Control automated updates to save a drawing at a specific stage of the design.
As you work on models, the associated drawings are updated automatically.
- Prevent assembly drawings from updating while you work with drive constraints
- Prevent drawings from updating while you experiment with the model design
- Archive a drawing. A drawing can be viewed or printed without updating automatically
The
View Out of Date icon (
) next to a view or part list entry in the browser indicates is out of date with any of the associated files.
The
Model Out of Date icon (
) next to a view or model browser node indicates the model needs updating so the view can represent the current state of the model.
Drawings with Deferred Updates
The Defer Update icon (
) indicates that the drawing file is set to defer updates.
When you set a drawing to defer its updates, it no longer responds to changes in the model file. Drawing views, annotations, and dependent iProperties remain static.
You can open the drawing, add or change annotations that do not use model data, and add sketches. You cannot get model data, add or edit drawing views, or work with parts lists and balloons.
Archived Drawings
Since a static drawing does not respond to changes in the model, you can use it to record a specific step in the design or to archive a released drawing permanently. Save the drawing with a file name that indicates it is an archived drawing.Updating a Static Drawing
When you change the defer update setting in a drawing, the views on the active sheet immediately update to reflect all changes to the associated model files. Views on other sheets update as you activate each sheet.
In some cases, substantial updates to the model can disassociate annotations from the geometry or view. When this happens, reattach or replace the annotation.
The Update command dims when the file is fully up-to-date