Connecting to and disconnecting from CAD
In Direct Integration mode, aPriori connects directly to the CAD application to retrieve geometry data of the MCAD component that is active in the CAD application. The costing information for the component is saved in aPriori database.
You can disconnect from the CAD application and reconnect as you need.
You can reconnect aPriori to the CAD application directly in aPriori Desktop or in the CAD application.
To disconnect from the CAD application in aPriori Desktop
Click the 
button. aPriori disconnects from the component that is currently active in the CAD application and you see the 
button.
button. aPriori disconnects from the component that is currently active in the CAD application and you see the button.To connect to the CAD application in aPriori Desktop
Click the button. aPriori connects to the CAD application and you see the button.
button. aPriori connects to the CAD application and you see the button.To connect to aPriori in the CAD application
Select aPriori > Start aPriori or click the 
button. This feature is available only for CAD applications that support Direct Integration mode.
button. This feature is available only for CAD applications that support Direct Integration mode.