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Enables you to select the items that do not update when using CHANGESPEC, CHANGESIZE, or CONVERTFROMPRJDATA. When you check an item in this dialog, the software turns the update of this item off.

CONVERTFROMPRJDATA updates all selected components in the drawing to your current settings.

Alpha size

Turns the alpha size update on or off. The software updates the Alpha size in the Alpha size box in the Component Edit dialog box.

Short Description

Turns the short description update on or off. The software updates the Short Description in the Short annotation box in the Component Edit dialog box.

Long description

Turns the long description update on or off. The software updates the Long description in the Long annotation box in the Component Edit dialog box.

Tag

Turns the tag update on or off. The software updates the Tag in the Tag box in the Component Edit dialog box.

Variable Component Length

Keeps the original length of the component when checked. If you clear Variable Component Length when you run CONVERTFROMPRJDATA, then the software uses the Variable Component Length Assignment rule to determine the proper length. For more information, see Variable Component Length Assignment.

Isogen Data

Turns the Isogen data update on or off. Any component that contains Isogen data, which you can view in the Isogen Data Dialog Box, updates from the project when you clear the Isogen Data check box. For example, double-click a pipe support, click Isogen, and then select a message Type on a pipe support. Run Change Specification, and change the specification. If you had the Isogen Data check box cleared, then the component Isogen data updated and the message reads from the project. If you had the Isogen Data check box selected, then the component Isogen data did not update and the message reads the same as your original selection.

Lock Overlay Orientation

Turns the overlay orientation update on and off. When you clear Lock Overlay Orientation, the software updates the X_Axis orientation in the model for the selected components from the data table defaults. When you select Lock Overlay Orientation, the component maintains the X_Axis orientation changes made after placement when you convert from the project data.

Lock Overlay Orientation applies only to CONVERTFROMPRJDATA and always updates when you use Change Size, Change Spec, or other update commands.

Database Codes

Turns the database codes update on or off. The software updates the Database Codes in the Code box in the Component Edit dialog box.

Custom Data

Turns the custom data update on or off. The software updates the Custom Data in the Component Custom Data dialog box. Click Custom Data in the Component Edit dialog box to display the Component Custom Data dialog box. You can create Custom Data in the Specification Editor with the Custom Data options.

Line Number

Turns the line number update on or off. The software updates the Line Number in the Line Number box in the Component Edit dialog box.

CONVERTFROMPRJDATA updates all selected components in the drawing to your current settings. If you run CONVERTFROMPRJDATA with this setting cleared, the software changes your line number to the current values set in the Line Numbering System. For example, if you set the count to 1500, change a line number to 1506, and then run CONVERTFROMPRJDATA, the software changes any values in the line numbers back to 1500. For more information, see Line Numbering System Dialog Box. To exclude Line Number updates when you run the CONVERTFROMPRJDATA command, see Convert from project data.

Layer/color

Turns the layer and color update on or off. When you clear Layer/color, the software updates the layer and color to the component and is considered on. When you select Layer/color, the component in the model does not change its layer or its color when you convert from the project data and is considered off. Use the LayerByLineNumber Configuration Setting to specify the layers for component updates during Change Size or Change Spec.

Layer/color applies only to CONVERTFROMPRJDATA and always updates when you use Change Size, Change Spec, or other update commands.

Topworks

Turns the topworks update on and off. When you clear Topworks, the software updates the topworks in the model for the selected components. When you select Topworks, the topworks in the model do not change when you convert from the project data.

Topworks applies only to CONVERTFROMPRJDATA and always updates when you use Change Size, Change Spec, or other update commands.

Pipe Support Geometry

Turns the pipe support update on or off. When you clear Pipe Support Geometry, the software updates the pipe supports in the model for the selected components. For example, you insert a 24" elbow stanchion. In the Pipe Support Data Dialog Box you select a 20" pipe stanchion and a 20" plate stanchion. If you run CONVERTFROMPRJDATA on the elbow stanchion after insert with this option cleared, then the 20" pipe stanchion and the 20" plate stanchion revert back to 24" to match the inserted elbow stanchion. If you run CONVERTFROMPRJDATA on the elbow stanchion after insert with this option checked, then the 20" pipe stanchion and the 20" plate stanchion keep the 20" size value.

Pipe Support Geometry applies only to CONVERTFROMPRJDATA ,and always updates when you use Change Size, Change Spec, or other update commands.

Select / deselect all

Checks or clears all check boxes in the Apply Change Data Rule dialog box. This is useful when you want to update everything or nothing.

Change the Data Rule update

  1. Select the Apply Change Data Rule ellipsis.

  2. Select the items that you do not want the software to update. If you want to update all items, clear all check boxes.

  3. Click OK.