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DBDustin Byrtus05/04/2016

So we're currently not working on a PDM (its incoming, but taking its time) and are looking to move some parts around without breaking the links in the respective drawings.

On a network drive we have a couple different locations where parts/assemblies are worked on, yet there is a single master directory where all the drawings are kept and worked on. Naturally, we want to move all of the working models/assemblies to a single master location yet prevent the references that the drawings have from breaking.

I'm aware I can do a Move in SW Explorer, but that is only for a single file. This isn't a major concern for small assemblies, but is very time consuming for some of our assemblies were we have a large number of parts. Fortunately, each top level assembly and its subassemblies/piece parts are well organized on their own. Is there some way I can move the whole assembly together instead of one file? I've seen people doing the opposite, and understand I can easily move the drawings as its an absolute reference to the location of the part file (which isn't changing) but not this.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!