select Expression and Custom Column.
   • Click next to the edit field to display the Specify Range dialog box.
   • Enter 0 or 1 to the Default field to specify the default Boolean value for all cells the column.
   • Click OK to close the Specify Range dialog box.
   Note: If the Visibility column is a Boolean custom column, you can change the Boolean value in the Family dialog box on part placement.
7. Click OK to close the Column Properties dialog box.
8. Edit Boolean values in the Visibility column to specify the visibility of work features for each family member.
   Note: Boolean values in standard columns are True and False, custom Boolean columns display 1 and 0.
9. Click Apply and OK to save the edits and close the Family Table dialog box.
10. Map the new visibility column to the work feature:
    • Right-click the family in the Content Center Editor dialog box and click Family Properties.
    • On the Column Properties dialog box, open the Parameter Mapping tab and then Template Parameters tab.
    • Locate the new column in Table Columns list and click More the corresponding Template Parameters cell.
    • On the Part Template Parameters dialog box, expand the Work Features item, and select the work feature. Then click OK to close the dialog box.
    • Click Apply and OK to close the Column Properties dialog box.

Tip: Publish iParts with driven work features: Create an iPart with columns that drive work feature visibility. Then publish the iPart to Content Center. The visibility columns are automatically added and mapped on iPart publishing. When you place a family member in an assembly, the work feature visibility is assigned as specified in the iPart and family table.