For example, you can configure a filter category that would display components related to a certain drawing type, such as a POD document or a P&ID drawing.
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Log on to SmartPlant Foundation Desktop Client.
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Click Smart Construction > New > Administration > 2D Filter Category to create a filter category for a 2D drawing.
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Click Smart Construction > New > Administration > 3D Filter Category to create a filter category for a 3D model.
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Type a name in the Name box.
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Type a description for the new filter category in the Description box.
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Specify how you want the filter category to display in the Smart Construction application in the Display As box.
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In the Handler Assembly box, type the name of the DLL where the filter handler assembly is located.
You can type SPC.Server.FilterHandlers, if using the delivered assembly. If you create your own, type the name of the DLL. For more information, see the Readme.txt file delivered in the Custom.SPC.Server.FilterHandlers folder (browse to [Drive]:\Program Files\SmartConstruction\Customization\Samples\SPC_CustomServerHandlers\Custom.SPC.Server.FilterHandlers\Custom.SPC.Server.FilterHandlers).
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Type [Handler assembly name].[Name space]_[Class name] in the Handler class box.
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Select the Enabled option to enable the filter in the Smart Construction application.
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Select the ShowIfEmpty option to display the filter category in Smart Construction if there are not any filters available for the category.
Clear the option if you do not want the category to display when filters are not
available.
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Select the Is filter search enabled to include a search box in the Available Filters box in the Smart Construction client.
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If you want to include a search box in the Available Filters box in the Smart Construction client, the filter handler assembly and class must support the query.
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You can include a search box for all filters in the Available Filters box except for Materials and Package Status filters.
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Specify the class definition UID of the object on the non-drawing items end of the relationship in the Parameter value 1 box.
For example, to display the unique list of drawing types, the class definition UID is SPC_2DDrawing.
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Specify which relationship is expanded in the filter in the Filter reldef uid box.
For example, to expand the relationship between Smart Construction drawing objects and drawing items, you can type SPC_2DDrawing_DrawingItems.
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Select the Is filter End1 check box if the items being filtered are on end 1 of the expanded relationship.
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Specify the schema modeled property on the object in the Filter Property DefUID box.
For example, type Document_Type to show the unique list of drawing types.
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Click Finish to save the new filter category.