Isolate Member by Piecemark ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

  • Isolates one member under the piecemark that you select from a list of piecemarks. That member is, by default, the one with the lowest member number under the selected piecemark.
  • Isolate Member by Piecemark can isolate group members . Other tools that you can use to isolate group members are Isolate Group Member by Location and Isolate Group Member by Piecemark .
  • You can use member isolation mode to to look at the member from various views. These views will include the same submaterials that will be drawn on the member detail.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are in Modeling and that the 3D model has members in it which have been assigned piecemarks. The assigning of piecemarks takes place during Create Solids .

1 . Invoke Isolate Member by Piecemark using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Isolate Member by Piecemark icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Member ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Member > Isolate > Isolate Member by Piecemark .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Isolate Member by Piecemark can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

Method 6 : In Isolate Member Mode , right-click ( By Pcmk ).

2 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a selection list of all piecemarks that have been assigned to members or group members.

 B_1
 B_2
 B_3
 B_6
Optional: Use the listing options " Hide ... " and " Show All " to adjust which classes of members are shown on the selection list.

Alternative 1 : Double-click the listing of the member you want to isolate. Go to step 3 (if it applies), or step 4 (if it applies) or step 5 (if only one member has been assigned the selected piecemark and that member can be seen in your current view).

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end the Isolate Member operation and stay in your current view of the 3D model. Do not continue.

3 . Skip this step if you do not get an alert box like that shown below. There are three possible reasons for this alert.

(1/7) means [60] is 1 of 7 members with the piecemark B_31.

Possibility 1 : If the member with the lowest member number [num] that has the selected piecemark is not visible in your current view, you get this message even if other members with that piecemark are visible in your current view. Press " OK " to continue to step 4.

Possibility 2 : If only one member has been assigned the piecemark you selected in step 2, and that member is not visible in your current view, then when you press " OK " the member will be shown in isolation. Go to step 5.

Possibility 3 : This message may also appear in step 4 if middle-click ( Next ) results in the selection of a member not visible in the current view.

4 . If more than one member has been assigned the selected piecemark, Accept - Next - Return mouse bindings become active. The status line shows the currently selected member's piecemark and member number.

bindings

4a (optional) : Middle-click ( Next ) to select the member that has the next highest member number with the same piecemark. You may do this as many times as you like. The message that appeared in step 3 (possibility 3) appears for any members not shown in your view.

Alternative 1 : Left-click ( Accept ) if you want to isolate the selected member. Go to step 5.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) to cancel this operation and keep everything as it was before step 1. Do not continue.

5 . The program opens preset view number 0 for the particular member with the lowest member number that has the piecemark you selected. Preset view number 0 is its " MAIN VIEW ." The member is displayed in solids form, even if it was displayed in stick form before you began this operation.

Tip: To exit member isolation mode, press the " OK " button on the Isolate Member window.

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