Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
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In all previous versions of SW we were always asked the question in the installation "Do you want to make drawing changes that will effect the model? Yes or No" (Or something to that effect). I always answered "Yes". Well due to everyone answering "Yes" (or at least 98% of them) to the question (According to Performace logs) SW took out this option in the installation. I wasn't aware of it until yesterday when I asked how do you change this. With SW help, we did find a way to change it. before we had to uninstall and reinstall to change this option, now you can change it via the registry.
Start\Run\regedit - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2004\General - "Disable model changes from drawings"
If you want this option to be able to change the model you need it to = 0 if you don't want the dimensions in a the drawing update the model the answer needs to be = 1
To change the option Double click "Disable model changes from drawings" and enter the number you desire in the data box.
I hope that helps some of you!
Regards,
Start\Run\regedit - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2004\General - "Disable model changes from drawings"
If you want this option to be able to change the model you need it to = 0 if you don't want the dimensions in a the drawing update the model the answer needs to be = 1
To change the option Double click "Disable model changes from drawings" and enter the number you desire in the data box.
I hope that helps some of you!
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP 
http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376






RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
It's OK for a single user to be able to change the model from the drawing, but in a multi-user environment, that could lead to problems. Especially if the environment uses seperate designers & detailers. The detailer could too easily change something in the model without understanding all the ramifications of the change in other parts & assemblies.
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
I did place this in as a FAQ for future reference. - FAQ559-930
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Are you the 2%? I noticed what Sbaugh is refering when I first installed SW2004, but realy didn't care much because I belong to the 98%!
Never thought that it was an usefull option until reading the seperate designers & detailers reference. But what was realy strange for me, was the fact that I should reinstall to change the option!
Regards
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Actually, at the moment, I'm in the 98% group, but only because I'm the only SW user where I work & it's handy to be able to change parts from within the drawings .... but thats only because I know the ins & outs of my own models/designs. The minute another user comes on board I will be changing that feature ... well ... on his/her computer anyway.
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
The company that I work for is in the 98% right now. However we were in the 2% from day one on Solidworks 97.
The guys here probably have not noticed that we can make changes from the drawings simply because it has never been that way. CorBlimeyLimey is correct when he says that it is dangerous to have that option turned on when working a group atmosphere. There are 6 engineers and 4 designers on our staff and making changes on a detail component could negatively impact existing designs using that particular model. No one would not even be aware of the downstream effects until an existing design is opened.
It is definitly better to be able to change that option now without having to re-install.
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
When dealing with computers, there are 10 things you need to know: one, zero, and the rest is Binary.
-Josh S
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
John Richards Sr. Mech. Engr.
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics
There are only 10 types of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't.
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Are you talking about changing the model itself or changing the model by changing a dimension on the drawing?
When dealing with computers, there are 10 things you need to know: one, zero, and the rest is Binary.
-Josh S
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
John Richards Sr. Mech. Engr.
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics
My photographic memory has lots of film - it's just getting old and foggy.
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Do you have a regedit key that will stop SolidWorks 2004 sp3 from asking, “Models contained within the assembly have changed. Would you like to rebuild the assembly now?”
It does give me the option to: “Don’t tell me again in this session”. Which I always click.
Bradley
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
I opened a clean assembly. Then opened one of the parts. Added a hole to that part. Then switched back to the assembly. The message “Models contained within the assembly have changed. Would you like to rebuild the assembly now?” came up again.
If I understand you right you are saying that you do not get this message after changing a part and then switching back to the assembly?
Bradley
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
>Software
>>SolidWorks
>>>SolidWorks XXXX (mine is SolidWorks 2001Plus)
>>>>General
>>>>>Ask Regen REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)
(^Set to zero maybe?)
I'm to paranoid to experiment with this at work
But if someone else is Braver than I am, It would be nice to know if it works or not
Good Luck,
-Josh
When dealing with computers, there are 10 things you need to know: one, zero, and the rest is Binary.
-Josh S
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Start\Run\regedit - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2004\General - "Disable model changes from drawings"
Bradley,
This cannot be hacked in the Registry. That's because that option is a per session option. In the registry it's either "Yes" or "No". Where as that option is a "Yes" or "No", but it's per session. So it's not written in the registry directly. It would be saved in SW per session.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Robert
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
Per session above looks like it means when a session of SW is opened.
I would say yes that is right, unless you change it per the registry path above.
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Disable Model changes in drawings - SW04
"Models In The Assembly Have Changed."
...Dialog, which is just a stupid notification, and should have never been created...
(It's in my "Duh!" List of annoying dialog boxes)
...which can only be turned off "Per Session"
The drawing/model changes should be permanent...
And per session means, as long as you have a running session...
Forget turning off your PC, if SW crashes, and you restart the program, the dialog box starts popping up again...
Not Like That Has Ever Happend Before... :-/
Unfortunatley, I have moved to Phoenix and Changed jobs...
So now I get to Fight AutoCAD, instead of dealing with SW's annoyances...
(AutoCAD's 3D SuX... I miss that dialog
-Josh
When dealing with computers, there are 10 things you need to know: one, zero, and the rest is Binary.
-Josh S