In Direct Integration mode, aPriori retrieves the component’s geometry directly from the CAD application and constantly monitors its status. This allows you to refresh the component’s GCDs as soon as the component’s geometry changes. In Direct Integration mode you can perform any aPriori operation that requires regenerating GCDs.

You can open multiple components in aPriori Desktop in Direct Integration mode. However, the component that is active in the CAD application is treated differently in the following ways: