Converting Prototype parts to Production Parts
Converting Prototype parts to Production Parts
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Hello,
I am currently in the process of trying to convert a set of prototype models to production models, changing all their names in the process. Both of the directories which these are to be placed in are huge and Solidworks Explorer takes the better part of 20 minutes to search the directories to find all the references, for a single part or assembly.
I am hoping that there is a better way to do this besides having each model open and manually replacing the prototype number with the production number.
I do not have a PDM.
Thanks for your time.
I am currently in the process of trying to convert a set of prototype models to production models, changing all their names in the process. Both of the directories which these are to be placed in are huge and Solidworks Explorer takes the better part of 20 minutes to search the directories to find all the references, for a single part or assembly.
I am hoping that there is a better way to do this besides having each model open and manually replacing the prototype number with the production number.
I do not have a PDM.
Thanks for your time.






RE: Converting Prototype parts to Production Parts
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RE: Converting Prototype parts to Production Parts
smilin
Snowshoe2
RE: Converting Prototype parts to Production Parts
What is the difference between a prototype part and a production part? I do not see a distinction, at least, within SolidWorks.
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JHG
RE: Converting Prototype parts to Production Parts
Which would be fine if we had a sane/automatable numbering system...which we don't.
RE: Converting Prototype parts to Production Parts
Is there any reason you cannot do revisions? In effect, rev D is your production part. Rev C was prototype.
By renumbering and renaming everything, you break all the links you have with your purchasing department and your vendors. In a lot of cases, you don't modify your parts, and the original, unmodified piece goes into manufacturing.
It sounds like you are doing a lot of work to make a lot of work for everyone else.
Do your parts have in-context features? In production, they should not. In context geometry will make you job way harder.
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JHG
RE: Converting Prototype parts to Production Parts
Chris
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