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Display of Solidworks docs in assembly level ?

Display of Solidworks docs in assembly level ?

Display of Solidworks docs in assembly level ?

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HI
Can any one explain me the reason behind the following issue

Ive created an assembly say A.sldasm which contains a subassembly B.sldasm . The B assembly has two parts doc say 1.sldprt & 2.sldprt.Now the A.sldasm is my active ocument . Then I opened the B.sldasm by right click from the A.sldasm feature tree. Then in B.sldasm I inserted some 2 parts say 3.sldprt & 4.sldprt.Now I closed the B.sldasm without saving . Now the Solidworks returns to the A.sldasm .Now I
dont know why the B.sldasm subassembly still shows the parts 3&4.sldprt even though Ive haven't saved the B.sldasm ?.

Slee

RE: Display of Solidworks docs in assembly level ?

B.sldasm is still open, even though there is no window for it, so the unsaved changes will carry through.  Reload B.sldasm by right-clicking it in the assembly tree and selecting "Reload".  This will reload B.sldasm in its as-saved state.

"Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings."--C. D. Jackson

RE: Display of Solidworks docs in assembly level ?

Correcto-mondo, Tick.  I would like to add, before anyone jumps on your reply and starts whining, that this methodology is intentional so they ain't gonna change it (and it can be extremely useful in many cases).  You can't have it both ways, so this is what we've got.  One day I like it, the next day I don't - depends on if it is useful or not that day, heh,heh,heh.

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RE: Display of Solidworks docs in assembly level ?

It's Christmastime and I'm gonna ask Santa if I can have it both ways!

"Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings."--C. D. Jackson

RE: Display of Solidworks docs in assembly level ?

Go for it!  But don't be too surprised if you find a lump of coal in your stocking

BTW:  Merry Christmas (or whatever your own personal holiday celebration is at this time of year) to one and all!

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RE: Display of Solidworks docs in assembly level ?

slee123

When you open an assembly and then change some component, the changes remain in memory because the assembly is still open, even if you close the component file.

When you save an assembly, SW will save all the components files. If you don't want that to happen, you must close the assembly file without saving.

To prevent that (it is important if you have parts in database that you don't want to change) you must:
1 - change your files in database to read-only
2 - go to OPTIONS\EXTERNAL REFERENCES and check the box "Open referenced documents with read-only access"

If you have only checked "Open referenced documents with read-only access", you cant still force SW to save a component file (but this will be difficult to do by accident).

Regards

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