Copy Rules

Overview

Copy Rules is designed to streamline the management and automation of iLogic rules across multiple components in an Inventor assembly. Rules are essential for automating design logic, enforcing standards, and customizing component behavior. This command enables you to select a source component and copy, run, or update one or more rules in other components, ensuring consistency and reducing manual effort. You can choose to copy rules, execute them, or update existing rules to match the source, with options to run suppressed rules as needed. The dialog provides flexible rule selection, command options, and advanced component filtering via Filtered Select, allowing you to target only the components and rules you need. Copy Rules supports batch operations, making it ideal for propagating design logic, updating standards, or automating repetitive rule management tasks in complex assemblies. The command handles rule existence, suppression, and updates gracefully, ensuring robust and reliable rule synchronization throughout your project.

How It Works

Choose the source component file by picking a component in the assembly or using the file dialog box.
Select rules to process from the available list.
Choose the command: Copy, Run, Copy and Run, Update, or Update and Run.
Component selection is filtered as needed.
Rules are copied, run, or updated in selected components according to the chosen command.

Usage Instructions

Open the assembly and select the source component.
Click the Copy Rules button in the Configure panel.
Select rules to process and choose the command.
Click OK to copy, run, or update rules in selected components.

Troubleshooting

If rules are not copied or run, check that the rule names and component selection are correct.
Use Filtered Select for advanced component selection.
Check the Run Suppressed checkbox if you want to run suppressed rules.

Examples

Copy rules to all components: Select rules and use Copy.
Run rules in selected components: Select rules and use Run.
Update and run rules to match the source: Use Update and Run.

Dialog Box Input

Source Component

Pick a component in the assembly or use the file dialog box to choose the source file.

Rule Selection

Select rules to process from the available list. Use Shift or Ctrl to select multiple items.

Command

Copy: Copy the selected rules to the target components.

Run: Run the selected rules in the target components.

Copy and Run: Copy and then run the selected rules.

Update: Update rules in each target component to match the source (not created if missing).

Update and Run: Update rules to match the source and then run them.

Run Suppressed

Check to run suppressed rules in the target components.

Component Selection

Select components to process. Filtering options are available as described in Filtered Select.