I am working on an assembly I got from others, and they used toolbox parts. Is there a way to convert these parts into standard parts? Especially when I don't have toolbox?
I am working on an assembly I got from others, and they used toolbox parts. Is there a way to convert these parts into standard parts? Especially when I don't have toolbox?
Steven Mills wrote:
Ok, found it. Used it. The parts still have the toolbox icon beside them. Even when I re-load the entire assembly.
I even tried this tool, and it says it can't find any toolbox part in the folder the assembly is in.
Ok. I believe you are using PDM?
If so, try with the TB part checked in and/or out. It's flakey. I've had it remove TB association with the part checked in and out at different times.
Steven Mills wrote:
Not on the assembly I'm testing this on, I PnG it out of PDM.
If it helps, I've taken some parts still in the PDM and did a save-as into the folder I'm saving everything else in. some of those parts were toolbox parts.
Where are you seeing the toolbox icon besides the TB parts? In SolidWorks? SW may be referencing the vault items by default... Depending on your choices for file references, no?
Steven Mills wrote:
They don't reference the toolbox parts after I do the save-as.
In the feature manager tree. It still displays as a toolbox screw
, not as a part
.
If the assembly is not in PDM, then we can try this:
Log-out of PDM and Exit entirely.
Does the assembly still reference the part as being a TB part?
No? good.
Yes? Close all of SW. Run the exe again. Make sure the property state is set to NO.
Chec the setting is NO
Does this fix it?
Yes? Good.
No? What do the file references say for the part location?
Likely, when NO is selected, then the IsToolBoxPart property is set to 1.
When YES is selected, then the IsToolBoxPart property is set to 0.
Of course, we would need Dan (or someone else) to confirm.
add a custom property: IsToolBoxPart for the value: 0
Then do a save as. Done
I hope this helps.
Dan