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Drawing comparison

The Drawing comparison window is invoked by the Compare drawings function and is used to control this function (see Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings).

Content

• Set-up
• Characteristic list
• Functions for the drawing comparison

Set-up

The Drawing comparison function window contains a characteristic list and context-dependent function control elements. The drawings to be compared are shown in individual drawing windows above the function window – the source drawing window is to the left and the target drawing window to the right:

Characteristic list

Note Only included in the pro version.

The characteristics from the test plan version are displayed in the characteristics list to the left (source), which are to be transferred into the new test plan version (target; right side).

	Brief description	Reference
Status	Fundamental difference between source and target characteristic. The font color of the lines is altered depending on the status (unaltered: black; edited: orange, not found: red)	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings
No.	Number of the source characteristic.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings
Source characteristic	Title of the source characteristic.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings
Merge	Indicates whether source and target characteristic can be merged together.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings
Merge	Manually assign the source characteristic to a target characteristic by stamping on the target drawing sheet.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings
No.	Number of the target characteristic.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings
Target characteristic	Title of the target characteristic.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings
Modified properties	Description of the difference between the source and the edited target characteristic.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings

Functions for the drawing comparison

Hinweis The buttons Synchronize windows (), Show grid () and Transfer characteristics in view () are only included in the pro versionn.

	Brief description	Reference
Window synchronized	If active (): view changes (move, zoom) are executed synchronously in both the source and target drawing window. Click to undo the synchronization (). Note If the view settings of the two windows differ, use the function Display whole document in the toolbar.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings User interface > Main window > Toolbar
Synchronize window	If active (): view changes (move, zoom) are executed independently in the source and target drawing window. Click to synchronize ().	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings User interface > Main window > Toolbar
Apply characteristics	Automatically search for the characteristics selected in the source test plan version on the target drawing sheet and add to the target test plan version.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawings
Show grid	Show or hide auxiliary centerlines.	Functions > Drawings > Zeichnungsansichten vergleichen
Transfer characteristics in view	Only transfer the features visible in the drawing windows.	Functions > Drawings > Compare drawing views
Finish compare mode	Finishes the drawing comparison.	Funktionen > Zeichnungen > Zeichnungsansichten vergleichen