The Release Models task will release any or all of the required component sets as defined in the Stage 4: Output Rules> Model Rules, along with any accompanying drawings.
An example of this in use can be seen in the Default Specification Flow. It is available on the Enter State event or the Completed States.
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Deferred Drawings | The name of the drawings (as captured) to release, but flag for generation at a later stage. Delimit
multiple names with the pipebar "|" or use a "*" to defer the generation of all
drawings.
See Deferred Drawings below for more information. |
| Models | The names of the component sets to release. Delimit multiple component set names with a pipe bar "|" or use a "*" to release all component sets. |
| Overwrite | Sets whether the components released by this task should overwrite existing files, regardless of the group settings. |
| Title | Changes the Title (not the name) of the task. |
When this task is added the properties are static by default.
See How To: Change A
Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.
| Property Name | Example Rule | Example Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred Drawings | * | * | This rule would mark all the Drawings created as Deferred. |
| Deferred Drawings | "DrawingA|Drawing123" | "DrawingA|Drawing123" | This rule would mark the selected drawings from the pipe bar list to be created as Deferred. |
| Models | * | * | This rule will release all the captured Models to be produced. |
| Models | "PartA|Part123" | "PartA|Part123" | This rule will release all the selected Models in the pipe bar list to be produced. |
| OverWrite | TRUE | TRUE | When set to TRUE the components released by the task will overwrite any existing files. |
Deferring drawing generation aids the following scenarios:
When drawings are deferred a status field is set that will place the marked drawing as "Deferred".
This field can be set by the following methods:
These drawings should be generated manually from the manual lists inside SOLIDWORKS and DriveWorks Autopilot
Generating Deferred Drawings
Drawings that have been flagged as "Deferred" can be generated by one of the following methods:
There are two places where models can be manually generated:
From the DriveWorks add in inside SOLIDWORKS, select the Generate Models icon. A list appears with all of the models in the queue. The option to Show Deferred Drawings is active if any deferred drawings exist. Checking this option will allow all deferred drawings to be generated.
The model generation queue in DriveWorks Autopilot will pick up on drawings that have had their Deferred Flag cleared.
These will be generated in date order but also adhere to the tags applied to them at the time of release.
Data Management has the ability to remove the deferred flag. Once removed the drawing can be generated using the manual or DriveWorks Autopilot methods above.
Data Management
Data Management has the ability to remove the deferred flag. Once removed the drawing can be generated using the manual or DriveWorks Autopilot methods above.
This task has different types of Outputs. For more information about Outputs see Specification Macros Task Node.
Outputs are only available within Specification Macros. Currently Outputs are not available for Specification Flow.
This task supports Status Outputs. These can be used to perform different actions depending on what the status outcome of the task is. For more information see Status Outputs in the Task Node Outputs section of Specification Macros Task Node.
The status output navigation is as follows:
Success
Success with Warnings
Failed
See Also
Clear Deferred Flag For Components