This space is reserved for specifying search directories for documents, references, or files.

 

 


  • You can select two additional options for searching for components in assemblies.

 

By checking this box, you authorize a search of all subfolders.

This option can slow down processing considerably. Check this option if really necessary.

 

Checking this option allows you to search for a component in its original directory. It is important to check this option if you have components with the same name but in different directories. If you are certain that your file has a unique name, this option is not necessary, so you should uncheck it.


  • To select an existing directory, use the .
  • To add the selected directory, press . The directory is added to the list. Multiple directories can be specified.
  • By pressing you retrieve the document file. This instruction is materialized by ''<Document>'' in the path.
  • By pressing you specify to retrieve the level above the directory where the processed document is located. Multiple levels can be added. It is only used in conjunction with the <Document>.


Example: <Document>\<Up>\<Up>—the tool will search for components in folders located two levels above the directory containing the document being processed.

  • If a directory is to be removed from the list, simply select it and press the .
  • " Library Part Location ": The components in these directories will not be processed. This allows you to separate, for example, "Manufactured" parts from "Purchased" parts. And, during variation operations, this prevents changes to library parts.