Deferring updating a solid

To speed up editing a solid, you can defer updating it. This enables you to apply several edits to the feature tree of a solid without having to wait for the solid to update after each edit. All the edits are treated as one command and applied when you exit defer update mode.

To edit a solid in defer update mode:

1. Right-click the Feature icon of the solid in the feature tree.
2. Select Defer Update from the context menu.

   The icon next to the Feature icon in the tree changes to the Defer Update icon.

3. Change the solid. While you are in defer update mode:
   • All edits on the features are available, for example, suppressing, re-ordering and using the dialogs to edit features.
   • The feature tree is updated after each edit, but the solid does not graphically change.
   Note: When you edit some features using their dialogs, their correct shape is displayed. When you finish editing them, their original shape is displayed and they appear unedited.

   If you delete a feature, the Deleted feature icon is placed next to the icon of the feature in the tree.

   The feature remains visible in the solid and is only removed when you exit defer update mode.

4. Exit defer update mode. To exit the mode:
   • Click the Defer update icon.
   • Right-click the Feature icon of the solid in the feature tree and select Defer Update from the context menu.
   • Deselect the solid by clicking in free space.
   • Begin a different operation, for example create a line.

   The edits are applied to the solid.

Note: Undo is not available in defer update mode. When you exit defer update mode, the Undo command treats all the deferred edits as a single command.