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Toolbox Reference Problem
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Toolbox Reference Problem

Toolbox Reference Problem

(OP)
I'm having problems with Toolbox-generated parts over-writing my in-assembly fasteners. I save my Toolbox-generated parts in the directory with the project I'm working on and in the past, this didn't happen. Since I don't work in a multiple-user environment, this works out fine for me and my fasteners never get lost/FUBAR when exporting or doing any other updates.

My previous system/installation had whatever options were required to make this work without problems. My current/new installation does not, and if I close and assembly that uses Toolbox fasteners (where I've saved them in a custom location under custom names), SolidWorks automatically goes back to the default Toolbox directory and reloads the parts directly from there. Major problem. In short, I want Toolbox ONLY for part generation and would like to sever all other references to Toolbox--permanently.

How do I do that?

Thanks!

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people governed by fear cannot value freedom.

RE: Toolbox Reference Problem

I don't use toolbox anymore. Never seemed to work the way it should and I got tired of dealing with it. McMaster-Carr is my fastener provider these days.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWE
My Blog

RE: Toolbox Reference Problem

(OP)
Thanks, guys, for the quick replies. After I posted this last night I dug around and stumbled on the system option to stop checking the Toolbox directory as the first location for Toolbox parts. Didn't work that time SW was being used, but it seems to be working this morning after shutting down SW and trying it out again. The big thing is that it's not automatically switching my parts in my assembly/BOM.

I'm surprised the tool built into SW Chris linked to only works with one part at a time. Might work in a pinch, but is otherwise too laborious to be of good use.

Thanks again!

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people governed by fear cannot value freedom.

RE: Toolbox Reference Problem

I'm totally disconnected from SW toolbox. I made my own parts and configurations. Kind of what Jeff mentioned.

Colin Fitzpatrick CSWP(aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2012 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 12.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer

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