Updating documents increases productivity because you can easily keep deliverables current. It is important to understand the different update capabilities.
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You must install the SmartPlant Schema Component to update documents. See Intergraph Smart 3D Installation Help.
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If the drawing document you are looking at in the Detail View command has a yellow icon (for example:
), the drawing document is a version 6.1 legacy Snapshot drawing. You should use the
Tools menu > Convert Legacy Snapshots command to convert this document to a Composed Drawing for use in the current version of
the software. If you do not convert the legacy snapshot drawing, you cannot update,
revise, or publish the drawing.
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Any time you update a 3D model document, the software generates a single log file listing status information and any errors encountered during the process. The log file location is %TEMP%\EFUpdateCache\[3D Model ID]\[3D Model ID].log.
Refreshing document contents
The Refresh command on the shortcut menu for a Console hierarchy item allows you to see which documents are out-of-date.
Updating documents using batch processing
The Batch commands queries the model to regenerate a single document or multiple documents. For volume and composed drawings, if you have edited the previous copy of the drawing (for example, by moving a label), the software remembers those changes and re-creates them. If batch processing is configured for the selected drawings, the update is performed on the Batch server.