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Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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Date: 
Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:02:01 GMT
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"Andy Lynch" <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message
news:029801c06082$b237f300$0f0112ac@meridianhealth.com...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John VanZwieten" <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com>
> <snip>
> > > > Multipart Files:  This part of MLCAD is just awesome!  The one • option
> > I
> > > > would like to see added is the ability to "refresh" one of the • sub-models
> > > > from disk.  You have "remove model" and "import model" options, • but to
> > > > "refresh" a submodel, I have to remove, then re-import the model, • then
> > > > edit the reference in the main model.  A "refresh" option that • would
> > just
> > > > replace the contents of the sub-model with its contents on the • disk
> > would
> > > > be great.
> > > 
> > > Uhhh, this bit is hard, after importing MLCad discards all • references to
> > the
> > > original file from which the data where imported.
> > 
> > Perhaps you could bring up the find file dialogue so that the user • could
> > choose the file from which to "refresh" the submodel.
> > 
> > > But you could modify the
> > > sub-model in MLCad - in that case the main-model will be refreshed
> > > automatically.
> > 
> > 
> > But consider the case where the same submodel is used in 5 model • files.
> > If I change the subfile, then I have to make the changes in all 5 • model
> > files by hand.
> <snip>
> 
> John,
> You can export the submodels into individual DAT files.  MLCad will • allow you
> to browse to a directory that you will put them in, and (I'm pretty • sure)
> prompt you if it needs to replace an existing copy.
> 
> Of course, that won't help if you the model is already in use in another • MPD
> file, unless your other suggestion regarding "refreshing" the submodel • could be
> implemented also.


And that's just the situation in which I've found myself over the last few
weeks.  I had the same submodel used in 10 model files, then found small
errors in the submodel.

-John Van



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  Re: MLCAD Suggestions
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "John VanZwieten" <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> <snip> (...) <snip> John, You can export the submodels into individual DAT files. MLCad will allow you to browse to a directory that you will put them in, and (I'm (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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