4 Replies Latest reply on Jun 28, 2011 9:17 AM by Kurt Lundstedt

File Reference in a Cavity Feature - Why Can't EPDM Find It?

Brian Kelly Jun 21, 2011 12:01 PM

We recently installed SW EPDM and are now saving files into the vault and establishing a data management system. Typically what we do is save the assemblies that we want into the vault and that brings all the lower assemblies and parts into the vault as well. It is easier than saving each part separately. This method is not always perfect as you have to find files that somehow get delinked. But is usually an easy thing to correct....you simply find the file and save it into the vault and that usually re-establishes the link. Once this process is complete you can check in the files which then allows you to take advantage of all the features in EPDM.

I have this one part, however, in which one of the features was created using the Cavity command. So when I went to check in this part it natually looked for the part that was used to create the cavity....so I got the part and put it in the vault. It still cannot see the part. I cannot seem to find a way to re-establish the link. I have both teh assembly and individual part in the vault but I still cannot figure out how to link the files and until I do this it will not let me check the file in.

Anyone have any ideas of this...on how to get EPDM to recognize the file?

Re: File Reference in a Cavity Feature - Why Can't EPDM Find It?

Scott McFadden Jun 21, 2011 12:32 PM (in response to Brian Kelly)

Brian,
I had a similar issue like this some months back where a few parts had external references
that could not be found by the vault so it would not check them in. It was not until I broke those
references was I able to check it in.
Now granted that was in workgroup but in this case it might be the same issue. I know in workgroup
in the check in dialog if I scrolled all the way over to the right it would show me what the external reference was.
I hope this helps you.
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  Brian Kelly Jun 21, 2011 2:25 PM (in response to Scott McFadden)
  
  Yep....I went into Find References and then hit the break reference and then I was able to check in the part. Still strange though as to why there appears to be no way to re-establish the link between the files in that instance.
  
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    Scott McFadden Jun 21, 2011 2:29 PM (in response to Brian Kelly)
    
    Well, I am glad you at least were able to figure this out and get the part
    into the vault.
    
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Re: File Reference in a Cavity Feature - Why Can't EPDM Find It?

Kurt Lundstedt Jun 28, 2011 9:17 AM (in response to Brian Kelly)

Did you try using Pack and Go from the SolidWorks File menu? This will gather up all the references for an assembly (including drawings that are in the same folders) and allows you to save everything to a single folder or to maintain the existing folder structure. You would just need to select a location in EPDM, then the SolidWorks reference paths will all be updated to the vault location(s).

We also added a new "Update References" tool in EPDM 2011 that helps find and fix missing file reference issues. It's located under the Tools menu. The tool will search for missing references in the vault and add references that are outside the vault.
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