Redirect back references

 

 

 

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This command allows you to, when the minor revision of a document is modified, modify the revision of all documents that reference this document.  

It also allows to replace the selected document in all documents using it. For example, the Steel material can be replaced by another material in all parts with steel. (see the Replace by explanation below).

 

Creation Stages / Use:

 

Select Redirection > Redirect back references... command from the popup menu on the document in the project tree.

 

  1. Select the revisions to redirect by indicating the revision to redirect to. If Part p1 has the following revisions: p1.A.1, p1.A.2, p1.A.3, p1.A, p1.B.1, p1.B.2, p1.B, p1.C.1, you may wish to redirect all minor revisions A.x to C, so select Major A to Major C. In this case, all documents (assemblies, drafts, etc.) using p1.A.x will then use part p1.C.1. Documents using p1.B.x will continue to use p1.B.x.

  2. Click the blue arrow to go to the next stage.

  3. In the tree, check the different documents that will be impacted.

  4. Click the blue arrow (right) to go to the next stage, click the blue arrow (left) to return to the previous stage.

  5. Validate. This validation will display the result. The green checkmark indicates that the redirection was done, red crosses indicate that the redirection failed.

 

 

  • If an assembly appears multiple times in the impact tree, selecting it once selects it everywhere.

  • If an assembly is not selected, neither will its subsets.

 

 

  • Affected documents are opened, updated, then closed again. This operation can take a long time depending on the number of documents to modify and the complexity of the documents.

  • Impacting a document creates a new minor revision to this document.

 

 

Additional information:

 

The Replace by button allows to replace the selected Material or Coating document in all documents using it. For example, use this command from the Steel material of the Mechanical TopSolid library. Click this button, select a replacement material, then check all steel parts which must use this other material.