Article - CS200682

Windchill PDMLink: How does WVS determine which Representation to retrieve when expanding a Positioning Assembly Branch-link in Creo View?

Modified: 29-Aug-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo View 1.0 to 12.1
  • ProductView and Creo Elements/View 9.0 to 10.0
  • Windchill PDMLink 9.0 to 13.1
  • Windchill ProjectLink 9.0 to 13.1
  • Pro/INTRALINK 8.x + 9.0 to 11.2
  • Windchill PDM Essentials 10.1 to 11.1
  • PTC Arbortext Content Manager 9.0 to 11.1
  • Windchill Visualization Services (WVS)

Description

  • When accessing a Positioning Assembly Representation in Creo View and clicking on a Branch Link, how does WVS work out which Representation to get from the child CAD Document?
  • Unresolved Creo View Branch link icon in the Tree Structure:
BranchLink Icon
  • How does Creo View decide which Representation to choose for CAD Document dependency references?
  • Which child CAD Document visualization are selected when expanding sub-assembly branchlinks?
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