When you change the source files, project settings, translation settings, mapping files, or register your project to a different database, you must run Update on the corresponding Smart Models or Composite Smart Models. An update operation re-translates the out-of-date or modified Smart Models using their corresponding source files listed in the Source Files Grid. Composite Smart Models apply only to Smart Review. A Composite Smart Model update re-creates project (.mdb) and label (.mdb2) databases.
You can also make changes and schedule an update to occur once or at regular intervals. For example, if your source files that have been translated to a Smart Model get updated every Friday morning, you can schedule an update to run on that Smart Model every Friday.
Update Options
Smart Interop Publisher lists the general update options for Smart Models and Composite Smart Models in the Smart Model Information Tab. The option values that display are taken from the project settings. If you change an option, the project setting is temporarily overwritten for the current translation. The Part Assembly Tab displays when you select a Smart Model containing an MCAD assembly source file. See Update Smart Model Information Tab (Update Dialog) and Update Part Assembly Tab (Update Dialog).
Update Smart Models
Follow the steps below to update Smart Models and Composite Smart Models. If you selected multiple Smart Models with different translation settings, the software applies the same translation settings to all the selected Smart Models. This is also true for Smart Models in a .svf Smart Model project. All Smart Models in the composed .svf project file are updated with the same translation settings.
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Select the project containing the files to update.
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On the Smart Models Grid, select the Smart Models that are out of date, or that require changes, and click Update
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On the Update Smart Model Dialog, click Yes for Keep original Smart Model settings? for the software to use the original translation settings to create the Smart Model.
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Click No, and then edit the any translation and mapping settings.
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If you have Smart Models opened in Smart 3D or Smart Review and the objects meet your requirements, clear the Maintain unique DMRS linkages option in your Translation Settings. If you are using the Default settings, the option is automatically selected. When this option is selected, the software assigns new, unique linkages to objects, thus changing DMRS-based display sets in Smart Review and Interference Checking markers in Smart 3D. See Define Translation Settings and Common options.
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You can change the Reduce geometry size options. See Reduce the translated file size.
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(Optional) For an MCAD assembly file, click the Part Assembly Tab and select the sub-assembly files to update. By default, all translated sub-assembly files are selected.
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Click Update to run translation immediately.
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Click Schedule to open the scheduling dialog and set up a schedule for the update. See Schedule Jobs. -
Click the link provided in the Status column to view generated log files. The log files open using your system's default text editor.
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When you update the Smart Model in Smart Interop Publisher, you must also update it in the target application you are using.