1. Set the filter using the drop-down list at the top of the manager. Only items that fit the filter description will be listed (i.e., sketches, features, components).  

2. View or select from the History Manager tree or select other options as described below.
   
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   You can Object Edit a feature in the History Manager by right-clicking on it to display a pop-up list of relevant commands.  You can also left-click multiple features and then middle-click to select a command to act upon them all.
    

3. Pick to close the History Manager.
   
    

 

History Manager

(when initially displayed)

 

Drop-down Selector

This sets the active filter for the upper list.  Only the objects defined by the filter will be listed. Select from the following filters:

 

• All Operations

• Features

• Sketches

• Equation Sets

• Curve Lists

• Other

 

Options

This menu displays a list of shortcuts to history-based commands.  

 

Upper List

The upper list shows all history based operations within the active part/assembly in a graphical tree structure.

 

Expanding/Collapsing the History Manager

All features in the top list are initially shown collapsed.  To expand a feature, select Open/Close.  Select the icon to the left of the feature to collapse it.  Expanded features show additional information such as feature parameters and sketch dimensions.

 

Basic History Manager Icons

The first three icons are toggles.  When one is active, the others are inactive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

History Manager

(during a history replay)

 

Upper List

When a history replay is initiated, the upper list is cleared of all operations.  Then depending on which icon is selected (see below), each operation is removed from the lower list, evaluated, replayed and then sent to the upper list.  Replayed operations are displayed in the graphics window.

 

Lower List

The lower list of operations is not displayed with icons in a tree structure.  They are simply the operations listed in the order that they will be replayed (top to bottom).  You can Object Edit an operation by right-clicking on it to display a pop-up list of the following commands.

 

• Continue To - Continue to replay to this item and then stop.

• Set Stop - Stop at this command.

• Clear Stop - A stop flag is removed from the item.

• Clear All Stops - All stop flags are removed from the list.

• Next Backup - Replay and then stop at the next backup feature.

• Inquire - Display entity information for the selected operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replay History Icons

 

	Halt the history replay.  Warning: all items not yet replayed will be lost!
	Replay the next pending operation.
	Begin an automatic replay of all remaining operations.
	Suppress the next history operation in the list.  Suppressed operations are indicated by ( ) in the list.  Operations will remain suppressed during subsequent replays.   You can force the operation to be unsuppressed by selecting the icon below when the operation is at the top of the list (e.g., when it’s about to be replayed). See CAD Tips & Techniques for history regens after suppressing features.
	Begin a replay automatically suppressing any operation that will not regenerate.
	Fast forward to the next Backup Feature, quickly restoring the part up until that point in the history.
	Fast rewind to the previous Backup Feature, quickly restoring the part up until that point in the history.
	Try to force a reply of the next operation in the list (even if the operation normally errors out).  This will try to get the operation to do whatever it can, even though the results may not be correct.  You can also use this option to unsuppress and replay the next feature in the list if the feature is currently suppressed.
	Stop the history replay and edit the next item in the list.  If it is a component, its alignment constraints (if any) are regenerated before it is activated and a warning message informs you that a component is about to be modified.
	Prompt for a new insertion plane for the next sketch, datum or component operation.
	Delete the next operation.  This is similar to the Delete Feature from History command.  See CAD Tips & Techniques for using caution when deleting a feature.

 

 

 

You can right-click on any History Manager operation in the manager tree and execute the same Object Editing functions that are available from the graphics window. There are additional functions that are only available from the History Manager.  These are listed below.

 

 

Right Mouse Button Functions

 

• Edit - Edit the dimension or value. For dimensions, the Edit Dimension Value (3D) command is executed.  For parameter values, the Input Expression Form is displayed.  See Using Command Line Expressions.  You have to regenerate the history.

• Send, Link - These establish associative links between history operations.  Send links the specified field to the new operation actively being defined.  It "sends" the selected value directly to the active input area.  Link ties the user-selected field of an existing operation to the input field of another pre-existing operation.  Send and Link are not standalone history operations themselves.  Refer to the Tips & Techniques section below for a cautionary tip about the Link function.