Have you ever wanted to open more than one model at a time from a workspace? In Pro/ENGINEER 2001 and Pro/INTRALINK 3.2, all you have to do is:

1.     Select the files you want to open from the workspace using the left mouse button and the ”ctrl” key.

2.     Click the right mouse button and select Open. Each model will open in its own window.

This works with family table instances or standalone models—with or without Pro/ENGINEER running. 

A word of caution. Opening too many models at a time may cause video card problems or even lock up your system, depending on the system you have. I have successfully opened 11 at once, although things got a bit weird. Opening 10 or fewer at one time has not given me a problem.

John Scranton is a senior design engineer at Undersea Sensor Systems, Inc. (USSI) in Columbia City, Indiana, USA. He can be reached by email at jmscra@undersea-sensors.com.