Before you update a folder or a component, you can refresh its documents to determine which documents are out-of-date. See Refresh document status. You do not have to refresh before updating, but it can be helpful to determine which documents are out-of-date.
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Right-click a drawings-by-rule folder or component in the hierarchy. The component must contain existing drawings or reports. The folder must contain a component with existing drawings or reports.
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On the shortcut menu, select the Update command. The icons for the out-of-date documents change to show they are updated. If the Batch Server is configured, the command displays the Schedule Wizard.
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Documents created automatically in a Drawings by Rule component are automatically deleted by updating the component if the document no longer contains views.
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You can update an individual document by right-clicking the document and selecting Update or Batch > Update on the shortcut menu.
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If you place drawing property labels on a template, generate a drawing, move the labels on the drawing, and then update the drawing, the software remembers the new position of the labels on the drawing.