×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Contact US

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

V5-how to force .drawing link change

V5-how to force .drawing link change

V5-how to force .drawing link change

(OP)
If I have a .product & .drawing, then want to make a similar .product & .drawing, what method will allow me to “rename or save as new” each file, and force the .drawing link to agree? Am on R9SP4.

Thanks in Advance

RE: V5-how to force .drawing link change

Hi,

using save management will help you to save the product file and its parts in a different location with links and/or with new file name. You can use the File>"Send To" option also to copy the product and parts at a new location with different name.

as far as drawing is concerned if u have renamed the product file then use Edit>Links>replace command to reestablish the link with other product file.

Else if the product name is same then just open the product to which u want the drawing to be linked and then open the drawing file. it will automatically establish the link with the opened product on saving.

Cheers
Ganesh.N

ganesh.n@engg.tjc.co.in

RE: V5-how to force .drawing link change

(OP)
I’ve tested the File>”save management” “save as” twice with excellent results with a paired set. Thank you. Now, can I also apply this to a mixed set? I’ve tried this same routine with unrelated .product and .drawing without success. When I open the “new/saved as” files in the new folder, the .drawing is still related to the original .product. At edit/links/pointed documents, the “find” option is grayed out. At edit/links I attempt to “replace”, select the file I want, open, and receive Incident Report Error, The link refused the document. At edit/links I attempt to “replace in session”, select the file I want, OK, and nothing happens. Is there a way around this? Also, I tried File>”Send To” with unrelated set, with the same results.

Sincerely,
Laura

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members! Already a Member? Login


Resources

Low-Volume Rapid Injection Molding With 3D Printed Molds
Learn methods and guidelines for using stereolithography (SLA) 3D printed molds in the injection molding process to lower costs and lead time. Discover how this hybrid manufacturing process enables on-demand mold fabrication to quickly produce small batches of thermoplastic parts. Download Now
Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)
Examine how the principles of DfAM upend many of the long-standing rules around manufacturability - allowing engineers and designers to place a part’s function at the center of their design considerations. Download Now
Taking Control of Engineering Documents
This ebook covers tips for creating and managing workflows, security best practices and protection of intellectual property, Cloud vs. on-premise software solutions, CAD file management, compliance, and more. Download Now

Close Box

Join Eng-Tips® Today!

Join your peers on the Internet's largest technical engineering professional community.
It's easy to join and it's free.

Here's Why Members Love Eng-Tips Forums:

Register now while it's still free!

Already a member? Close this window and log in.

Join Us             Close