I want a simplified answer to share to our users,
What's the difference between copy tree and pack and go in EPDM?
thanks
Dwayne
I want a simplified answer to share to our users,
What's the difference between copy tree and pack and go in EPDM?
thanks
Dwayne
Charlie! Great to see you!
Haha thanks Tim, been buried under Enovia for the last several months, just getting to peek out now.
Thank-you Charley! appreciate the answer is there any reason to consider using Pack and Go in EPDM if Copy tree does a little more? Thanks again sir.
If I recall correctly, Pack n Go will not cache child documents so it may not work correctly. Or it may copy older cached versions. We instruct everyone to always use Copy Tree from within PDM.
I really wish they would consolidate the two tools though into one that can recognize whether its in the vault or not......and just call it one thing like "Copy with references".
We even go so far as to remove SolidWorks Explorer from our installs, which is what puts pack and go in the right click menu. It can cause real havoc in EPDM if users use it to rename or move files as it deletes the original file and creates a copy in the new location with no version history...
Yeah, I was thinking about doing that on the 2017 roll out, but there are some files people work on outside the vault and they will want to use it then. Does Copy tree work outside PDM by chance......directly from an EXE maybe.
Unfortunately not, you'll still need explorer for that, unless you want to use it as a good way to force users into the vault.
Charley Saint wrote:
Hey Dwayne,
They are pretty identical, but Copy Tree adds some EPDM functionality. For instance you can bundle the latest versions of parts of an assembly or you can get the "As Built" version which is the versions associated with that version of the assembly. You can also regenerate serial numbers if it's getting copied into the vault and check-in after copied.
Plus a ton of functionality for cloning drawings and maintaining the link to the models, even if the names and/or locations are changed.
Dwayne Parrott wrote:
I want a simplified answer to share to our users,
What's the difference between copy tree and pack and go in EPDM?
thanks
Dwayne
Read this for an in-depth comparison:
http://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2016/05/pack-go-vs-copy-tree-solidworks-pdm/
Hey Dwayne,
They are pretty identical, but Copy Tree adds some EPDM functionality. For instance you can bundle the latest versions of parts of an assembly or you can get the "As Built" version which is the versions associated with that version of the assembly. You can also regenerate serial numbers if it's getting copied into the vault and check-in after copied.