CAD Update Options
The CAD Update tool uses the cad_updater.ini file with the options listed in this section.
@DataToUpdate
- None
 - Used when updating parameters.
 - Metadata
 - Used when updating any other entity type besides parameters.
 
@FileVersionSameAsCAD
- ON
 - Save the file in the version in which it was created. Valid only for Parasolid.
 - OFF
 - Save the file in the latest version. Valid only for Parasolid.
 
@OutputFolder
- <Directory>
 - The directory in which to write the updated representation files. If empty or not specified, the start directory is used. Valid only if @OverWriteRepresentation = ON.
 
@MetadataPrefixFilter
- <value>
 - The metadata prefix to remove when @RemoveMetadataPrefix = ON.
 
@OverWriteRepresentation
- ON
 - Overwrite the original representation files.
 - OFF
 - Write representation files to the directory specified by @OutputFolder.
 
@RemoveMetadataPrefix
- ON
 - Remove the metadata prefix given by @MetadataPrefixFilter from exported metadata.
 - OFF
 - Do not remove any metadata prefix.
 
@UpdateColorFrom
- Component
 - The colors of the CAD entities are updated from the component colors.
 - Metadata
 - The colors of the CAD entities are updated from the metadata specified by @UpdateMetaDataAsColor.
 - Part
 - The colors of the CAD entities are updated from the part colors.
 
@UpdateMetaDataAsColor
- <value>
 - The metadata name to use for updating the color of the CAD entities.
 
@UpdateNameFrom
- Component
 - The names of the CAD entities are updated from the component names.
 - Metadata
 - The names of the CAD entities are updated from the metadata specified by @UpdateMetaDataAsName.
 - Part
 - The names of the CAD entities are updated from the part names.
 
@UpdateMetaDataAsName
- <value>
 - The metadata name to use for updating the name of the CAD entities.