Not all the actions performed in HyperWorks can be undone or redone.
If an operation does not support undo/redo, the undo/redo functionality will be
disabled once the action is completed and any previous undo/redo history recorded
will be reset. The undo/redo history will also be reset every time a macro or other
tcl application is invoked.
Note: The undo/redo functionality is supported by most
HyperWorks panels, tools and user interface
functionalities.
By default, the number of undo actions is set to 100 and the maximum undo memory (MB)
is set to 2500. You can modify both of these settings by going to File > Preferences > Performance.
Undo/redo history may use a large amount of memory. By default, a threshold of 80% of
the total memory limit will not be exceeded. Once the memory threshold is exceeded,
all older actions will be automatically purged.
Undo an action by clicking Edit > Undo from the menu bar, or pressing
Ctrl+Z.
Redo an action by clicking Edit > Redo from the menu bar, or pressing
Ctrl+Y.
Tip: Simultaneous actions can be undone/redone by selecting them from the
Undo/Redo menus on the menu bar. Figure 1.
HyperView Supported Actions and Known Limitations
Supported Actions
Undo-Redo is implemented primarily to support actions related to changing the visibility or
other attributes of the following entities:
Components, Systems, Assemblies, Includes, Parts, Model files, Materials and
Properties.
It is meant as a powerful alternative to the Restore and Reject buttons in the Entity
Attributes panel and it is strongly recommended to use this feature from the Edit menu bar
for such operations instead of the panel.
Note: The supported action itself could be
performed via the Edit menu bar or through any of the panels or toolbars that control
visibility and entity style (for example: Entity Attributes panel, Mask panel, Visibility
Controls toolbar) and it will get recorded in the undo-redo stack in the Edit menu
bar.
Known Limitations
Not all actions can be undone or redone.
For example, creation and deletion of any entities such as notes is not recorded
at this time. This will be addressed in a future release.
Undo/Redo of Apply style operation does not dynamically update the visibility and FE
style of the components in the browser.
There are a few cases where an action could get recorded as more than one operation in
the undo stack. In such cases, you might have to click on Undo/Redo several times to
completely reverse the action.
