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Re: How to import without duplicates
Not sure what you're asking. Unless the part/assy has the exact same file number there shouldn't be any reason it would upload it and over ride it.
If you don't want to remake the part/assy then do a search in the vault 1st then proceed to translate/import the part/assy.
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Re: How to import without duplicates
I have a step file of XYZ assembly. XYZ assembly contains parts ab, ac, ad, ae. Everything is fixed so I don't have mate issues.
I check everything into PDM.
Later, I get ABC step file. ABC assembly contains parts ab, ac, xy, xz.
I need all the parts in PDM (xy and xz), but I don't want to add parts that are already there (ab and ac).
I don't want to go through each part one-by-one to find out if they exist because, in reality, there are a bunch of parts.
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If the existing files are checked in, they can not be overwritten.
Do you use save all or copy/move the files from Explorer?
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I'm not sure if you were hinting at something Andreas, but here is what I found:
1) Open the step file and save everything into a directory outside the PDM.
2) Close the assembly.
3) Open SolidWorks Explorer.
4) Find the assembly and right click on it. Select pack-and-go.
5) Pick the PDM location.
6) When it asks to overwrite existing files, say NO.
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I usually use the Windows explorer, but yes that's the basic Idea.
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Windows Explorer is a no-go. It doesn't give you the usual warning and options. It tells you that there are existing files, but it doesn't allow you to skip the ones that are existing.
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It does work everywhere else, but not when you copy to PDM. Of course, I am on Windows 7.
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Re: How to import without duplicates
I think the new version of Interconnet works with Step and Parasolid. Have you looked into this?
What about just inserting the non-CAD native file into another part file at first and when you have an update you should be able to just replace one for the other. I think mating might give you some headaches but worth a shot...
Steve C
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Re: How to import without duplicates
Everything is a CAD file. Everything is fixed in space (no mates). Check out my reply to Daniel R. Melendez above.
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STEP files are dumb solid. SWX have no idea what they are, beside file name.
On my job, we do not use old STEP files. If customer send us new file, it is assume to be latest revision. We're not going to compare every parts in the file to see if they're the same.
How do you know ab from XYZ is the same as ab in ABC? Did you check all dimensions?
If you're sure they're the same, you can replace ab in new STEP import with the ab in PDM.
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1) These files are for work instructions so minor changes won't typically be a problem.
2) When our customer makes a form, fit, function change, they make a new part number. Therefore, changes become less problematic.
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Just replace the new file with file in PDM.
The problem would be when the new part is in different location in the new file. The old file may not be at the right location or orientation.
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Hi all,
It seems that there is a sense to specify PDM Standart or Profesional?
Perhaps I was inattentive, I ask to excuse me. But it seems to me that it matters.
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Re: How to import without duplicates
Todd Bennett wrote:
We use a lot of step files from our customers. We open the step file in SolidWorks which uses our template to make parts and assemblies. The same parts are used between the new and existing assemblies. I add some metadata to the parts (our part number, description, etc.) then check them into the vault.
When I translate a new step file, I don't want to look up the information for all the parts and subassemblies if they already exists in PDM.
Furthermore, I don't want to overwrite the file in PDM if it already exists.
How do I open a step file - creating parts and assemblies - then add only the new parts/assemblies to PDM?
Thank you,
Todd
Open the STEP file as usual. Save it OUTSIDE THE VAULT. Copy the top level file into the vault. Select the file in Windows Explorer and then select 'Tools....Update References' from the PDM menus. This will open a dialog listing the referenced files:
You can tell it to search inside the vault (the green folder icon with the magnifying glass) for files (with the same name) and it will update the references in the assembly to point at the files already in the vault. This can be a multi-step process if there are a lot of nested subassemblies. You can also use the 'Add File to Vault' (icon to the right of the search icon) to add any new files.
