Replace component / Simplified Rep

When I use the replace command to change a component in an assembly(eg to change a screw from M3x8 to M3x5) it appears on simplified reps where the previous component was excluded. I have to redefine each affected simplified rep to exclude it again.


Anyone know if there is a way round this. It's extremely painful to have to go through the model and exclude the components from simplified reps for a second time.


Cheers


KW

A web search for "Rule-Based Simplified Reps" might help you toward a solution.
Don't know, myself, not having tried to thoroughly digest any of it.

Look at help "To Create Simplified Representations Using Definition Rules".
<H1>To Create Simplified Representations Using Definition Rules</H1>
Each condition consists of an action and a condition name, and each condition can contain one or more rules. The conditions appear in an editable list and are executed in bottom-up order.

1. 
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   Click
   
   or View > View Manager. The View Manager dialog box opens.
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   Simp Rep is shown by default.
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   Right-mouse click the specified representation and click Edit to set definition rules.
   <LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Numbered>
   Click Redefine. The Edit dialog box opens with the following tabs:
   <LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Subbulleted>
   Include
   <LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Subbulleted>
   Exclude
   <LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Subbulleted>
   Substitute</LI>

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   Click
   
   to set up rule actions. The Rule Actions dialog box opens.</LI>

The Rep Action column shows a representation action. To change the representation action, click within the column and select one of the following from the Rep Action drop-down list:
<UL>
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Exclude
<LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Subbulleted>
Master Rep
<LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Subbulleted>
Geometry Rep
<LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Subbulleted>
Graphics Rep
<LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Subbulleted>
Assem Only
<LI =kadov-p-CTopic-Text-Subbulleted>
Symbolic Only</LI>[/list]
The Condition column lists previously defined conditions. If no conditions were defined, the column shows Undefined. To show existing conditions, click in the Condition column. Right-click in the Condition column to show the following options:
<UL>
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New

Thanks for the ideas.


I can see how I might build a simplified rep using rules but in this case it's not all the screws of a particular type that I need to exclude, justa subset of them - not sure how to do that. Also I have 12 or so reps so I would have to create an individualrule in each rep as each rep represents an assembly stage(the number of excluded screws in each rep gradually decreases as the build progresses).Nightmare!


What I need is just to be able to automatically replace a component in a simplified rep when it isreplaced in the master rep.

Might want to give replacing it using Pro/Program a shot. Not sure how the reps are affected when doing this but worth a try.
All you need to do is go into the program and find the add component with that name and replace it and execute it.