Instantiating PowerCopies

This task shows how to instantiate Power Copies once they have been created as described in Creating PowerCopies.
There are two ways of doing this:

using the PowerCopy Instantiate From Document command
using a catalog

Open the PowerCopyDestination.CATPart document.

Using the PowerCopy Instantiate From Document command

Select Insert > Instantiate From Document....
The Select PowerCopy dialog box is displayed allowing you to navigate to the document or catalog where the powercopy is stored. Navigate to C:/Program Files/Dassault Systemes/B17doc/online/prtug/samplesdirectory.
Select the document containing the Powercopy, i.e. PowerCopyResults.CATPart.
The Insert Object dialog box is displayed.
Use the Reference list to choose the correct PowerCopy when several have been defined in the document.
Complete the Inputs within the dialog box by selecting the adequate element in the geometric area: select Pad1's upper face as the planar element replacing Plane1.
Click Use identical name button to automatically select all the elements with the same name. This command searches for features, publications, sub-elements or parameters having the name of the input. If a feature, publication, sub-element or parameter with the input name is found, this element is automatically used as input.
Here, zx plane and yz plane are selected. This is especially useful when the input is the same one repeated several time.
Click Parameters button to display the Parameters dialog box.
Enter 18mm as the new diameter value.
You can use the Create formulas button to automatically create a formula on every parameters with the same name provided there are any.
Click Close to confirm the operation and close the dialog box.
The Documents button lets you access the list of documents (such as design tables) pointed by one of the elements making up the Power copy.
If there are documents, the Documents dialog box opens and you can click the Replace button to display the File Selection dialog box and navigate to a new design table to replace the initial one.
When no document is referenced, the Documents button is grayed within the Insert Object dialog box.
Click OK to create the PowerCopy instance.
The PowerCopy is instantiated in context, meaning its limits are automatically re-defined taking into account the elements on which it is instantiated.

Check the Repeat option to be able to repeat the instantiation. In this case, once you have clicked OK in the Insert Object dialog box, the latter remains open, the PowerCopy's Inputs are listed and ready to be replaced by new inputs, as described above. To exit the command, uncheck the Repeatbutton or click Cancel.

Once instantiated, powercopies are no more linked to the original PowerCopies used to define them.

Using a catalog

You need to have a catalog available, created either:

using the Catalog capability, see the Infrastructure User's Guide.
using Insert > Knowledge Templates > Save In Catalog...

Click Catalog browser .
If accessing a catalog for the first time, you need to navigate to the catalog location. This location is stored in the settings for faster access later on.
Select the catalog containing the PowerCopy you wish to instantiate.

Select the PowerCopy to be instantiated, then you can:

double-click the PowerCopy
or right-click PowerCopy in the dialog box and use the Instantiate contextual menu.

From then on, you instantiate the PowerCopy as described above starting on step 3.

To know more about the Insert Object dialog box...

The Comments & URLs icon is available with user features and document templates only. It is always grayed out when instantiating Power Copies. If a URL was added to a user feature or a Document template, click this icon enables the user to access the URL. To know more about this function, see the Knowledge Advisor User's Guide.
The Name field enables the user to change the name of the user feature instance.

Recommendations

Prior to instantiating a powercopy containing a draft created with versions before V5R14, we strongly recommend you to open the CATPart document containing the powercopy, edit the draft, update it and then save the CATPart document in your session.

Here is a list of the elements you can select for instanciating PowerCopies:

`Object` `Can Include`		GS	OGS	Body	Solid Body	GSM Section	2D-View Section	Part
GS		Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
OGS		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Body		No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Solid Body		No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Solid	From Body	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Solid	From Solid Body	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Volume	From GS	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Volume	From OGS	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Surface Wire Point	From GS	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Surface Wire Point	From OGS or Body	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Sketch	From Body or OGS	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Sketch	From Solid Body or GS	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
GSM Section		Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2D-View Section		Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Section Intersect		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Section Join		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Section Transformation (Axis to Axis)		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
2D-View Thickness		No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No