In HF1, selecting a scope of work for a CWA was enhanced to include more sophisticated
content rules, including multiple and nested criteria when you collect components.
View how to create content rules before HF1
This information only applies to the base version of Smart Construction 8, without
HF1 or later.
Which components can be added to the scope of a CWA or CWP?
You can add published and non-published components. Spools and assemblies are not
included.
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Open a CWA.
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Click Content Rules.
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To select components based on a custom search criteria, click the Query tab. Select a criterion and specify a search value. For more information, see Create and configure custom search criteria for Smart Construction.
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To select components based on saved queries in a model, click the Filter tab, and select a saved query.
You can save search queries when you use selection rules or the Get Objects by Volume option, or when you right-click a component and create a filter. For more information,
see Select model or drawing components using selection rules, Get objects by volume, or Create and save a filter in a 3D model or 2D drawing by selecting components.
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Review your criteria in the Selection pane, and click Collect Components to add components to the CWA.
The components are added to the Collect Components queue.
If you want to make a change to the collected components, click Clear Collected Components, and then collect them again with new or different criteria.
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You can configure how often the Content Rules window of a CWP or CWA refreshes.
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When you add a selection criterion to your package, the criterion does not get updated
if the criterion is updated in the system. Remove the criterion and reapply it for
the latest information.
Which components can be added to the scope of a CWA or CWP?
You can add published and non-published components. Spools and assemblies are not
included.
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Open a CWA.
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Click Content Rules.
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To narrow you scope to a particular component category, select a Component Category in the Scope section.
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Click the + button to begin adding criteria to your content rule formula in the Criteria section.
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Click the + button add add new criteria. You can also add a level of nested criteria by clicking
the + button next to the parent criterion.
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As you add additional criteria, you can build your content rule formula to include
intersections (with AND) and unions (with OR) by clicking the operator to change its
value.
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As you build your content rule, the formula you're creating is updated at the bottom
of the Criteria section.
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Click Collect Components.
The components are added to the Collect Components queue.
If you want to make a change to the collected components, click Clear Collected Components, and then collect them again with new or different criteria.
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You can configure how often the Content Rules window of a CWP or CWA refreshes.
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When you add a selection criterion to your package, the criterion does not get updated
if the criterion is updated in the system. Remove the criterion and reapply it for
the latest information.
See Also
Create, view, and update CWAs
Create and manage construction work areas (CWAs)