Open File dialog box

Controls how a document is opened in QY CAD. For information about the Open File dialog box in a Teamcenter-managed environment, see Open File dialog box (SEEC).

Address Bar

Displays the drive and folder or site in which you want to search for the document or image you want to open. The system stores the last location you browsed in the Address Bar.

Search Documents

Lets you look for an item in the current folder or library.

Toolbar

Contains options for changing the appearance of your files and folders. The available options change to show only the tasks relevant to the type of file you select.

Organize

Assists you with arranging the information displayed in the dialog box. The Details pane and Preview pane are available as part of the Layout option.

New folder

Creates a new folder in the current location.

View menu

Controls the display type for the listed documents. You can choose from Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, Small Icons, a List view, Details view, Tiles view or Content view.

Show or hide Preview pane

Turns the display on or off for the pane that displays a saved image of your selected document.

Help

Displays Windows help and support.

Navigation pane

Accesses content in libraries, folders, and hard disks on your computer. You can use the Favorites section to open commonly used folders and searches.

Document list

Displays the folders and documents you can open.

Preview pane

Displays a saved image of your selected document if one is available.

Details pane

Displays the properties associated with the selected file. Properties can be added as columns in the document list by right-clicking a column heading and selecting More and then selecting the properties from the Choose Details dialog box.

Home

Returns the display to the drive and folder selected when you opened the Open File dialog box.

Open as read-only

Opens a document with read-only privileges.

First level only

Sets the direct document with read-only privileges. All indirect documents are opened with write privileges.

All levels

Sets all levels of the document with read-only privileges.

Availability

Displays the availability of the currently selected unmanaged file. The availability may be: Read Write, Read Only, or Unknown. The message changes depending on the current status of the file.

Revision Rule

Specifies a revision rule for updating links when you open a document.

• As Saved—Opens the document and updates the links as it was last saved.

• Latest—Opens the document and updates the links to the latest revision in the system.

• Latest Released—Opens the document and updates the links with the latest released revision.

• External System—Opens the document and updates links with revisions specified by an external system.

• Version from Cache—Opens the document from your cache. No document transfers take place between the document library and your local cache resulting in optimized performance. When Version from Cache is chosen in conjunction with the QY CAD Option Always Synchronize to Get Latest Version, the latest version of the direct document is copied from the server to the cache and indirect documents are opened directly from the cache.

Note:

This control is not available if you select an unmanaged document, a document that is checked out, or if you are working offline.

Do not open if rule is not matched

Specifies that you want to stop the open process if the system does not find a revision that matches the specified rule.

Draft: Activate drawing views for edit

Specifies that draft documents are opened with normal editing capability. All commands are available. Drawing views, parts lists, model-derived drawing tables, and other items are checked to determine whether they are out of date. Model geometry is live and accessible.

Active mode is the default open mode for draft documents.

Inactivate Drawing Views For Review

Intended for drawing review and printing, specifies that draft documents are opened in fast-open mode. In a managed environment, Inactivate Drawing Views For Review prevents linked 3D documents from being downloaded to cache. In all draft documents, it deactivates parts lists and model-derived tables so they cannot be selected and edited. It does permit limited manipulation of drawing views, dimensions, and annotations.

This command sets the document to inactive mode, and displays an Inactive watermark on the 2D Model sheet and all working sheets in the document.

Note:

The Activate Drawing Views and Inactivate Drawing Views commands on the Tools tab—>View Activation group let you switch between active mode to inactive mode while the document is open.

Use large assembly mode

Specifies how an assembly that is linked to the document chosen for opening is expanded. Assembly size is considered when a draft is expanded. When the assembly is evaluated as large (as defined on the QY CAD Options→Assembly Open As dialog box), and it is simplified, the assembly is expanded level-by-level irrespective of the Use large assembly mode check box. A large assembly that is not simplified uses the check box to determine how it is expanded. When the option is checked, the assembly is expanded level-by-level. When the option is not checked, the assembly is expanded using all levels.

Assembly open as

Determines with what options assemblies are opened. The default settings are defined on the Assembly Open As tab of the QY CAD Options dialog box.

Auto-Select

Uses the options defined on the Assembly Open As dialog box for opening your assembly.

Note:

The ranges shown here are the default settings on the Assembly Open As dialog box. These numbers can vary based on your definitions.

Small Assembly

Defined as less than 50 unique components.

Medium Assembly

Defined as between 50 and 1000 unique components.

Large Assembly

Defined as greater than 1000 unique components.

Last Saved

Opens your assembly based on how it was last saved.

More

Displays additional assembly open as options.

