SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
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We have just upgraded from SW2007 to SW2011.
I have just loaded an assembly with a lot of files copied read-only out of PDM. SolidWorks is trying desperately to update these. Time is being wasted. 3D CAD programs ought to be able to manage older version files transparently.
Is there any way I can stop this?
I have just loaded an assembly with a lot of files copied read-only out of PDM. SolidWorks is trying desperately to update these. Time is being wasted. 3D CAD programs ought to be able to manage older version files transparently.
Is there any way I can stop this?
JHG






RE: SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
To the best of my knowledge there is no way to not have it convert old files on open. And because they're read-only, it will have to do it every time you access them.
RE: SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
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SW 2011 SP 3.0
RE: SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
RE: SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
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RE: SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
Wow. We have ten years worth of SolidWorks files sitting in our vaults. This is going to be a nightmare.
Why don't CAD vendors understand the meaning and significance of read-only? New versions of CAD should only be adding features. It should not be deleting them. There ought to be no problems reading old, read-only files. This is one of the major reasons we got rid of Mechanical Desktop.
I guess it is just too much to ask for 3D CAD that can save files in the older format.
RE: SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
RE: SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files
With a PDM system on top of the CAD system, you are know playing against permissions and checking to see who has that file open. There should be no physical change to a part's shape or features when converted to the latest data structure. Assemblies may load newer component versions, so you do need to watch how the components are loaded into the structure.
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