Edit Menu: Filter Tools

Access: Open this group of functions from one of the following locations:

Select the required filter option in the Filter Floating Toolbar.
Select Edit > Filter from the menu bar. Select the required function.

This group of functions is used to enable/disable the selection of specific geometric entities.

The following functions are available in this group:

Most functions require picking some geometry, which makes the geometry filters an indispensable item. This toggle button enables you to disable the default filter setting for each function (also for each step and option of the function) and instead set your own.

Your filter choices will be kept for as long as this icon remains ON. Switching it OFF will return the functions back to the default filter settings.

OFF	Use the Cimatron default filter state. This uses the predefined filter states for each function, step and option. This is the default option.
ON	Use the last used filter state. This uses the last used filter state for each function, step, or option. This means that if filters were changed for a specific function, step, or option, those filters will automatically be used when invoking that operation again.

Note: These settings can also be defined in Preferences. In addition, all filter states that were changed and kept (using the Keep Filters button) can be Reset in the same Preferences.

Filter Components

Enable/Disable the select of assembly components and sub-assemblies.

The interaction differs when picking components in an assembly or in a sub-assembly.

When picking a part that belongs to the main assembly:When picking a part that belongs to the main assembly:

Pick the part.	The part is shown as selected.

When picking a part that belongs to a sub-assembly:When picking a part that belongs to a sub-assembly:

Pick the part.	A dialog is displayed showing the name of the sub-assembly and the name of the picked part.


Moving the cursor over the dialog highlights a name and the corresponding part.	In this case, cut 3 suffix is the part initially picked. If the highlighted name is picked . . .


. . . the part is shown as selected.

Filter Cutting Objects

Enable/Disable the selection of cutting objects.

This filter is available in the Assembly environment when the Hide/Show Entities/Components icon () in ON.

Notes:

When Filter Cutting Objects is turned ON, if the Filter Faces was ON, the Filter Faces will be turned OFF and the Filter Objects will be turned ON.
If the Filter Cutting Objects is turned ON and then the Filter Faces is turned ON, the Filter Cutting Objects will be turned OFF (it will Not be turned ON automatically if you then switch to Filter Objects).
In the Reset mode, the Filter Cutting Objects is turned OFF.

Filter Datum

Enable/Disable the selection of datum (such as a plane, axis or UCS).

Filter Edges & Curves

Enable/Disable the selection of edges and curves.

Filter Faces

Enable/Disable the selection of faces.

Filter Groups

Enable/Disable the selection of groups. This icon is displayed when a Drafting file is open.

Filter Objects

Enable/Disable the selection of objects.
When this option is ON, the Object and Mesh checkboxes in the Selection Filter dialog are both marked as ON.

Filter Points

Enable/Disable the selection of points. The point selection flyout is displayed in the Filters Floating Toolbar.

Filter Segments

Enable/Disable the selection of segments (of curves). This icon is displayed when a Drafting file is open.

Filter Sketches & Composites

Enable/Disable the selection of sketches, composites and single curve wires.

Note: To distinguish between a single curve within a composite curve and a standalone curve, unselect the Single Curve Wire box in the Selection Filter dialog (by default this is selected).

Filter Stock

Enable/Disable the selection of NC stock objects. This icon is displayed when an NC file is open.

Note: Stock objects exist only in Machining Simulation.

Filter Symbols (PMI)

Enable/Disable the selection of symbols (PMI).

Filter Thread

Enable/Disable the selection of threads.

Filter Toolpath

Enable/Disable the selection of NC toolpaths (tool motions displayed in the graphic window). This icon is displayed when an NC file is open.

Filter Views

Enable/Disable the selection of views. This icon is displayed when a Drafting file is open.

Reset Selection Filter

Reset the selection filter to its default settings only for the current function, stage, and option.

To reset all filters of all tools to the system defaults, use the Reset Filter Default Preference option.

Selection Filter

The Selection Filter enables you to define the types and attributes of geometry available for selection. For example, if only Faces are marked in the Selection Filter, then only Faces will be available for selection in the graphics window for the current operation.

UCS Manager

Open the UCS Manager dialog to select, hide, and show UCSs.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.