Show Component Configuration Descriptions

You can display component configuration descriptions in the FeatureManager design tree in part, assembly, and drawing documents and in the ConfigurationManager of parts and assemblies.

By default, component configuration descriptions are the same as the component configuration names and are not displayed. You must specify new component configuration descriptions for them to appear in the FeatureManager design tree. You change a component configuration description in the part file.

To show component configuration descriptions:

  1. At the top of the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the part, assembly, or drawing name, and select Tree Display > Component Name and Description.
    You can specify display options for component names and descriptions at the document level or the system level. When using the system level settings, you cannot change the settings at the document level.

    To specify options at the system level, click Tools > Options > System Options > FeatureManager and select Override document level tree display. Click Component Name and Description to open the dialog box.

    When you select Override document level tree display, the options in the Component Name and Description dialog box are disabled at the document level.

  2. In the dialog box, select Configuration Description.