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Overview
The point of updating a representation is to make the application take your very last operation into account. Although some operations such as confirming the creation of features (clicking OK) do not require you to use the Update capability (by default the application automatically does it), some changes to sketches, features etc. require the rebuild of the representation.
To warn you that an update is needed, the application displays the update
symbol
next to the representation's name and shows the geometry in bright red.
- Two Update Modes
To update your design, the application provides two update modes:
- automatic update, available in Tools > Options > Infrastructure > 3D Shape Infrastructure. If selected, the application performs updates automatically when needed.
- manual update, available in Tools > Options > Infrastructure
> 3D Shape Infrastructure: lets you control the updates of your
design. What you have to do is just click Update All
whenever you wish to integrate modifications.
- More about the Update All Command
The Update All command synchronizes copied solids linked to external references, but also updates the whole geometry of the representation. For information about external references, see Handling 3D Shapes in a Multi-document Environment in the Part Design User's Guide.
There are cases where the command also displays the Replace Viewer window. This window either helps you redefine directions if needed or is merely informative and therefore lets you check the validity of your geometry.
Tip: You can click Manual Update Mode 
from the Tools toolbar (or the Generic Tools
toolbar in FreeStyle Shape, Optimizer And Profiler) if you are working
in the Part Design, Functional Modeling Part or FreeStyle Shape,
Optimizer And Profiler workbench. It changes the update mode.
- Updating one Feature
- To update the feature of your choice, just right-click that feature and select Local Update.
Updating In Functional Modeling Part Workbench
Contrary to Part Design application, Functional
Modeling Part does not run update processes once you have clicked on
OK from any dialog box to confirm your current operation. In
Manual Update mode, you always need to click on the Update icon
to integrate the modifications to the geometry. If, for example, you have
just edited a feature and clicked OK to confirm the operation,
the geometry turns red to indicate that an update is required, nevertheless,
updating immediately is not mandatory: you still can go on designing your
3D shape.
This specific behavior helps you control the application performance. Indeed, whenever you update your geometry, this is costly in terms of performances, this is why the manual update has been designed so as to let you modify the geometry as much as you want.
When designing, we therefore recommend the use of the Manual option.
Visualizing Updates
Besides the update modes, you can also choose to visualize the update process on the geometry as it is happening. To do so, select Activate Local Visualization from the Tools > Options > Infrastructure > 3D Shape Infrastructure, General tab.
When this option is selected, as soon as you have clicked Update
:
- the geometry disappears from the screen;
- each element is displayed as it is updated, including elements in No Show mode. Once they have been updated, they remain in No Show mode.