PDM Works project bulk check-out

[killswitch]

One of my PDMWorks users works out of the office quite often. We keep our common library models (motors, bearings, switches, etc) in a common library project in the vault. He's asked if there's an easy way he can copy the entire common library project to his local drive without selecting each model in the project and checking it out individually.

Any thoughts?

Killswitch

 

[Standing]

Killswitch
Yes, use the shift key to highlight everything you want to open. When PDM wants out to open the files, in the lower right hand corner uncheck the open now box.


Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, SP2.1
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600,
64-bit Windows Vista Business
Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 4600 Driver 7.15.11.6956

 

[killswitch]

That works, but my project has many sub-projects with models in them and we'll be shift picking for an hour. I'd like to grab the entire project and all its sub-projects with one command.

Killswitch

 

[Standing]

Killswitch
OK, Try this.
In the PDM Vault open your first sub-project and then open your last sub-project. Now click on the first file in your first sub-project and then click on the last file in your last sub-project. Use the shift key to highlight everything you want to open. When PDM wants out to open the files, in the lower right hand corner uncheck the open now box.


Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, SP2.1
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600,
64-bit Windows Vista Business
Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 4600 Driver 7.15.11.6956

 

[Mitsu50]

expanding on this a bit, is there a way to select an assembly, and have it print all drawings associated?

 

[Standing]

Yes, open the highest level drawing from the PDM Vault. Save it to your local drive. Then use SolidWorks Task Scheduler to print all the drawings in that folder.

Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, SP2.1
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600,
64-bit Windows Vista Business
Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 4600 Driver 7.15.11.6956

 

[Mitsu50]

if i open the highest level, the drawings dont get selected. is ther an option for that? Thanks!

 

[Standing]

What I mean by highest level, "Is open your assembly drawing from PDM Vault". The setting in the PDM options, tab Command Defaults Check out / Open check the box Include drawings.

Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, SP2.1
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600,
64-bit Windows Vista Business
Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 4600 Driver 7.15.11.6956