Geometric cost drivers tree/table
The left side of the GCDs panel displays a tree of GCDs and GCD relations for the active component. You can drill down to the level of detail you want to view. The right side of the panel displays details about the highlighted GCD.
On the highest level of the GCD tree, you have GCD types, such as Component, Holes, or Surfaces. Every part or assembly has Component type GCDs. Component GCDs provide the highest-level information for a part or an assembly, such as overall dimensions, volume, or cross section. GCDs included in the component type vary depending on the Manufacturing Process Group.
The rest of the GCD types correspond to types of features and to manufacturing approach, for example Holes or Bending/Forming. These types vary depending on the Manufacturing Process Group. Each GCD of such type corresponds to a specific manufacturing operation.
Each GCD presents iconic status and user input indicators. The status indicator provides a red/yellow/green icon to indicate an error/warning/success status. The user input indicator provides a green user icon to indicate that you have made an explicit GCD edit (e.g. operation or tolerance change).
The following icons are used in the GCD tree:
Icon | Usage |
|---|---|
 | A GCD Type. The number in brackets indicates the number of GCDs of that type for the selected component. |
 | An Individual GCD. GCDs can be primary or nested. A primary GCD serves as a primary input to costing or analysis. A nested GCD belongs to a higher GCD level. Nested GCDs have less information and fewer options than primary GCDs. |
 | A GCD Relation Type. The number in brackets indicates the number of GCDs of that type for the selected component. |
 | A GCD Relation. |
Double-click a GCD Type or GCD Relation Type to see all GCDs/relations of that type in the GCD tree. Each row represents one GCD.
When you select an individual GCD:
• The GCD properties are displayed in the table on the right. Fields with the 
icon are editable.
icon are editable. • The GCD is highlighted in the Component Viewer.
• Manufacturing process steps related to this GCD are highlighted in the Manufacturing Process pane.
When you select a GCD relation, the related GCDs are highlighted in the Component Viewer.