Opening Filtered Assemblies (2025 FD04)

3DEXPERIENCE users can open filtered assemblies from the platform, edit them, and save them locally or back to the platform.

Benefits: You can open and work on a specific subset of components from a large assembly without opening the entire assembly.

Notes:
  • Filtered assemblies do not support lightweight or Large Design Review mode. The filtered assemblies that you open must always be resolved.
  • If you open the full assembly model, you cannot open the filtered assembly at the same time.

To work with partial assemblies:

  1. In your 3DEXPERIENCE app, open the 3DEXPERIENCE tab in the task pane.

  2. In the Compass, under My Apps, start Product Structure Explorer and do as follows:

    1. Under Access your work, click Open Content and browse to an assembly that has filters applied to it.

      You or others can apply filters to an assembly.

    2. To open the filtered assembly, drag it into the graphics area or right-click it and click Open.
    The selected filtered assembly opens in SOLIDWORKS. In the FeatureManager design tree, at the top node, this icon indicates a filtered assembly. Filtered-out components do not appear in the FeatureManager design tree but the software retains these components in the product structure for subsequent filtering. A notification alerts you that this is a filtered assembly.

  3. Modify the filtered assembly as required. Most commands are permitted except for the following blocked items:
    • New assembly features, such as cuts or fillets
    • Design tables
    • You cannot modify the top-level configuration of the assembly.
    • You cannot add a CAD Family to the ConfigurationManager.
  4. Save the filtered assembly locally or back to the platform.

For more information about filtering, see Filtering Data.

For more information about Product Structure Explorer, see Product Structure Explorer.