Standard Parts enhanced

Many enhancements were made to Standard Parts.

• Name changes to the Standard Parts applications include:

  • The Standard Parts application that is launched from within QY CAD is now named Part Finder.

  • The Configuration Wizard is now named Parts Management Administrator. Use the Parts Management Administrator to manually specify the location of the standard parts configuration folder before using the standard parts.

  • The Database Administrator application name is unchanged.

• All Standard Parts application dialog boxes, such as Database Administrator, Parts Management Administrator, and dialogs launched from QY CAD frame, piping, and fastener systems now have command ribbons. Previously these dialog boxes had menus and command toolbars.

• The layout of the Parts Management Administrator has changed, but the options are the same.

• The .SAC file has been replace with a .PMSX file. The Parts Management Administrator is still able to read the older .SAC file, but will migrate the information to the .PMSX file.

• The Add Parts command workflow has been enhanced:

  • Previously, there was one Add Parts command that opened the Add Standard Parts dialog box, which contained options to add parts from the installation database or from a family of parts. Those options are now separate commands.

  • The Standard Parts Assistant combines the methods for adding user parts, such as adding parts from an Excel worksheet, from manual data entry, and so on.

  • In the new Add Parts command, you can now select multiple parts to add. Previously, you could only select folders.

  • The Upgrade command and Add Parts from Libraries command replace the option to add parts from the installation database using the Smart Installer.

  • The Upgrade command upgrades the existing database or libraries to a newer version.

    Note:

    This command is only available when a machinery or piping library is installed.

    The command is also available when you right-click a category, so you can upgrade only the selected category.

  • The Add Parts from Libraries command can add all or only selected categories from the installation database.

• The Copy to working folder option in Part Finder now remains selected or cleared, based on the last state of the dialog box. Previously, after exiting QY CAD or Part Finder, you had to reselect the option the next time you opened the dialog box.

  The Copy to working folder option and the Use assembly folder as working folder option are now available on the Parts Management Administrator dialog box, so an administrator can control the options.

• The Standard Parts library setups have been combined with the Quick setup. Previously, there were separate setups for machinery and piping, which updated the existing libraries, and one Quick setup, which installed a new database. Now there is a single setup that adds parts to the existing database or to an empty database.

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