Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
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I have a number of models (SW 2009) that do not have the proper part template associated with them. The desired part template has all relevant information such as material, number of sheets, part number, etc. How do I copy this part config/template data to all of these models without having to manually copy each setting to all of the models? It'd be like having the ability to add/change part templates on "the fly".






RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
I'm running v2007, v2008, and v2009 of SolidWorks on the same system. Each installation needs its own set of templates, but what I've found is that when I don't copy my old templates to the new version's template folder, the new version of SolidWorks (2009) digs into my old version's (2007) template folder instead of looking in its own folder. This is incredibly dangerous, since if I tweak and save my template in v2009, it will no longer function in v2007 (hosed, permanently).
As best I can tell, the right way to do this is to locate the templates you've created previously and copy them into the new version's template directory. You then must point the new version to its own template folder (in Options). The bad thing about this is that the templates are buried in layers of incomprehensible directories with descriptive names (such as "Eng"), and each version has a different directory path. So it takes a bit of careful directory drilling to do this properly.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people governed by fear cannot value freedom.
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
I think he wants to change the template used to create the parts to a new template that he's created. Short answer, you can't.
kevc70,
Long answer, this question has been asked before on these forums and inevitably somebody gets pointed toward a macro that will do custom property copying. I haven't seen anything that will do it on the fly though. That, I think, you are screwed on.
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
It's surprising to me that SolidWorks doesn't have a built-in utility for doing exactly this--maybe something like SolidWorks Explorer as the interface for changing the templates for whole directories of files at a time. Maybe it's not as simple as I'm thinking.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people governed by fear cannot value freedom.
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
RE: Transfer of Part template config in SW 2009
I have just discovered this and it has been great for what you have just described. I have struggled with old parts manually filling them in.
First you have to set up a template, but when you have done it, just click the icon, fill in the boxes and it is done. The best bit is the way it handles configuration specific properties.
A neat one I found is if you link to say SW Material, it uses the normal SW edit material box for options.
Well worth the time to try it out.