Characteristics

The Characteristics options let you customize the report creation for your products' characteristics.

Generate characteristics report in the publication directory
You can use the Characteristics Update command to ensure that the status of your product is always up to date.

Select the check box if you want to generate a characteristics report in the publication directory.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Refresh characteristics during PLM Update
When the design or material characteristics of a physical product are modified, it affects the computed weight. The Update icon in the standard area of the action bar is enabled. For more information, see Assembly Design User's Guide: Update. The characteristics' values need to be updated. When the Refresh characteristics during PLM Update option is selected, the update command takes the modifications into account. Then the Update icon is disabled, indicating the update status of the product.
When the option is cleared, the update process ignores modifications.

By default, this check box is selected.