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    • Getting Started
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    • Mechanical CAD
      • Get started with Upchain for mechanical CAD
      • Work with a mechanical CAD plugin
        • The Project BOM view
        • Create a new item
        • Open CAD files in read-only mode
        • Quick search in the CAD plugin
        • Advanced search in the CAD plugin
        • Open and edit a drawing
        • Check out an item to modify its CAD
        • Load filters
        • Edit item attributes
        • Edit eBOM attributes
        • Save an item
        • Check in an item
        • Change descriptions
        • Cancel a check out
        • About stale cBOMs
        • Refresh functionality
        • Root refresh functionality
        • Load the latest CAD file version
        • Assign or reassign the item type
        • Search and replace
        • Associate a CAD file to an existing Upchain item
        • Add a drawing to a BOM item
        • Associate a drawing with its CAD model
        • Copy an item
        • Revise a released item
        • BOM anomalies
        • Translations
        • Map attributes to a drawing
        • Use the cart to initiate change processes
        • Complete assigned tasks from the CAD plugin
        • Access item documents
        • Import CAD files using Settings > Import data
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    Work with a mechanical CAD plugin

    Read up on how to use the Upchain for CAD plugin to manage CAD files, drawings, translations, item attributes, and more.

    Pages in this section
    • The Project BOM view
    • Create a new item
    • Open CAD files in read-only mode
    • Quick search in the CAD plugin
    • Advanced search in the CAD plugin
    • Open and edit a drawing
    • Check out an item to modify its CAD
    • Load filters
    • Edit item attributes
    • Edit eBOM attributes
    • Save an item
    • Check in an item
    • Change descriptions
    • Cancel a check out
    • About stale cBOMs
    • Refresh functionality
    • Root refresh functionality
    • Load the latest CAD file version
    • Assign or reassign the item type
    • Search and replace
    • Associate a CAD file to an existing Upchain item
    • Add a drawing to a BOM item
    • Associate a drawing with its CAD model
    • Copy an item
    • Revise a released item
    • BOM anomalies
    • Translations
    • Map attributes to a drawing
    • Use the cart to initiate change processes
    • Complete assigned tasks from the CAD plugin
    • Access item documents
    • Import CAD files using Settings > Import data

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