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Doubts icons on the Specification Tree

Doubts icons on the Specification Tree

Doubts icons on the Specification Tree

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Hello,

I am trying to understand the meaning of the following specification tree  ( see arrows in red) . Could somebody explain me what are the difference between the icon circular base(4) and Ass Level1 (1)?

Enclosed is the screenshot with the questions i am asking about.

Thanks in advance for your help

Toni

RE: Doubts icons on the Specification Tree

You can't deduce it down, the icons can be confusing, I think the Word attachment from Ferdo will explain things. You just have to learn them by memory, there's some logic in the icons but some thing violate themselves.

Per example: the white paper supposedly signifies there is a physical file associated with the node, however a part has in an assembly a component node it's under which does not have a physical file but the icon does have the white paper.

Certified SolidWorks Professional

RE: Doubts icons on the Specification Tree

Hello Kevin,
For long time I had the same opinion with you. When I started programming with CATIA I realized the reason for this "inconsistency".
The white page in the icon of an Instance Node means that this Instance Node references an item of the 'Documents Collection' of CATIA. A Component-Node icon has not white page because is not referencing any item in the 'Documents Collection'.
In other words white page means Document in memory or reference-to a document in memory and not necessarily reference to a physical file .
Think about the case where you insert a new part or product in your assembly. There is no physical file yet but an added item in the Documents Collection.
I hope it helps.
-GEL
 

RE: Doubts icons on the Specification Tree

Gelfs, that actually makes some sense! Let me ask another question, why does the part component node have double gears? because it's an instance? I would associate, instinctively anyway, double gears strictly for assembly documents.

Certified SolidWorks Professional

RE: Doubts icons on the Specification Tree

Hello Kevin,
In CATIA, an Assembly (.CATProduct) is a collection (the Products Collection) of Product-type (class) Instances. The Parts are wrapped-up in a Product class (and so called 'PartProduct').
Note:
1. Un-typed Products have two gears in their icon.
2. Typed-Products have their own, function specific, icons.

I hope it helps

-GEL

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