Transferring SmartPart version

Module(s): SmartParts

You can use the Transfer SmartPart Version tool to transfer the functionalities of the new program version to SmartParts created in older versions.
The only requirement is that the current drawing file includes at least one SmartPart of the latest generation and the older SmartParts you want to upgrade.

To use this tool

1. Click Transfer SmartPart Version (How).
   

   Activate Transfer SmartPart Version in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Change Bonus Tools SmartParts

   • Palette: Tools Change area in the following module(s):

   SmartParts

2. First click the SmartPart of the latest generation.
3. You have various options for selecting the SmartParts you want to upgrade:
   • Click the SmartParts one after the other.
   • Enclose the SmartParts in a selection rectangle.
   • Click All on the toolbar, thus selecting all similar SmartParts.
4. Click Apply on the SmartPart Migration toolbar.

   The selected SmartParts get the functionalities of the new program version.

Open the Settings (at the bottom of the palette for creating or modifying SmartParts) and check the version numbers of the script and the program.