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Copy management of geometrical objects |
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To work with copies of geometric objects, use the command Copy management 
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After invoking the command, a process of the same name is launched, which allows you to:
•Select copies contained in the model and/or its components. Details...
•Update the required copies; change the copy update option. Details...
•Start editing one of the copies or the component it is part of. Details...
A table Copy operations is used to display and work with selected copies on Parameter panel. It contains the following information:
•name of the copy,
•the name of the component containing the copy and the assembly that the component is a part of, and for components at deeper assembly levels also the names of the subassemblies of all these levels,
•copy update option,
•the state of the copy depending on its update.
The copy management process is available in models with and without components. If the model does not contain components, some features of the process are not available.
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When working with copies in a component, please note that to save the changes you have made, you must save not only the assembly file, but also the component's original model file. |
Selecting copies in a model and its components
Using a group of buttons Method set the copy selection method and configure the selection parameters.
The following methods are available:
Select all up to the specified level
Allows you to select all copies of the current model and its components up to and including the specified assembly level.
For this method, a list is shown Level on the Parameter panel. Specify the depth of the search for copies using this list. To do this, select the desired list line or enter the level number manually. If the entered number is greater than the maximum number in the list, it will be saved in the list in the current work session.
Select all by all levels
Allows you to select all copies of the current model and its components at all nesting levels.
No additional settings are required.
Manual selection of objects
Allows you to specify the components in which copies will be selected.
For this method, the Parameter panel displays a field Components.
Specify the components in which copies should be selected. To do this, select the components themselves or the objects belonging to them in the Design tree or in the graphic area of the model.
If a root element is specified in the Design tree, only copies created directly in the current model are selected.
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The method Manual selection of objects is default. It is also automatically enabled if at least one component was specified in the model before starting the process. |
After setting the method and adjusting the parameters, copies are automatically selected in the model and its components.
The list of selected copies is shown in the table Copy operations.
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If the current model does not contain any components, then regardless of the specified method, all copies created in the model will be selected. For the first two methods, the selection of copies is performed without additional user actions. For the third, manual method, you need to specify any object in the Design tree or in the graphic area of the model. In this case, in the field Components. The name of the current model will appear, and in the table — all copies created in it. |
The choice of method is saved for subsequent calls of the command in the current work session.
Updating copies. Changing the updating option
The variants of updating are displayed in the Parameter panel in a table Copy operations in the column Update. Each cell in this column contains a list of possible update options. The option assigned to the copy is active in the list. To change the copy update option, select it from this list.
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You can also change the copy update option when editing it and using context menu commands. Details... |
The update status of copies is shown in the table Copy operations in the column Status For this purpose, special indicator icons are used.
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Updated |
The geometry of the copy objects matches the geometry of the original objects. The icon is shown for copies with update options: •Automatically- is always shown, since all changes are automatically transferred to the copy, •On command and follow the source— shown if the original objects of the copy have not changed since the last update, •On command— is never shown, even immediately after an update, since this option does not check for changes in the original copy objects. The geometry of the copy objects matches the geometry of the original objects. |
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Copy update required |
The original copy objects contain changes that have not been committed to the copy objects; to commit these changes, the copy must be updated. The icon is shown for copies with an upgrade option On command and follow the source, if the original copy objects have changed, and also if the linked copy has been updated. Not shown for other update options. |
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Source change not tracked |
The system has no information about changes in the original copy objects. The icon is shown for copies with an upgrade option On command in all cases, regardless of whether updates are performed or the original copy objects are changed. For other update options, it is not shown. |
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Source file not found |
The source file of the copy objects is lost; updating the copy is not possible. The icon is shown for a copy with any update option if the connection to the file is lost-the source of its objects. |
To update one or more copies, select their rows in the table Copy operations and press the button Update 
above the table. If no row in the table is selected, then after pressing the button all copies contained in the table are updated.
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If the source file of the copy objects is lost, the copy cannot be updated. The button Update More details about features of work when the source file of the copy objects is lost... |
Editing a copy or a component containing a copy
To edit the required copy, select its row in the table Copy operations and press the button Edit copy operation 
above the table. The button is shown on the Parameter panel if a row is selected in the table. The button is shown on the Parameter panel if a row is selected in the table.
After pressing the button, the command will work Copy management the copy operation corresponding to the selected copy is completed and launched. If the copy is included in an assembly component of any assembly level, then context editing of this component is launched, and in it, the copy operation
If necessary, you can start editing not the copy itself, but the component containing it. To do this, select the copy row in the table and click the button Edit component in window
. The button is displayed on the Parameters Panel if a row of a copy included in an assembly component of any nesting level is selected in the table).
After pressing the button, the command will work Copy management is completed. The component model opens for editing in a separate tab.
