3 Replies Latest reply on Sep 7, 2017 10:29 AM by Christian Chu

Is appearance copied in a 'saveas' part?

Wayman John Sep 6, 2017 11:57 AM

Simple question:

When I model a part and give it a specific appearance, then 'Saveas' to a new part name, should the new part have the same appearance as the original?

I ask because mine didn't, and I don't know whether that is because I did it wrong, or because not copying the appearance is a feature of the software.

SW 2016, SP5

Windows 10 Pro

Cheers,

John

Re: Is appearance copied in a 'saveas' part?

Christian Chu Sep 6, 2017 12:01 PM (in response to Wayman John)

"saveas' should duplicate whatever you have - not sure why it's an issue for you
Can you post your model here?
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- Re: Is appearance copied in a 'saveas' part?
  
  Wayman John Sep 7, 2017 3:53 AM (in response to Christian Chu)
  
  Thanks, Christian.
  I just did a SaveAs on the same part again, to make sure it remained repeatable. Guess what: It worked fine!
  I don't know what is different, but it seems like it was one of those transient 'mini-features' that we sometimes encounter in Solidworks.
  
  Cheers,
  
  John
  
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    Christian Chu Sep 7, 2017 10:29 AM (in response to Wayman John)
    
    Please mark as correct answer so people have the same question can search for it. Thx
    
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