Deleting CAD Documents

It is possible to delete all or some versions of a CAD Document. In the former case, the CAD Document is deleted from Aras Innovator completely. For details on the latter case, refer to section Version Deletion.

To delete a CAD Document completely, you must have Delete rights granted in Permissions for all Life Cycle states associated with that CAD Document. For example, if the new CAD Document revision is currently in the Preliminary state, but has Released revisions, you must have the Delete rights granted in Permissions for both life cycle states. For details on access rights, refer to section Permissions. This subsection assumes that you have all necessary rights.

You cannot delete a CAD Document, which is attached to a Part or another CAD Document.

CAD Documents can be deleted using either its view or the context menu in the CAD Documents Search Page.

To delete a CAD Document from its view:

1. Open the CAD Document.

2. On the CAD Document toolbar, click More àDelete àDelete All Versions.

   

   

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3. Click OK in the confirmation dialog to delete the CAD Document.

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To delete a CAD Document using its context menu:

1. Go to the Documents Search Page.
2. Right-click the Document to be deleted and click More à Delete à Delete All Versions.
3. Click OK in the confirmation dialog to delete the Document.