SpaceClaim 2011 Release Notes

SpaceClaim 2011 Release Notes
You can now choose Isolate in selected view from the context menu for drawing views from either the
Structure tree or the view in the design window. When you click this option in the context menu, all of
your geometry will disappear from that particular view and leave you with the one object you chose to
isolate. All other views will remain with all objects shown. In the structure tree, you have to right click on
a solid for this option to be available. In the design window, you can click on a face of the body you want
to isolate and click the option. This option is not available for components.
When you create a new view (general view, projected view, cross section, or detailed view) in a drawing
sheet from another view in your drawing sheet which is already there, the visibility of objects is copied to
the new view.
Visibility of a model in a drawing sheet is independent from the visibility of a model in the design window.
So if you hide an object in your design window you will still be able to see that object in your drawing
sheet and vice versa. Also, if you insert a model into a new document, then the model appears with the
visibility saved in the document. After inserting the model, the visibility of objects will be independent of
the visibility of the saved document. Previously, inserting a model set all objects to visible.
Multiple component and assembly views
You can now create a drawing sheet that contains views of multiple internal components as well as an
assembly view.
To create a view of a component on a drawing sheet:
1. Select the General View tool.
2. Select the component from the Options panel.
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As you move your cursor over the drawing sheet to place the view, the model you selected is
previewed at the cursor location.
3. Click to place the view of the selected component on the drawing sheet.
To create a view of the assembly in a drawing sheet that includes only a view of a component:
1. Select the General View tool.
2. Select the assembly from the Options panel.
3. Click to place the view of the assembly on the drawing sheet.
The assembly appears in the Structure tree as a root node.
You can move the view of a component from one drawing sheet to another by dragging the view in the
Structure tree.
Once there is a view of a component on the drawing sheet, when you select the Bill of Materials tool, you
can select the component in the Options panel to create a BOM for just that component.
You can now right-click a root node in the Structure panel of a drawing sheet and select Open Root Part to
display the design document for the component or assembly. In a drawing sheet opened from a
component-only design document, right-click the component root node and select this option to display
the design document for the full assembly. In a drawing sheet without any views, right-click the Drawing
Sheets root node and select this option to display the design document for the assembly.
When working in a drawing sheet that contains multiple components shown as root nodes in the
Structure tree, you cannot combine or split geometry that is shown in different root nodes, since there is
no relative placement defined between them.
Drawing sheets
You can now delete a drawing sheet that is currently displayed in a window. If you delete the drawing
sheet from the Structure tree, the window closes. If the drawing sheet is no longer referenced by any
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