Selection of Parts to Compare

Selection of Parts to Compare

Comparing two parts

In its simplest mode the user chooses two parts top be compared directly. These may be in different models or the same model and will be compared in Properties mode.

Comparing all parts in one model to another

If multiple models are in memory, the function can be used to compare multiple parts across models. In the mode Consider all parts of modified model the user selects the matching method (label or title) and then selects the modified model. If there are two models in memory the other model is automatically taken as the original model, if more than two, the user will need to select the original model.

PRIMER then attempts to match all parts to those of the source model and if applicable will report any that failed to find a match in an information panel.

Comparing some parts in one model to another

This is similar to the above, but after selection of the modified model, another object menu will allow you to select a subset of parts in the modified model, for example by include file(s) or one or more assemblies. Once the section is complete, pressing Next> will start the comparison process. For large models this may be considerably quicker than comparing all parts (particulary wrt the mass calculation).

PRIMER will attempt to match the selected parts of the modified model to parts in the original model, using label match or title match as per the option.