Model.fileupdate

Model.fileupdate(name, comparerule='1', keepremovedparts='', keywordstofilter='')

This function compares and updates the parts present in the incoming *.hm model file with the session model and creates a Partsets category with comparison results.

Parameters:

• name (hwString) – The full path of the *.hm file to be compared with the session model.

• comparerule (hwString) –

  This specifies the revision rule to be compared.

  1 - Only Major revision will be compared.

  2 - Major and Study revision will be compared.

  3 - Major, Study, Library revision will be compared.

• keepremovedparts (hwString) –

  Keep the parts that exist in session and do not exist in the incoming file.

  0 - Deletes the removed parts.

  1 - Keep the removed parts.

• keywordstofilter (hwString) – A comma separated list of parts to ignore comparison. It can be the complete name or a substring of a name.

Example

Compare and update from the file C:/temp/BOMPartImport.hm

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.fileupdate(name="C:/temp/BOMPartImport.hm")

Keep the removed parts

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.fileupdate(name="C:/temp/BOMPartImport.hm", keepremovedparts="1")

Filter a few parts like “LeftOuter_A” and “LeftInner_A_Weld” and ignore them from comparison

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.fileupdate(
    name="C:/temp/BOMPartImport.hm",
    keywordstofilter="LeftOuter_A,Weld"
)

Compare and update using Major revision

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.fileupdate(name="C:/temp/BOMPartImport.hm", comparerule="1")