Dynamic Update technology changes the way assemblies are modified/changed/updated.
Dynamic Update starts up when Revit is launched. It is not related to the project or Smart Assemblies Configurations. But you have to turn it ON:
If you try to change assembly and Dynamic Update is ON, then the tool will interrupt the changing process and will automatically ask you to take action – create new assembly, update assemblies, etc.
There are two types of assemblies, and they act differently, when making changes to them:
Primary assemblies – main assembly with drawings.
Secondary assembly – copy of primary assembly. It has no drawings.
You can find/select/isolate primary or secondary assemblies quickly through Manage Assemblies window. See help file about Manage Assemblies.
Changes to Primary Assembly, then Dynamic Update is ON.
Add cut/hole to primary assembly and Smart Assemblies will ask you to choose one of the following actions:
Yes – will add hole and update drawings of primary assembly and add holes to secondary assemblies.
No – will add hole to primary assembly, recalculate gravity point location, and move it to the new place, will not update drawings, will add holes to secondary assemblies.
Cancel – will cancel operation and will not insert hole.
Add details/rebars to primary assembly and select command Update Assembly – drawings of Primary assembly will be updated and new details will be added to the secondary assemblies.
Changes to Secondary Assembly, then Dynamic Update is ON
Add cut/hole to secondary assembly, and Smart Assemblies will ask you to choose one of the following actions:
Yes – will add hole and create drawings of new primary assembly. It will give a new name to assembly according to the Mark value of main element. If this name already exists – it will give a unique name.
No and show Primary Assembly – will remove hole and highlight primary assembly.
Cancel – will cancel operation and will not insert hole.
Add details to secondary assembly, select primary or secondary assembly and choose command - Update Assemblies. Smart Assemblies will search if secondary assemblies are the same as primary assembly and will ask you to choose one of the following actions:
Yes – will create a new Primary assembly according to Host element Mark value and create drawings for it.
No – will remove details.
Cancel – will cancel operation and will not remove details.
