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Assembly Hiearchy of SW vs SW.Explorer vs eDrawing

Assembly Hiearchy of SW vs SW.Explorer vs eDrawing

Assembly Hiearchy of SW vs SW.Explorer vs eDrawing

(OP)
Does anyone know why the hierachy of parts in an assembly shown in SolidWorks, SW Explorer & eDrawings is shown differently in each?

It's a small, but nonetheless, irritating problem.

from (the City of) Barrie, Ontario.

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RE: Assembly Hiearchy of SW vs SW.Explorer vs eDrawing

I knew about the SW Explorer isue, but never paid attention to eDrawings.  No clue as to why the structures are different.

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RE: Assembly Hiearchy of SW vs SW.Explorer vs eDrawing

(OP)
More to the point the question should have been, Does anyone know how to change the hierachy of parts shown in SW Explorer & eDrawings to match SolidWorks?

In case anyone is wondering, I sometimes use eDrawings to convey the assembly sequence to customers or manufacturing/assembly shops.

from (the City of) Barrie, Ontario.

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RE: Assembly Hiearchy of SW vs SW.Explorer vs eDrawing

     This is somewhat related so I'll sneek it in.  Its been bothering me for a while.  I've mentioned to SolidWorks, my reseller, posted threads on it, with no real response.  I'm hoping my perserverance will pay off.  There is a difference in how PDM/Works displays base parts versus how SolidWorks Explorer displays base parts.  SolidWorks explorer places the base parts under the parts where they are being used, like you expect.  PDM/Works places the base part all by itself.  Furthermore if you do reporting on an assembly that uses a part, its base part doesn't show up in the report.  This is annoying when trying to understand the correct assembly/manufacturing process.  SolidWorks Explorer has got it right, PDM/Works (where we really need it) has it wrong.  Try some tests with base parts and parts from that (for example a casting and then its machined part).  You'll see that the two display things differently.

Pete Yodis
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