5 Replies Latest reply on Oct 27, 2016 10:27 AM by Steve Ostrovsky

Select config to launch from EPDM

Wayne Easton Oct 26, 2016 3:12 AM

We have large assemblies which have multiple configurations. Often we have a "Simple" config in which alot of the components are suppressed. If we launch this assembly from the Solidworks open dialog, there is an option to select which config to launch. We can then select the Simple config which then loads alot quicker that any of the others.

I seems we cannot do this from the EPDM interface. Does any one know of a way to specify which config to launch when opening assemblies from the EPDM interface?

Thanks

Re: Select config to launch from EPDM

Faur Arama Oct 26, 2016 2:13 PM (in response to Wayne Easton)

Hello,
If the file is not cached on your local vault image this option is inactive. If you want to select the configuration you must first do a get latest version.
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- Re: Select config to launch from EPDM
  
  Wayne Easton Oct 27, 2016 1:25 AM (in response to Faur Arama)
  
  Hello Faur,
  
  I have done a get latest version on my assembly. When I doouble click on the file in EPDM to launch it, I still find that the last active configuration of the assembly is launched. I am trying to find out how to specify the configuration to launch when double clicking on the file in EPDM.
  
  Can you advise if this is possible and if so, how you go about it?
  Thank you
  
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    Faur Arama Oct 27, 2016 7:48 AM (in response to Wayne Easton)
    
    If you are in SW open interface don't' use double click just hit open button. But first of all make a get latest version and select which configuration you want to open.
    
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      Wayne Easton Oct 27, 2016 8:44 AM (in response to Faur Arama)
      
      Thank you Faur,
      
      I was actually trying to find out how I can launch a specific configuration directly from EPDM not from the SW open interface.
      
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        Steve Ostrovsky Oct 27, 2016 10:27 AM (in response to Wayne Easton)
        
        I'm not sure you can do this from the EPDM interface. It uses Windows operations to open files - if you double click on a file it uses the Windows Shell to actually perform the open. With this in mind, there are no front end hooks in EPDM so it's the same as if you were in a regular Windows Explorer interface.
        
        If you have large assemblies you'll just need to pen them through the SolidWorks File > Open method so you can set the config and other specific options (Design Review is awesome for large assemblies).
        
        I think this would be a nice enhancement request though.
        
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