2 Replies Latest reply on Dec 17, 2014 8:10 AM by Bill Schmid

Can I select a part on screen and add it to a folder in the tree?

Bill Schmid Dec 16, 2014 4:40 PM

I have a very large assembly that I've imported. The number of components makes scrolling up and down the tree very time consuming. I eventually want to break this up into sub-assemblies, but first i want to isolate components into separate folders. I can do this by dragging parts in the tree, but then I have to look at the screen, see what part I've selected to decide which folder it goes in.

Can I select a part on screen and put it directly into a folder without having to find it in the tree?

Using 2013.

Re: Can I select a part on screen and add it to a folder in the tree?

Alan Bumbaugh Dec 16, 2014 6:31 PM (in response to Bill Schmid)

Bill,

Yes,
LMB and drag a window from right to left selects everything the window crosses,
LMB and drag a window from left to right selects only complete items,

Then in the feature tree the items will be highlighted, hold Ctrl, RMB, and select add to folder about 3/4 the way down, name your folder, then I hide everything in the folder.

I can sort through a 500 item assembly in around 15 minutes.
As long as this is an assembly it works well.
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  Bill Schmid Dec 17, 2014 8:10 AM (in response to Alan Bumbaugh)
  
  Alan,
  
  That got it! The only thing I was missing was the Ctrl RMB when selecting in the tree. RMB alone would only select the single component, clearing all the other selections.
  
  Thanks!
  
  Bill
  
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