Synchronizing User Feature Instances with their References

You can synchronize user feature instances with their references in documents. You can also display the status of the user feature instances synchronization of the current document.

Important: User feature synchronization is available only for surfacic items.
When... Synchronization is possible
A parameter was added OK
A parameter was removed KO
An input was added KO
An input was removed OK
An output was added OK
An output was removed KO
Instance and Reference are identical KO
The internal view was changed OK

Before you begin:
  • To access the models used in this topic, import the Bounding_Box_Reference_000.3dxml and the Bounding_Box_Destination_000.3dxml files located in win_b64\startup\Knowledgeware\3D Templates Samples\Sample1.
  • Select Set Reference/Instance link in the Properties tab in the User Feature Definition dialog box.
See Also
Instantiating a User Feature
About the User Feature Synchronization
  1. Instantiate the user feature three times in the destination product.
  2. Modify the user feature reference and select Share > Save > Save with Options.
  3. Switch to the tab containing the instantiated user features.
  4. Click Synchronize All .
    The User Feature Synchronization dialog box opens. The External view lines indicate that the external view (parameter, inputs, outputs) was modified.
  5. Click Synchronize All.
    User feature instances are now synchronized with their references.

Notes:
  • The external view comparison is based on names and types. If a parameter is unpublished and a different parameter with identical name and type is published, the command does not make out the difference and therefore does not allow synchronization. This is also true for inputs and outputs.
  • You can multi-select instances pressing ctrl and clicking Synchronize.
  • Multi-synchronization is not allowed if:
    • You want to use the Force mode.
    • User features instantiated before V6R2013x do not contain any inversion information.
  • The green light indicates that the synchronization is allowed whereas the red light indicates that the synchronization is not allowed.
  • Click the column headers if you want to sort the columns.