Using Rules and Checks in a Power Copy  

Rules and checks as well as other relations can be applied to a document by retrieving them from another document provided they have been stored in a power copy. For further information on the power copy mechanism, see the Generative Shape Design User's Guide.

1. Open the KwrMeasurePCopy.CATPart document. If need be, access the Generative Shape Design workbench. 

2. In the standard menu bar, select the Insert->Advanced Replication Tools->PowerCopy Creation... command. The Power Copy definition window is displayed.

3. In the specification tree, select the Rule.1 and Check.1 relations. Both relations are carried forward onto the Power Copy definition panel. Click OK in the Power Copy creation panel. Save and close your document.

4. Open the KwrSplineInPcopy1.CATPart document and access the Generative Shape Design workbench.

5. Select the Insert->Advanced Replication Tools
   ->PowerCopy Instantiation  command from the standard menu bar. The Select PowerCopy dialog box is displayed. Select the document which contains the power copy storing the Rule.1 and Check.1 relations and click  Open. The Insert Object dialog box is displayed.

6. Select the Spline.1 feature either in the specification tree or in the geometry area. A message box generated by the check is displayed informing you that the Spline Length is < 100mm. Both relations are carried forward to the specification tree and the check icon is red. The rule has not been fired. 

7. Open the KwrSplineInPcopy2.CATPart document and repeat the same operation. An information box displays the Spline Length indicating that Rule.1 is fired. This time, the check icon is green is the specification tree.