Hide All Components

Specifies that all the components in the assembly are hidden when you open it. When working with Teamcenter-managed documents, the next level of reference documents is downloaded to the cache. When you open an assembly with all components hidden, the assembly will open faster. This can be especially useful when working with large assemblies.

When you open an assembly with Hide All Components selected, the subassembly listings in PathFinder are collapsed. You can expand the next level of reference documents by clicking the + or by using the Expand command on the PathFinder shortcut menu. Selecting Expand All from the PathFinder shortcut menu will expand all branches and download them to cache. For more information, see the Working with large assemblies efficiently Help topic.

Part activation

Specifies how you want to open an assembly (.asm). When this option is blank, the active or inactive status of the parts is determined by the last save. When you open an assembly with parts inactive, the assembly will open faster.

Inactivate All

Specifies that all parts in the assembly are inactive when you open the assembly.

In some cases, parts that have associative links to other parts will still be activated when you open the assembly. For example, parts with inter-part links, adjustable parts, flexible pipes, fastener systems, and so forth may be activated to ensure that the linked geometry is up to date. This typically occurs when a part is modified outside the context of the assembly, and that part is a parent in an associative operation. When the assembly containing the child part is opened, the child part must be activated to update the link information properly.

Activate All

Specifies that all parts in the assembly are active when you open the assembly.

Last Saved

Specifies that all parts in the assembly are opened as they were last saved.

Part simplification

Allows you to specify how you want to open an assembly that contains simplified parts. When this option is set, you can specify whether the parts in the assembly are displayed using the simplified or designed version. When this option is cleared, the simplified or designed status of the parts is determined by the last save. When you open an assembly with parts simplified, the assembly will open faster. This option is available when opening an assembly document.

Use All Design

Specifies that all parts in the assembly that have simplified versions defined are displayed as designed when you open the assembly.

Use All Simplified

Specifies that all parts in the assembly that have simplified versions defined are displayed simplified when you open the assembly.

Last Saved

Specifies that all simplified parts in the assembly are opened as they were last saved.

Subassembly simplification

Specifies how subassemblies are displayed when you open an assembly. When this option is set, you can specify whether the subassemblies in the assembly are displayed using the simplified or designed version. When this option is cleared, the simplified or designed status of the subassemblies is determined by the last save. When you open an assembly with subassemblies simplified, the assembly will open faster. This option is available when opening an assembly document. For more information, see Simplifying assemblies.

Use All Designed

Specifies that all subassemblies in the assembly will display using the designed version when the assembly is opened.

Use All Simplified

Specifies that all subassemblies in the assembly that have simplified versions defined are displayed simplified when you open the assembly.

Last Saved

Specifies that all subassemblies in the assembly are opened as they were last saved.

Apply Simplified Assembly Override

Allows you to specify how you want to apply the display configuration. When this option is set, you can specify whether the parts in the assembly are simplified or designed when you apply the display configuration. When this option is cleared, the simplified or designed status of the parts is determined by their status when the configuration was saved.

Top-Level Assembly

Specifies that all top-level assemblies that have simplified versions defined are displayed simplified when you open the assembly.

All Subassemblies

Specifies that all subassemblies in the assembly that have simplified versions defined are displayed simplified when you open the assembly.

Activate changed parts

Specifies how you want to open an assembly (.asm) with parts that have changed.

Automatic

The active or inactive status of the parts is determined by the last save. When you open an assembly with parts inactive, the assembly will open faster.

Prompt

Specifies that you want to be prompted to set the active or inactive status of parts that have changed.

Configuration

Lists the available display configuration names. This option is available when opening an assembly document (.ASM) that has an associated configuration file. A display configuration stores the show/hide status of the parts contained in the assembly. An assembly that has had parts hidden will open faster.

Zone

Lists the available zone names. This option is available when opening an assembly document (.ASM) that has zones defined. A zone stores the show/hide status of the parts that are within the zone volume.

For more information, see Using Zones in Assemblies.

Save As Default

Specifies that the document open settings are saved as the default, and are used the next time the Open dialog box is displayed. This is useful when opening documents using Windows Explorer.

For example, draft documents you open from Windows Explorer will open with drawing views inactive if you set the Inactivate Drawing Views For Review option and then click Save As Default.

Another example is setting the Open as Read-Only check box, then clicking Save As Default. The Open dialog box has the Read-Only check box set as the default the next time it displays.

Options

Displays the translation options for using imported Parasolid or JT data.

Preview

Displays the saved preview of the document.

File name

Specifies the name of the file you want to open.

Files Of Type

Filters the type of files that you want to list.

Search

Displays the Search dialog box so you can define advanced search criteria for the document you want to open.

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