Suppress Components using Wildcards

Overview

This video demonstrates how to suppress multiple assembly components using wildcard patterns in Nitro-CELL. Instead of suppressing components one at a time, the wildcard variant allows engineers to suppress all components matching a naming pattern in a single operation. This is efficient for managing large assemblies where groups of components need to be suppressed together, such as all fasteners or all components from a specific sub-system. The video shows how to construct the wildcard pattern, execute the suppress command, and verify that all matching components were suppressed in the assembly tree.

Key Steps

1. Open the assembly containing the components to suppress
2. Enter the Suppress Wildcard command with the component name pattern
3. Execute the command to suppress all matching components
4. Review the assembly tree to confirm the correct components were suppressed
5. Save the assembly to persist the changes

Tips

• Use specific patterns to target only the intended component groups
• Test your wildcard pattern with a small set before applying to the full assembly
• Suppressed components can be resumed individually or in bulk using Resume commands