Roll-ups

Roll-ups are containers which allow you to group a set of components together for analysis. You can add non-CAD components to a roll-up, to allow wider analysis of cost and manufacturability; for example, user-defined processes such as inspections, off-the-shelf purchased parts, or non-mechanical components such as lubricants.

You can export roll-ups for analysis by tools such as aP Analytics - see aP Analytics Introduction for more details.

A roll-up can contain other roll-ups, including functional groups.

Note: Roll-up subcomponents are not CAD-connected and therefore cannot fetch new GCDs. You cannot change GCD-related settings such as the progress group for a subcomponent, unless it is also open in its own tab.

Roll-ups are created with a unique name and Digital Factory. The Digital Factory determines the base currency for the roll-up.

See Using Roll-ups.

Dynamic Roll-ups

You can also use Dynamic roll-ups, allowing you to analyze groups of components based on a search query.

See Dynamic roll-ups

Functional Groups

Functional groups are roll-ups in a roll-up, and allow you to organize large product structures that may not be defined in CAD. You can create functional groups individually, or you can import a template to generate the whole functional group structure in one step.

See Functional groups.