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Document Handling

Document Handling

(OP)
Here's my question: We do machine rebuilds and at times make new replacement parts. I model and create a drawing for a repair. Several weeks or months later the customer requires new replacement parts which are modified from the repair parts. So I save as a copy of the repaired part and make modifications to the saved part. I've run into problems trying to save the old drawing referencing the modified part. I did it once long ago but don't remember how I did it. I'm just trying to avoid making another drawing from scratch when it may be different by one dimension. I've thought about configurations but I'm not sure this is the best way to approach this situation. Anyone doing similar and how I should be handling this?

Thanks,

Dennis

SolidWorks 2007 SP2.0
Windows XP Pro, Pentium4 3.00GHz
1.5 GB RAM, Matrox P650
Logitech Marble Mouse, CadMan

RE: Document Handling

Are you familiar with SolidWorks Explorer?  If you locate your drawing in SolidWorks Explorer, you can check the references it contains and replace the reference with the newer file.

RE: Document Handling

If you have both the drawing and the part open, use 'save as' to save both files with a different name than the original, then make your changes. This way you can have a model and drawing of each iteration.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

RE: Document Handling

(OP)
Thanks Guys,

I did exactly that this morning and the drawing wouldn't update to the referenced part. I will investigate further and see what I missed.

Thanks,

Dennis

SolidWorks 2007 SP2.0
Windows XP Pro, Pentium4 3.00GHz
1.5 GB RAM, Matrox P650
Logitech Marble Mouse, CadMan

RE: Document Handling

Save the model first then the drawing.

SA

RE: Document Handling

IMO, all users should have sonme PDM partly for this reason.

Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 10-27-06)

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