I made a copy of an assembly, using "save as" and the adding a suffix. ( as a back up). The already made drawing was referenced t the original assembly.Now I find this drawing has changed all its references to the new files!, without even asking. Do i have to revert them back one by one? How do I avoid this?
All the files has differents names from the original assembly. Even so, the drawing references changed to the new files.
Oscar Roldan wrote:
All the files has differents names from the original assembly. Even so, the drawing references changed to the new files.
I believe you. That's why I'm recommending Pack and Go instead.
Hi Oscar, Use pack'n'go to duplicate assemblies. It will allow you to copy the drawings as well. Save to a new folder.
Did you have the drawing open while you performed the save-as?
I guess I did have the drawing opened
Oscar Roldan wrote:
I guess I did have the drawing opened
Just to clarify, I meant to do the Pack and Go from the drawing, not the assembly.
If you do a pack'n'go from the assembly, you can check the 'include drawings' box and it will take all drawings created for the ssembly and it's parts.
Bjorn Hulman wrote:
If you do a pack'n'go from the assembly, you can check the 'include drawings' box and it will take all drawings created for the ssembly and it's parts.
Yes, but I believe that only works if the drawings and their referenced models have identical file names.
Oscar,
I think Bjorn just found your problem. If you did a Save As of the assembly with the drawing open there is a message that pops up indicating that what you are seeing will happen. As suggested, Pack-N-Go is your best option. If you prefer not to use it you will want do a Save As COPY, that should help avoid the problem you are seeing.
To get rid from old unwonted links close SW and rename "old" folder.
To revert back the changes in references, I moved the new "saved as" assembly files, and the drawing automatically went back to its original files
You can avoid that in the future by using Pack and Go, changing file names as part of the process, instead of "save as".