Edit the Part Data of a Drawing

General

• This function is only available for independent drawings made by drawing and is not applicable to model drawings.
• This function opens all part data defined in a drawing for editing.
• You can edit and, if necessary, delete data.
• If you delete the data of a part, the part number remains in the drawing.
• You can retrieve an existing item from the item database to the part data.

Edit all Part Data at Once

1. Select Drawing | Mechanical | Parts List > Edit All Attribute Databases of Certain Type.
   • The program opens the dialog box Material Data and lists all the part data in the drawing in it.
2. Edit the material data on the existing rows of the tabs in the dialog box.
   • Base data.
   • Mass.
   • Profile data.
   • See details Add and Edit Part Data.
3. You can delete unnecessary part data
   1. Click the row to be deleted.
   2. Select the context-sensitive function Delete row or press Shift and Delete at the same time to mark the row for deletion.
4. You can create a new item by selecting the function New
   • The program asks: Use old item as base?
   • Answer Yes, if you want to use the item in the component database (in the item database) as a basis.
   • Answer No, if you want to create a new item
   • 1. If you selected Yes, select the classifications and select the item
        • See Get Part Data from Item Database.
     2. Enter a new code for the item.
        • The program opens the dialog box Item Data.
     3. Fill in the item data.
     4. Confirm the item data by clicking OK.
        • The program adds a new item to the list.
        • At the same time, the program completes the component or item database (d_COMPONENTS).
5. Select the function Edit, if you want to edit the item data.
   • At the same time, the program modifies the item data in the component or item database (d_COMPONENTS).
   • The program opens the selected item for editing.
     1. Edit the data.
     2. Click OK to accept and save the data.
6. Select the function Open Model, if you want to open the model linked to the item.
   • This requires that the item of the model has been exported to the component or item database (d_COMPONENTS).
7. The functions Link To and Remove Link are not available for independent drawings.
   • These functions can be used in 3D assembly models when a library component or profile is added to the model and you want to link it to an item in the item database.