We want to transfer years and years of solidworks files into a vault. Currently all of our toolbox hardware is used as configurations, not copied parts.
Based on what I've read, I'm thinking that using copied parts outside the vault is the way to go.
My questions are:
1) Is it even possible to use configurtions of hardware in a vault scenario? If it is are there any issues to be aware of?
2) Is there a way to switch MANY assembles automatically to copied parts?
Thanks
BEFORE checking into vault use SW Explorer to "replace" the hardware across all "where used" instances.
It would be great if the "replace" command worked after files were in vault.
Sometimes SW explorer misses files, even it they are included in the search paths. If you have trouble go to http://www.segerlabs.com/rename-and-replace.aspx and try that tool.
Dan-
what version of SolidWorks are you using? have you been using the standard toolbox parts and their standard file names? If so,
Try this test senario;
Let me know how this goes.
Devon Sowell
Also, send the assembly to another SolidWorks machine with Toolbox configured and it will build the new files, depending on the version and file names. Then, Open the Assembly again on the original machine, with the correct settings and check in.
Devon
Is it possible to take ownership of all these hardware parts through an advanced search? I don't know how you'd isolate them.
But if you could, run them all thru the set doc prop exe to set their properties to 'no' -its now not a toolbox part, save and check-in, they would then able to be revised. You would revise the screw dozens of times if it contains dozens of configurations.
We copy them out of toolbox to one file for one piece of hardware, file contains no configurations. Run it thru the .exe to chg to "no" not a toolbox prt, then check in with the rest of an assembly as regular parts.