part change in drawing
part change in drawing
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Hi all,
I need to creat a new part/drawing. It is similar to an existing documented part/drawing. Up to last week or so, I was able to open the existing drawing, save as new part number and close. I would temporarily rename the old part model so when I open the newly copied drawing, it would not be able to find the driving part, and give me the option to find it. I would then browse to the new part. It seems of late I am not given the option to browse to a new part. The newly copied drawing (breath) opens with the view boxes "X"ed out. "Find references" reports "not found". Is there a switch somewhere in Tools I need to move. Very strange as I used to do this all the time.
I need to creat a new part/drawing. It is similar to an existing documented part/drawing. Up to last week or so, I was able to open the existing drawing, save as new part number and close. I would temporarily rename the old part model so when I open the newly copied drawing, it would not be able to find the driving part, and give me the option to find it. I would then browse to the new part. It seems of late I am not given the option to browse to a new part. The newly copied drawing (breath) opens with the view boxes "X"ed out. "Find references" reports "not found". Is there a switch somewhere in Tools I need to move. Very strange as I used to do this all the time.






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I havent used explorer since 2005. I've always found it to be a bit too quirky for me. I'll try it again however. Thanks
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Seems strange I have to alter my methods though. So no one knows of some option switch somewhere. I cant find anything relevant unde Tools....
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RE: part change in drawing
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Tools.options,system options, advanced?
I do not see an advanced tab of selection option
SW2007?
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If you are not using the vault, use PacknGo on the drawing (this will grab the contents of the drawing), and copy it to another folder.
If you are using the vault, simply open the drawing for viewing, but do not take ownership.
"I havent used explorer since 2005." It changed in 2006 or 2007, so you ought to give it another shot because it looks similar to Windows Explorer and it is easy to use.
Since it is only 1 part, I wouldn't use SW Explorer though. Make sure the part and drawing are in the same folder. In WINDOWS explorer, right-click the part and choose Solidworks > Rename.
This will find the assemblies and drawings where the files are used and whenever you rename it, it keeps all links to the part.
Flores
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I guess I'll have to change my process. Thanks to felix7502 and smcadman recently. Didnt know about Rclick in explorer to rename. I guess its a great opportunity to learn new things, though I'd like to understand why the old things dont work