Release Submaterial Marks (removes zero-quantity materials)

• If " Reuse piecemarks " is turned off (unchecked), Jobs in SDS2 programs maintain a copy of a submaterial when its " Current quantity " goes to zero.
• This utility can be used to remove zero-quantity submaterials from the Job, thus allowing the submaterial marks of those materials to be reassigned to other materials. Certain zero-quantity materials are not affected by this utility.
• The " Release Submaterial Marks " option is disabled ( grayed out ) on the Utility Functions menu when " Reuse piecemarks " is turned on (checked).
• See (on this page):
  
  
  • Zero quantity materials that are not affected
  • Step-by-step instructions

Also see :

• Submaterial mark (topic)
• Reuse piecemarks (setup option makes Release Submaterial Marks not needed)
• Zero quantity material (option on the Hide Items window)
• Standard piecemarks (cannot be removed with this utility)
• Current quantity (quantity of a material in Modeling )
• Quantity (quantity on drawing matches Modeling only if detail is up to date)

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Materials not affected by this window :

• This utility does not release standard piecemarks . Standard piecemarks whose quantities are zero are not listed on the Select Submaterial Marks selection dialog.
• This utility does not release zero-quantity materials whose submaterial details have their " Detail complete " date set. Such marks are not listed on the Select Submaterial Marks selection dialog.
• The utility does not release the piecemarks of submaterials that have been placed as sheet items .
• The utility does not release submaterials that have gone to zero because their members have been deleted, unless you first release those members using the Release Deleted Members utility. Submaterial marks on unreleased deleted members are not listed on the Select Submaterial Marks selection dialog.
• Submaterials marks associated with assemblies cannot be released using this utility. Such marks are not listed on the Select Submaterial Marks selection dialog.

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Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Start up the Release Material Marks utility as follows:

1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions . If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network. Then, on the Utility Functions menu, click " Release Submaterial Marks ."

2 . The Select Submaterial Marks selection dialog opens with a selection list of submaterials whose quantity has gone to zero. Not included on the list are standard piecemarks or submaterials that have been placed as sheet items on other drawings or materials on deleted members that have not yet been released. Click here for more information.

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No items are shown on this dialog's selection list when the setup option " Reuse piecemarks " is turned on (checked).

Alternative 1 : Select those submaterial marks on this list that you want to be able to be used for new material, then press the " OK " button. Go to step 3.

Alternative 2 : Press " Cancel " to end this Release Material Marks operation without changing anything. Do not continue.

3 . A yes-no warning dialog opens.

If you release these marks, they are unrecoverable and may be reused by other material. Are you sure you want to continue?

Alternative 1 : Press " Yes " to remove the zero-quantity materials that you selected in step 2. This will free up space in your current Job. It will also allow newly added materials to be assigned the submaterial marks that you removed.

Alternative 2 : Press " No " to keep the materials in the database and thus prevent new materials from being assigned those submaterial marks.

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