DPM Assembly Process Simulation

New Functionalities

Generate Track command has been added
Users can select edges on the geometry, and generate tracks from the edges.  Once the initial track has been generated from the edges, the track can be modified.
Review Annotation Activity has been added
The Review Annotation Activity command enables users to allow 2D annotations to appear within simulations.

Enhanced Functionalities

The Filter dialog box for Analysis Information has expanded
Users can now select from among multiple move activities and analysis objects for filtering, as well as filtering for message levels.
Dragging the slider on the Player pop-up toolbar enables users to see the track simulation
In previous releases, users could not see the effects of attaching a section to a track until after a simulation was run; now users can see it as they move the slider.
When you select define the shuttle as part of a Move Activity, the Preview window now has a Tree tab
This tab enables users to see the names of all parts selected as part of the shuttle.  Users can still preview the graphical representations of the parts via the 3D tab.
Shuttles may contain multiple groups and manufacturing assemblies
In previous releases, shuttles could only contain one group and a parent shuttle could reference another shuttle.  In this release, each group is treated as an object, and users can select as many objects as they like. Similarly, users can include manufacturing assemblies within shuttles.
The Annotation Activity command now works for 3D annotations as well as FD&T annotations
In previous releases, only F&DT annotations could be selected for the Annotation Activity command.
When you click the Activate Analysis button from the Track dialog, you can edit the analysis object
Users have the option to edit one analysis object at a time while creating a move activity; they do not have to stop creating a move activity to use the analysis commands.
The scope of analysis can be set to global or local
The Activate Analysis command enables you to bind analysis objects to a move activity.  You can now determine whether analysis objects that are bound to move activities can be observed globally (throughout an entire simulation) or locally (only during the move activity to which the object is bound).
The Player toolbar has a distance parameter
Users can interpolate along the track with a set distance.  Also, the Sampling Step option in the Player Parameters dialog box can be set for distance as well as time.

Customizing Settings

Snap Sensitivity in the DMU Manipulation tab has been altered
The default value for the Orientation option has been changed to 20 deg.