We run PDM Works to control all our drawings and models etc and I can honestly say I have no problems with the system.
However, I would like to access various models to hide planes, axis etc to make my life easier when using the models in assemblies. I realise that I can bump revisions and rollback etc but I don't reaaly want to do this as it may effect revision dates etc. Also, the last thing I want to do is have to re-issue drawings and create change notes.
Does anybody know a work around?. I'm the administrator for the Solidworks system so I need to know what damage to the vault could occur if I go messing in the Vaultdata directory.
Many thanks
From the SWE help file, under index tab - working copy.
Revisions
The vault administrator sets up revision levels on the Revision Scheme tab of the VaultAdmin. A revision scheme typically has primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, and a working copy designation.
The revision level is incremented on check-in unless you specify otherwise in the Check In Document dialog box.
To overwrite the latest revision of a document, the vault administrator must allow latest revision overwrite on the VaultAdmin Vault Settings tab. For example, you can overwrite revision PRE-01 of the document.
If the revision scheme includes a Working copy level, you can check in a document multiple times at the working copy revision. The Vault contains one copy of the Working copy revision, which is overwritten each time you check in the document at that revision level. For example, the vault contains revisions PRE-01 and PRE-01+, and PRE-01+ is overwritten each time you check in the working copy.
You can increment the revision without checking in a document. Right-click the document and select Bump Document Revision. The vault administrator must allow revision bumping on the VaultAdmin Vault Settings tab.
Revision levels can be incremented only forward (from PRE-01 to PRE-02, for example), not backward.