Configuration Window

In the Browser Configuration dialog you can alter the columns that display in the Link Entity Browser, and change how special features, such as the find between, operate.

Access the Browser Configuration dialog by right-clicking in the Link Entity Browser and selecting Configure Browser from the context menu.

Local Options

Show Link Rule Columns

When enabled, each link displays its reconnection rule (use ID, use name, or at fe realize) via the Rule column. The reconnect rule is set when the connector is created, and determines what the connector will automatically try to reconnect with when a part is deleted and then replaced.

If the new part has the same part ID as the deleted one, then use ID will automatically reconnect.
If the new part has the same name as the deleted one, then use name will automatically reconnect.

Show Link Elems/Geom Columns

When enabled, each link displays its link state (connect to mesh or geometry) via the Elems/Geom column.

Max Link Column Viewed

Only display the specified number of columns, regardless of how many links are available in a connector. The maximum number of supported columns is 30.

Show Primary Links Only

By default, both primary and secondary links are displayed in the Connector Entity browser. To only display primary links, select the Show Primary link only checkbox.

By default, a node link is also displayed as a component link in the Component link view. For example, components are shown as a link when a node that belongs to an element belongs to a component, an element belongs to a component, or a surface belongs to a component.

When Show Primary Link Only is selected, the Part link view only displays real part links and the Component link view only displays real component links. Use the table below to determine which link types will be interpreted as a component or park link based on view you are using.

Link Type	Component Link View		Part Link View
	Show Primary Links Only: off	Show Primary Links Only: on	Show Primary Links Only: off	Show Primary Links Only: on
Nodes	yes	no	yes	no
Elements	yes	no	yes	no
Components	yes	yes	yes	no
Assemblies	yes	no	no	no
Parts	no	no	yes	yes
Properties	no	no	no	no
Surfaces (geom)	yes	no	yes	no
Tags	no	no	no	no

Automatic Filter

Filter the link entity list and the connector list simultaneously when performing a show, isolate, or find operation.

Tip: For future filtering via the Query Builder, you can reuse previous filters and combine previous filters with other attribute filters.

Consider Geometry

Consider geometry along with elements while using Show/Hide/Isolate operations.

Consider HAZ Elements

Consider HAZ elements while using Show/Hide/Isolate operations. When this option is on, and if connectors are isolated, HAZ elements are also isolated along with connectors and their links.

Available for Connector Configure browser options.

Find Twin Connectors

Select how two connectors are found:

Minimum two links: Find only the connectors that have two or more matching links.
Exact links: Find only the connectors that have the same links. For example, if you start with a connector that has two links, than another connector with three links will not be found even if its first two links matched.

Find Connectors Between With

Select how connectors between selected links are found:

Minimum two selected links: Only connectors that link to at least two selected entities will be affected. Connectors with only one link to any of the selected entities will be ignored.
Exact selected links: Only connectors that link to the selected entities will be affected. This can vary from the Minimum two selected links option, because connectors with three or more links which link two selected entities with at least one unselected entity, would still be found by the Minimum two selected links option but not by this one.
All selected links: Any connector shared by the selected entities will be found.
Note: Connectors which link selected entities to any unselected ones will not be found, as they are not located between the selected entities.

Filter Links To

Choose which links to filter when performing search/isolation functions.

Projection Components: Isolate the entire link component.
Projection Elements: Isolate only the elements on which a projection falls.
Projection and Attached Elements: Isolate only the elements on which the projection falls and the elements which the connector FE connects.

Filter Links To	Projection Components	Projection Elements	Projection and Attached Elements
Spots	Figure 9.	Figure 10.	Figure 11.
Seams	Figure 12.	Figure 13.	Figure 14.
Bolts	Figure 15.	Figure 16.	Figure 17.

Global Options

Autofit: Use this option in combination with the other view option toggle buttons and show, hide, isolate, or isolate only, or in combination with the advanced action buttons. After an action is performed, the newly found connectors are placed in the middle of the screen. If this option is used in combination with one of the previously mentioned buttons, it works like a pure fit view.

Figure 18. . Link entity isolated with the Autofit option activated.
Autocolor Visualization Mode: With this mode activated, the Connector Browser takes over the control of the element visualization mode from the Visualization panel. Elements will be colored by component, by property, or by part, depending on which connector link view is activated.

Figure 19.
Live-filtering: Filter items in real time.