Select and view a hierarchy
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Click Display hierarchy
on the 3D model Toolbox to open the Assembly Hierarchy dialog box.
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Click the arrows to expand and collapse the assembly hierarchy.
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Select a hierarchy in the Assembly Hierarchy dialog box to highlight it in the model.
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Click Fit
to zoom and fit the model to the assembly hierarchy.
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Select Actions
> Properties to view a list of properties.
Search for a hierarchy
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Click Display hierarchy
on the 3D model Toolbox to open the Assembly Hierarchy dialog box.
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Type a name of a hierarchy in the Search box.
You can use wildcards to narrow search results. ? to find any single character. *
and % to find any string of characters.
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Click
or press ENTER.
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Click
to clear the Search box.
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Select a hierarchy in the Assembly Hierarchy dialog box to highlight it in the model.
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Click Fit
to zoom and fit the model to the assembly hierarchy.
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Select Actions
> Properties to view a list of properties.
Add a hierarchy to an IWP
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Drag an assembly from the Assembly Hierarchy dialog box to an open IWP or an IWP in the Work Packages browser.
Filter a model with a hierarchy
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Select a hierarchy in the Assembly Hierarchy dialog box, and drag it to the model. The hierarchy is added as a filter.
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You can customize the filter with different colors. For more information, see Change how a 3D model or 2D drawing displays.
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You can also save the filter for use later. For more information, see Save a filter view.