If this is listed somewhere else, I apologize, but I can’t find the words for it.
I have a number of similar components with identical “shells” that contain shared attribute names and options (materials, sizes, joinery methods, etc). In a given space with multiple boxes (shells) of varying sizes and types, SU DC allows shared attributes to be batch changed. When I do, however, it sets ALL shared options to some value, negating my efforts to quickly make changes.
Is there a way to modify multiple options without influencing other options? Thanks in advance.
PS, making the shells/components unique does not help
I will upload an example when I’m back at my computer later. Let me try to explain it better. Imagine kitchen cabinets, where each one is a box hung on the wall beside/above/below each other. Different sizes and positions, but the same SU model, copied or dragged in separately.
Now, they all have 2 attributes with drop-down boxes: material (m_whi) & doors on/off (t_door). I’ve placed them where I want them, selected half of them, and turned on doors for them with one action. Now, the customer wants to see them in wood, so I select them ALL and change m_whi from white to maple. When it finishes thinking, t_door will be set to all or none having doors.
I understand why this happens, but I could really use a solution. My models are much more involved, so simple workarounds probably aren’t the solution. The best I have right now is to have designers do each individually, maybe even forcing them to click into a sub component to make their changes so they don’t accidentally lose or redo important details. Help me out, folks!
