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drawings in different folders from the model

drawings in different folders from the model

drawings in different folders from the model

(OP)
Is there a way to store you drw file in a different location from your prt file?  Is there a search.pro type configuration for where to look for models that are included in a drawing?
Thanks

RE: drawings in different folders from the model

Seach.pro should work for drawings the same as it does for assemblies. It tells Wildfire where to find components that aren't in the directory with the file being opened.
 

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

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RE: drawings in different folders from the model

(OP)
My search.pro must be wrong somehow then.
I currently have a list in the format as follows:
'D:\path1'
'D:\path2'
'\\server1\path1'
'\\server1\path2'

Currently all of the drawings are at \\server1\path1 and the models are at \\server1\path2 and if I open a drawing in Pro/E I get the model not in folder error.

I also tried it with the network location mapped to a network drive as well, so \\server1\path1 mapped to z:\path1 with no luck.

Assemblies using components in the D:\path1 and 2 locations work just fine.
 

RE: drawings in different folders from the model

(OP)
Actually, if there is a space in the path name, Pro/E doesn't like it?  That may be my issue.

RE: drawings in different folders from the model

just wondering. Why do you want to store the drawing in a different folder then the model?

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RE: drawings in different folders from the model

(OP)
I don't, but the company has decided that that is how they want to do it.

Also, turns out the spaces in the path name were not the issue.

RE: drawings in different folders from the model

(OP)
Still stuck on this.  Is this something I can do with Pro/E, or do the drawings need to be in the same location as the models?

RE: drawings in different folders from the model

Pro/E can easily cope with files scattered all over the place as long as you set everything up properly.

You are either not correctly telling Pro/E where your search.pro file is or you don't have the correct format/data in the search.pro file.  I never use a search.pro myself.  Just one more level of complexity.  I just put search_path statements in the config.pro.  

Beware any spaces in paths.  You have to enclose them in quotes.

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