Refreshing versus re-creating a template part

When you update graphics using the Create/update graphic from ICO command, it is important to understand the difference between the Refresh member part and the Recreate from template options to allow you to make the correct decision when creating graphics.

In this example, a part for a flute drill is used as a template part. In Teamcenter, the tip angle is modified and a member part is generated.

These two steps represent the most common workflow. At this point, if you modify any parameters in Teamcenter, it makes no difference whether you select Refresh member part or Recreate from template. The result is the same.

If, however, you modify the member part in NX, there is a difference between the two options. For example, if the member part is modified in NX so that the tool holder is green and the tool width is changed in Teamcenter, when the Refresh member part option is chosen, the graphics are created taking both the changes to the member part in NX and the modified attribute values in Teamcenter into consideration.

Selecting Recreate from template, however, discards any changes you made to the member part in NX and creates the graphics based on the template part and the values in Teamcenter. Because the template part in this example still has a gray holder, when you select Recreate from template, the drill holder is now gray again.