SW assembly not opening part files / suppressing parts
SW assembly not opening part files / suppressing parts
(OP)
Since we've jumped to SW2011 (sp 2.0) we've been having trouble with some assemblies not opening up all the referenced part files. During the process of opening the assembly SW will ask to locate the part file but will not load it when you manually point the assembly to the file. The parts in question are always present in the directory that SW is looking at, named correctly, and not corrupted. The assembly will open without it and show the part as suppressed. You can open the part file in question from the assembly by right mouse clicking on the suppressed part in the tree (opens normally) but the assembly will not allow the part to be unsuppressed. Opening the part in question prior to opening the assembly does not work either as the part still come in suppressed. Redirecting the part in the assembly to another part (even one that is open and showing in the assembly) will not allow it to be unsuppressed.
We've been seeing this quite often in the past few months and it happens on all the machines with no real resolution. any ideas?
We've been seeing this quite often in the past few months and it happens on all the machines with no real resolution. any ideas?






RE: SW assembly not opening part files / suppressing parts
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Design Manager/Senior Designer
M9 Defense
My Blog
RE: SW assembly not opening part files / suppressing parts
As a side note - the only way we've been able to fix the issue when it happens is to delete the part from the assembly and add it back in.
RE: SW assembly not opening part files / suppressing parts
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: SW assembly not opening part files / suppressing parts
Is there a common feature or option (patterns, display states, material, etc)used in the files (or assy's) which exhibit this problem?
RE: SW assembly not opening part files / suppressing parts
Next time it happens can you P&G to a ZIP, and post for testing?
RE: SW assembly not opening part files / suppressing parts
This latest one has a lot of proprietary info in it but when I find a "dumber" one with the issue I'll upload it (or try to create one)