Update Building Components

Architectural

Use this function to update changes made in the library or to the geometric presentation of a component to the building components in the project. You can update the following changes:

  • The component type has been changed in the library.
  • A new parameter has been added to a component in the library.
  • A drawing or model file in a component library folder (../custom/complibs/macro_custom, for example) has been opened and the geometry has been edited.
  • The application development program that creates the component geometry has been edited.
  • The geometry of a component in the project has been opened and edited. You can restore the component geometry according to the library.
  • The geometric properties of the component label have been edited.

Update the building component as follows:

  1. Select Modeling | Tools Update Building Components.

    The Update Library Components dialog box opens. All the building components in the project that match the type selected in the Filter list are displayed in the list in the dialog box.

  2. In the dialog box, select the data you wish to update and the building components to update.

    The Update Library Components Dialog Box

  3. Confirm by clicking OK.

Note

  • The program cannot find a component in the library in the following cases:
    • The code has changed.
    • The name of the drawing or model file has been changed.
    • The name of the application development program has been changed.
    • An automatically generated geometry has been replaced with a drawing or model file.
  • If you delete a component parameter in the component library or change the parameter value, the changes will not be updated in the building components in the project.
  • You can enable the automatic updating of building components when opening a project. See Updating Building Components Automatically.