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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Updating I-deas assemblies in NX </div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The structure of the I-deas assembly opened with interoperability may be displayed with the Assembly Navigator, the same as any NX assembly. If a new version of the assembly is available, the assembly can be updated, preserving any drawings or other work that was done in NX.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The assembly can be updated using either a new package file or directly from an I-deas data management library, regardless which mechanism was used to import the assembly originally.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">To update an I-deas interoperability assembly:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Right-click the assembly name in the  <em>Assembly Navigator</em>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select  <em>Properties</em>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the  <em>I-deas Item</em> tab at the top of the dialog.
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            <p class="para_item">Select either  <em>Update from Package</em> or  <em>Update from I-deas</em>, to update from a new exchange package file or from the I-deas libraries.
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            <p class="para_item">Select a new exchange package file, or read the library item.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">A report will indicate the status of each item imported.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Any parts in the assembly that have been modified will be updated. The assembly structure will also be updated to reflect the structure of the master assembly in I-deas. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> Any new components added in NX will remain, but components removed from the assembly will be re-added when the assembly is updated.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Components hidden or suppressed in I-deas will remain visible in NX.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">A part in an assembly can also be updated using the Properties dialog:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Right-click the part name in the Assembly Navigator. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select Properties. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the I-deas Item tab at the top of the dialog. </p>
         </li>
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            <p class="para_item">Select either Update from Package or Update from I-deas, to update from a new exchange package file or from the I-deas libraries. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select a new exchange package file, or read the library item. </p>
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