SW Explorer Problem
SW Explorer Problem
(OP)
Why is it when using SW Explorer to copy a part and the drawing of that part the references to the drawing still point to the original part and not the copied part?
It seemed to work before but now it is not. Does anyone have any input to this?
Thanks in advance,
Jon
It seemed to work before but now it is not. Does anyone have any input to this?
Thanks in advance,
Jon
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. -Albert Einstein
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein






RE: SW Explorer Problem
After the fact you can also replace the model reference in the drawing with another part.
RE: SW Explorer Problem
RE: SW Explorer Problem
I thought I was doing things right. Because I did not have this issue when I used it in 2004 (SP 4.0). But since I upgraded to SP 4.2 I have had a problem with it. Does anyone know if the issue is fixed in 2005?
engAlright,
I know that I can chage the references of the drawing to the other part manually, but if that is the case what is the point of using solidworks explorer if I have to do that. To answer your question I am choosing "copy children" when copying the drawing. I suppose I could open the part and do a "where used" instead. I guess it depends on the user.
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. -Albert Einstein
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein
RE: SW Explorer Problem
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. -Albert Einstein
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein
RE: SW Explorer Problem
Another issue is that I get the impression that SW2005 is less tolerant of overdefined mates. I think that most people overdefine to some extent in the strictest sense but my feeling is that 2004 had a greater tolerance margin.
I suspect also that this is affecting response speed that some are experiencing going from 04 to 05.