Allow Part Exchange in Drawings

In the Configuration Editor at System settings > Referencing you will find the menu item Allow part exchange in drawings.

With this you can set whether parts of already released drawings can be exchanged.

The possible options are:

not for released or read-only

If a model drawing with modified referenced parts is loaded, which has been released and for which the user has no modification rights, then the modified referenced parts are not updated.

not for released

If a model drawing with modified referenced parts is loaded, for which a user has no modification rights on the model drawing/part master of the model drawing/main assembly due to user/group/role authorisations (i.e. not due to document release but due to authorisations !!), then the modified referenced parts are updated anyway.

always

Changed referenced parts are always updated, independent of a possible release and the permissions.

 

Please note:

If you are working with a HiCAD version older than HiCAD 2021 SP1 (V 2601), you will find the setting in the HELiOS Options of the HELiOS Desktop at Database > HiCAD > Allow part exchange in drawings.

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