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You must configure the batch queues before scheduling a batch job using the Update Reference 3D Model(s) command. The batch job is submitted to the Project Management queue on the batch server.
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Verify that the folder C:\Windows\sysWOW64\config\systemprofile\Desktop exists if you are using Windows 7 (64-bit) or Windows Server 2012 R2. Have your system administrator create the Desktop folder with full permissions if it does not exist. Excel does not function properly without this desktop folder; therefore the Reference 3D projects will not update in batch.
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Select the Reference 3D Models
root in the Project Management tree.
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Click Edit > Update Reference 3D Model(s) Command to open the Reference 3D Batch Update dialog and display the Reference 3D models that are attached at the current location.
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Select the Reference 3D projects to update.
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A Reference 3D project that is out of date is italicized and is represented by
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A Reference 3D project that is up to date is represented by
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(Optional for SQL Server databases) Click Improve database load time to increase the Reference 3D insert operation; improvements to performance can vary depending on several factors. This option applies only to SQL Server databases and increases the size of the generated SQL Server log file. By default, the option is not enabled.
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If necessary, select Synchronize S3D Model with R3D to update the Smart 3D model objects that have relationships with objects in the selected Reference 3D models. The software ignores this option if you use Submit Job to batch process.
Selecting the Synchronize S3D Model with R3D option is not a common workflow.
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Click Submit Job to schedule the job to run on a pre-configured queue. To update the project, click Update.
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Steps updated successfully are indicated by
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Steps that failed to update are indicated by
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Click Close.