8 Replies Latest reply on Jun 27, 2009 10:30 AM by 1-7JYGPT

how to vault assemblies ?

Alan Kirkpatrick Jun 26, 2009 2:38 PM

I have files that were created outside of Enterprise with several levels of subassemblies, parts, and drawings. Can someone outline the easiest way to bring these into the vault and maintain the relationships? We have separate directories for parts & assemblies. So far I've been opening the files in SW, and using "save as" to put them in the vault starting at the lowest level and working up. It's slow and tedious for a large assembly.
Is there documentation explaining this?
TIA

how to vault assemblies ?

Jeff Sweeney Jun 26, 2009 5:45 PM (in response to Alan Kirkpatrick)
Add the directories to this list (see attached). Then checkin the top level assembly. Enterprise will look in all the listed directories to find the children of the assembly.

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  1-7JYGPT Jun 26, 2009 5:50 PM (in response to Jeff Sweeney)
  
  You can also use Pack and Go from Solidworks.
  
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    Alan Kirkpatrick Jun 26, 2009 6:35 PM (in response to 1-7JYGPT)
    
    Nucu,
    I've tried pack & go into a single folder, then drag & drop into the vault folders. My data cards don't work properly for the .slddrw files (see above).
    thanks
    
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  Alan Kirkpatrick Jun 26, 2009 6:33 PM (in response to Jeff Sweeney)
  
  Jeff,
  Thanks - I'll try that.
  I also found if I drag & drop files into the vault it creates a data card for the parts or assemblies, but not for the prints. This happens even if I drop the part or assembly in first, then the .slddrw file.
  Is that an Enterprise set-up problem?
  
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    Alan Kirkpatrick Jun 26, 2009 6:53 PM (in response to Alan Kirkpatrick)
    
    Jeff,
    Part of the problem seems to be that the separate directories are in the vault. I did a pack & go to put all the files into a single folder outside the vault prior to starting this process.
    
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    Joy Garon Jun 26, 2009 6:57 PM (in response to Alan Kirkpatrick)
    
    Hi Alan -
    
    Open the Enterprise PDM Administration tool, open the Card editor and see if the card is associated to all the .sld extensions Iif using a single card) or if the card for drawings is missing.
    
    Regards,
    Joy
    
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  Mathew Stevenson Jun 26, 2009 8:24 PM (in response to Jeff Sweeney)
  
  where is this pop-up?
  
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    1-7JYGPT Jun 27, 2009 10:30 AM (in response to Mathew Stevenson)
    
    I think you must verify where the slddrw data card is saved. If you don't have different slddrw file the data card file must be saved in the root folder.
    
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