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      <p class="para_topic">You can display the structure of an NX assembly opened with interoperability in the I-deas Assembly Hierarchy form, the same as any other assembly. If a new version of the assembly is available, you can update the assembly, preserving any drawings or other work that was done in I-deas.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">To update an NX interoperability assembly:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the  <em>Manage Bins</em> icon to display the  <em>Manage Bins</em> form.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the assembly item to update.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the icon  <em>Updates a UG item to latest version</em>.
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            <p class="para_item">Browse to the .prt file containing the assembly to update.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Enter the Reference Set name.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Parts and assemblies are recognized as out-of-date if a newer .prt file is available in the same location. These items will have a &quot;U&quot; listed in the Status column of the Manage Bins form.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">There is a toggle  <em>Keep assembly comparison information</em> on the  <em>Select out-of-date entities to update from UG</em> form. Turn this toggle on to find out in detail what has changed in an assembly after it has been updated. Its usage is exactly the same as functionality on the standard &quot;Update From Library&quot; form.
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      <p class="para_topic">When you update an assembly, any parts in the assembly that have been modified will also be updated. The assembly structure will be updated to reflect the structure of the master assembly in NX. Any new components added in I-deas will remain, but components removed from the assembly may be re-added when the assembly is updated. If you have used a Change Parent operation, the relocated instance will not be affected by an update. However, the instance may again be added back in its original location. Configurations from the original assembly will be updated to reflect the positions of the parts in the NX assembly.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> Parts are identified by a unique identifier stored with the part and the Reference Set name. A part will be recognized by this unique number even if its filename (or folder) is different. However, if the part uses a different Reference Set name, it will be treated as a new part. This is also true for assemblies.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">You cannot be update the following items:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">I-deas part features and assemblies that are not originally derived from NX .prt files</p>
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                  <p class="para_warning_body">Your administrator may need to be set parameters for the above information to work as described. See the Installation section.</p>
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