Design Dependencies

A design becomes dependent on another design when the design uses it via the Use Design dialog.

For example, A Compartment design may use a hull form to generate an envelope. The Hull Form then becomes a dependency of the Compartment design. If the hull form is subsequently changed, then the user is notified when then dependent design is next opened and the option to update the dependency is given in the Update Dependencies dialog:

In the case of an updated Hull Form, AVEVA Compartment will replace the existing envelope with one based on the updated Hull Form.

The link between dependencies can be removed from the Design Properties dialog (see Design Properties for accessing the Design Properties dialog). From the Dependencies page, select the required dependency and click Remove.

Note: Removing a dependency only removes the link between the two designs. It does not remove the design itself.