Solidworks deleted component but file remains
Solidworks deleted component but file remains
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Hi
Today I came back to a completed model of a winch that I finished on monday, only to find that solidworks had deleted half of the components withing the assembly
on closer inspection, it seems that solidworks has deleted all the internals that make up the individual components, but has left the file
I was wondering if anyone has come across this problem before/ knows of a solution, as recreating all the parts is not in my time frame
I created a step file of the model on monday before leaving work, but i checked both the step file and the origional model before saving and shuting down
I am currently running solidiworks 2011 with SP 2
Cheers
Today I came back to a completed model of a winch that I finished on monday, only to find that solidworks had deleted half of the components withing the assembly
on closer inspection, it seems that solidworks has deleted all the internals that make up the individual components, but has left the file
I was wondering if anyone has come across this problem before/ knows of a solution, as recreating all the parts is not in my time frame
I created a step file of the model on monday before leaving work, but i checked both the step file and the origional model before saving and shuting down
I am currently running solidiworks 2011 with SP 2
Cheers






RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
Do you not have a back-up copy?
RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
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RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
If the parts show up in the Feature Tree, but are greyed-out then they are suppressed. Is it possible you moved the part files? If they are not where the assembly is looking for them then the assy will show them as suppressed.
If we have a better understanding of what your problem really is we can provide better help. As it is we are speculating.
- - -Updraft
RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
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RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
SnowCash: I can see how that might be the cause of this problem, however why would that affect only half of the model
The problem boils down to the this: A number of individual files that make up the model have been completely stripped of their internals, but the actual files still exhist, pretty much leaving an empty shell.
RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
Ex. "... files were, and still are kept in a single file"
"stripped of internals"
What I think you are saying is that you designed up an assembly that used many virtual components. Now when you open the assembly file, the virtual components have no geometry and therefore the mates have errored out. When you open up the virtual component individually, there is no feature tree... no geometry.
Is my interpretation correct?
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
I have some flexible assemblies that if I don't load all of my parts in a resolved state, the mates error out on me.
RE: Solidworks deleted component but file remains
Does your step file contain the original geometry? What about SnowCrash's question? If your opened the step file (thus creating a SolidWorks file) and saved it, you may have over written your original model... the files would be different... but they should still have the geometry. Not sure.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks