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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Versions and Revisions</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">In I-deas TDM, versions and revisions are treated equally. For example, an assembly can reference any specific version or revision.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Versions and revisions work differently in NX than in I-deas TDM.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">In NX, versions are automatically created to store in-process iterations within revisions. New revisions are manually created to save important design states. Versions are only used as back-up protection to store a given number of old versions.</p>
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               <div class="para_tip"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap199"></a><p class="para_tip_body">I-deas users need to remember to create a new revision in NX if they want to use a specific revision in an assembly. The terminology for referencing a specific revision is called a &ldquo;precise&rdquo; bill of materials view revision.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">To create a new revision, use the <b class="uiTerm">Save As</b> command and change the revision number or letter. Use this command to create a completely new item by supplying a new part number.
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Teamcenter Integration for NX &rarr; Teamcenter Integration for NX &rarr; Getting Started with Teamcenter Integration &rarr;  Items and Item Revisions
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