Document Overview

Opening the RevisionCenter takes you to the Document Overview page, which gives you access to all the documents. Here you can open, update or revise any document.

You will also find the list of documents (A), and depending on the settings a preview of 2D drawing documents (B ) along with a summary of creation dates (C) linked to the selected document.

Colored symbols identify the nature and status of the document, with the status being determined from the status of the components in the 3D-model. If the component has been changed, the related documents (i.e. the documents containing the component) will also be changed.

Version history

If there are older versions of a document, these are shown as subordinate to the current version, unless filtered out. The documents can likewise be opened and their creation dates viewed. However preview is not possible.

The example on the left shows a drawing which has already been changed three times. On creation each new document is version number 0, and each revision can be supplied with a comment.

Dialogue controls

Icon	Description
Structure	Opens the Settings for Display dialogue, which is used to control details of how the components list is displayed. You can select the standard display or an individualized structure, and set your own filters.
Update	Click on this button to start a search for the selected drawing or to analyze it. You have to do this if you activate a different drawing in the MDI environment or if you have modified the current drawing (e.g. issue of new documents).
Info / Preview	Click on this button to switch the display of the document data. You can choose between a simple list display with the creation dates or a combined display which allows a rough preview of drawing documents. The size of this preview graphic is automatically modified if the height of the above list is changed.

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Description

Structure

Opens the Settings for Display dialogue, which is used to control details of how the components list is displayed. You can select the standard display or an individualized structure, and set your own filters.

Update

Click on this button to start a search for the selected drawing or to analyze it.

You have to do this if you activate a different drawing in the MDI environment or if you have modified the current drawing (e.g. issue of new documents).

Info / Preview

Click on this button to switch the display of the document data.

You can choose between a simple list display with the creation dates or a combined display which allows a rough preview of drawing documents. The size of this preview graphic is automatically modified if the height of the above list is changed.

Create new document version

In order to create a new version of a selected document, select Create new version from the pop-up menu. A dialogue appears, for you to input another comment on current revision.

Now the system creates a copy of the selected document and supplies it with the current creation dates. After that the selected document is given a new version number and the creation dates are updated. The previous details are now shown below as original or intermediate.

Setting up a new version document is worthwhile if you want or need to freeze a defined status at a particular point, and enables you to search for it more precisely later.