Inseparables

Parts and assemblies can be marked inseparable, which means that those objects and all their subcomponents are henceforth stored into either a single file or as only one database item.

• sd-inq-inseparable-p
• sd-inq-inseparable-child-p
• sd-inq-inseparable-master-p
• sd-set-inseparable
• set_inseparable
• sd-clear-inseparable
• clear_inseparable

SD-INQ-INSEPARABLE-P  [function]

(sd-inq-inseparable-p object)

Description:

sd-inq-inseparable-p can be used to find out whether a given object was marked as inseparable.

Parameters:

object {SEL_ITEM} - the object for which the status is to be inquired

Return Value:

t - if the object is marked inseparable

nil - if the object is not marked inseparable

SD-INQ-INSEPARABLE-CHILD-P  [function]

(sd-inq-inseparable-child-p object)

Description:

sd-inq-inseparable-child-p can be used to find out whether a given object was marked inseparable, and specifically, whether it is the master (top-level object) in an inseparable assembly or a subcomponent of that master.

Parameters:

object {SEL_ITEM} - the object for which the status is to be inquired

Return Value:

t - if this is a inseparable child object

nil - if this is not an inseparable child object

SD-INQ-INSEPARABLE-MASTER-P  [function]

(sd-inq-inseparable-master-p object)

Description:

sd-inq-inseparable-master-p can be used to find out whether a given object is the master (top-level object) in an inseparable assembly.

Parameters:

object {SEL_ITEM} - the object for which the status is to be inquired

Return Value:

t - if the object is an inseparable master

nil - if the object is not an inseparable master

SD-SET-INSEPARABLE  [function]

(sd-set-inseparable object)

Description:

sd-set-inseparable can be used to mark a part or assembly as inseparable.

When a part or assembly is marked inseparable, the following changes are made to all subcomponents:

• New sysids are assigned
• Library and database info attributes are deleted.
• Any sharing references to objects outside of the inseparable are explicitly broken up.

Parameters:

object {SEL_ITEM} - the object to be marked as inseparable

Return Value:

t - object was marked successfully

nil - object could not be marked

Example:

(sd-set-inseparable "/a1")

SET_INSEPARABLE  [terminate action]

(set_inseparable :master object)

Description:

This is a dialog, i.e. when used from other dialogs, calls must be wrapped in sd-call-cmds. Use this command to mark a part or assembly as inseparable.

When a part or assembly is marked inseparable, the following changes are made to all subcomponents:

• New sysids are assigned
• Library and database info attributes are deleted.
• Any sharing references to objects outside of the inseparable are explicitly broken up.

Parameters:

object {SEL_ITEM} - the object to be marked as inseparable

Return Value:

t - object was marked successfully

nil - object could not be marked

Example:

(set_inseparable :master "/a1")

SD-CLEAR-INSEPARABLE  [function]

(sd-clear-inseparable object)

Description:

Use sd-clear-inseparable if you no longer want a part or assembly to be inseparable.

When an inseparable is unmarked, the following changes are made to all subcomponents:

• New sysids are assigned
• Database info attributes are deleted.

Parameters:

object {SEL_ITEM} - the object for which the inseparable flag is to be cleared

Return Value:

t - object was unmarked successfully

nil - object could not be unmarked

Example:

(sd-clear-inseparable "/a1")

CLEAR_INSEPARABLE  [terminate action]

(clear_inseparable :inseparable object)

Description:

This is a dialog, i.e. when used from other dialogs, calls must be wrapped in sd-call-cmds. Use this command if you no longer want a part or assembly to be inseparable.

When an inseparable is unmarked, the following changes are made to all subcomponents:

• New sysids are assigned
• Database info attributes are deleted.

Parameters:

object {SEL_ITEM} - the object for which the inseparable flag is to be cleared

Return Value:

t - object was unmarked successfully

nil - object could not be unmarked

Example:

(clear_inseparable :inseparable "/a1")