8.5.4. Many more components appear on the drawing

Display of excess components on the drawing

In certain cases it can happen that considerably more components are displayed on a generated drawing than originally intended in the model. This article helps you identify the cause of this behavior and configure the display correctly.

Prerequisites

• The affected drawing has already been generated in the system.
• You have the permissions to edit the view settings of the drawing.

Step-by-step guide

1. Check the visibility settings

   In the menu, click the View settings tab and check the activated filters for components.

   Expected result: Only the desired component categories should be marked.

2. Update the drawing references

   Select the function Update references to ensure that no outdated geometry data is present in the cache.

   Expected result: The drawing is recalculated and excess elements are removed.

Important notes

• Layer management: Check whether additional components are on hidden layers that are automatically shown during export.
• Assembly structure: Make sure that no unwanted instances were duplicated within the assembly hierarchy.

Troubleshooting

• Symptom: Components still appear despite filtering.
• Solution: Perform a complete rebuild of the model and make sure that there are no ghost components in the bill of materials.