The Connector Entity Browser context menu includes all of the functionality available in the Connector Entity Browser, including connector creation and deletion, renumbering, updating, finding connectors, and much more.
Access the Connector Entity Browser's context-sensitive menu by right-clicking in the tree list. (Note, however, that if you right-click on the Tolerance or Realize to fields of a specific connector, you will access those fields for edit rather than opening the context menu.)
The tools available in the context menu vary depending on what you right-click on; for example, right-clicking on a connector (in the entities column) accesses the full menu, but right-clicking a link (in the Link1 or Link2 columns) only presents the Remove Link option.
Depending on the column clicked, the following options may or may not be available as appropriate to the
item clicked:
Create This accesses a sub-menu of connector types; picking a type opens the related connector panel in the HyperMesh panel area, as well as the FE Absorb user interface.
Delete This accesses a sub-menu with options to delete connectors or connectors and their related FE elements.
Renumber Allows a single connector to be renumbered; the change is permanently recorded in the database and the browser.
Update layer Opens a dialog to input the layer value that you wish to assign to the selected connectors (this function works for multiple selections).
Simply type the desired number of layers into the text box and press <enter>. The layer value defines the number of thicknesses (2T/3T/etc) a connector connects at its location. The layer value defined in a connector can be greater than or equal to number of links connected by the connector. The connectors will be unrealized after this update, but the change is recorded permanently in the database and in the browser.
Alternatively, you can also update the layer directly by right-clicking on the field itself rather than using the context menu.
Update tolerance
Opens a dialog to input the tolerance value that you wish to assign to the selected connectors (this function works for multiple selections).
You can also do this directly by right-clicking on the field itself rather than using the context menu.
Update realize to
If the connector doesn't currently use a property script for realization, this opens a small pop-up menu that lets you choose between current comp and connector comp.
You can also do this directly by right-clicking on the field itself rather than using the context menu.
Add Link Opens a new set of controls in the bottom of the tab to add links to the selected connectors. See Add Links for in-depth instructions.
Update Link Opens a new set of controls in the bottom of the tab to perform a part replacement.
Note that editing a connector causes it to become unrealized.
Remove Link This option is accessible only from the column(s) that display the link information. A sub-menu gives the option to remove the selected link(s) from the selected
connectors or all connectors in the browser. The connectors will be unrealized and the change is recorded permanently in the database and in the browser.
Remove Links This option removes all of the links from the selected connectors. The connectors will be unrealized and the change is recorded permanently in the database and in the browser selected connectors or all connectors in the browser. The connectors will be unrealized and the change is recorded permanently in the database and in the browser.
Rerealize Calls the *CE_Realize command to realize connectors by accepting only a connector mark. The underlying assumption in the command is that each connector passed in the mark has the required information to be successfully realized.
The required information such as tolerance, weld configuration, diameter, etc is not defined for connectors created using the FE Absorb utility; hence the Rerealize feature in the Connector Browser works only for connectors that were realized through an HM connector panel.
Unrealize Unrealizes the selected connectors.
Find Parts / Find Parts with FE
The components that are linked in the selected connectors are isolated in the display with the connectors. If the realization view option is turned on then the realized FE of the connectors is also displayed. The isolated components are highlighted in the table.
Show Works exactly like the action button Show. All view option button settings are considered.
Hide Works exactly like the action button Hide. All view option button settings are considered.
Isolate Works exactly like the action button Isolate. All view option button settings are considered.
Isolate Only Works exactly like the action button Isolate Only. All view option button settings are considered.
Show find / Hide find
Activates a new tool set used to perform searches. This works exactly the same as described in Finding Entities.
Collapse All This option closes all the expanded folders in the browser.
Expand All This option expands all the folders to display all the connectors. This operation may take some time for folders that contain thousands of connectors.
Configure Browser
Opens the Connector Entity Browser configuration window which contains options to configure the Connector Browser's list display and button behavior.
See also
*CE_Realize FE Absorb Connectors panel