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Decal - Missing Image - Consistant Problem

Question asked by Jonathan Ridley on Jun 21, 2011
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I have been working with SW for over three years now and have collected many graphic images, parts and assemblies. I am finding as my hardware changes and I setup a new hard drive and data location that I have to deal with the "missing image" error all to often.

To organize around this as much as possible, and eliminate at least one click for every decal I apply, I created one folder for all decals. This works ok but I still find that when I use old parts the old paths are still there and SW does not automatically search for these files in the new locations, even though I have added them to the File locations / reference document, Search Path, and Custom-Decals.

How can I best organize and adjust these settings so I do not have to find the missing decals? My VAR(Non-V) does not really have any good suggestions.

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1-4EQZK9 Jun 21, 2011 2:45 PM

Hi Jonathan,

I put all my decals, toolbox parts, custom appearances etc. in "My Documents" (and therefore are never deleted with new installs) and then use copy options wizard to make sure my paths to these things are mantained from release to release.

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Mark

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Jeff Holliday Jun 21, 2011 5:00 PM

Set the option to "store appearance, decal and scene data in model file". It is in "tools/options/document properties/model display". As warned, it will increase file size but it saves losing data.

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Tom Arthur @ Jeff Holliday on Jun 24, 2011 5:42 AM

That is definitely the best option (assuming you can afford the beefed up file size) but when creating new parts all day long with decals applied, how the hell are you supposed to remember to change the document settings for every single one?! And remembering to do it later is not good enough as decals aren't then saved internally, they must be recreated. Does anyone know a way to change the default settings to have that box permanently ticked?

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Tom Arthur @ Tom Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 5:46 AM

And how come solidworks doesn't apply the same file-finding intelligence as it does when relinking lost parts.... i.e once you have found one, all the others in the same folder automatically relink. Am i missing something obvious here?

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Jonathan Ridley @ Tom Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 5:58 PM

Yes I agree please SW get this to work please.

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Dan Riffell @ Jeff Holliday on Jun 24, 2011 8:29 AM

Jeff's solution is a good one. Have you tried selecting that option and saving it as a template? I always keep my decals in the same folder as the model. That way I avoid any problems with version confusion. It's a minor inconvenience for decals that I would like to use on multiple models, but worth the headache. And as far as why the software doesn't remember when you track down the lost decal, remember that PV360 isn't SW. It's a separate program that has been mashed into the GUI so some things aren't 100% the same for both pieces of software.

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Jeff Holliday @ Dan Riffell on Jun 24, 2011 8:36 AM

Keeping the decal file in the same location works well but I think there would be a problem when checking the file into PDM Workgroup. It does stay "together" when saved as part of the file.

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Jonathan Ridley @ Jeff Holliday on Jun 24, 2011 3:19 PM

In the past I did keep decal graphics in the same folder as the project CAD files but I noted that it also took an additional 3+ mouse clicks for every decal to copy/place the decal file / find the right folder and then the right file.

It seems that I may go to use the PDMWorks to help organize my CAD files and the decals. Can anyone speak to the positive and negative aspects of the PDMWorks with the organization and performance of decals? Is it possible to have PDMWorks find the decals that are placed for me on one of the servers so I do not have to copy the decals from the server to my local drive?

Thanks,

Jonathan

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1-4EQZK9 Jun 21, 2011 2:45 PM
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Hi Jonathan,

I put all my decals, toolbox parts, custom appearances etc. in "My Documents" (and therefore are never deleted with new installs) and then use copy options wizard to make sure my paths to these things are mantained from release to release.

Regards

Mark
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Jeff Holliday Jun 21, 2011 5:00 PM
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Set the option to "store appearance, decal and scene data in model file". It is in "tools/options/document properties/model display". As warned, it will increase file size but it saves losing data.
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- Tom Arthur @ Jeff Holliday on Jun 24, 2011 5:42 AM
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  That is definitely the best option (assuming you can afford the beefed up file size) but when creating new parts all day long with decals applied, how the hell are you supposed to remember to change the document settings for every single one?! And remembering to do it later is not good enough as decals aren't then saved internally, they must be recreated. Does anyone know a way to change the default settings to have that box permanently ticked?
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  - Tom Arthur @ Tom Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 5:46 AM
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    And how come solidworks doesn't apply the same file-finding intelligence as it does when relinking lost parts.... i.e once you have found one, all the others in the same folder automatically relink. Am i missing something obvious here?
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    - Jonathan Ridley @ Tom Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 5:58 PM
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      Yes I agree please SW get this to work please.
      
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- Dan Riffell @ Jeff Holliday on Jun 24, 2011 8:29 AM
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  Jeff's solution is a good one. Have you tried selecting that option and saving it as a template? I always keep my decals in the same folder as the model. That way I avoid any problems with version confusion. It's a minor inconvenience for decals that I would like to use on multiple models, but worth the headache. And as far as why the software doesn't remember when you track down the lost decal, remember that PV360 isn't SW. It's a separate program that has been mashed into the GUI so some things aren't 100% the same for both pieces of software.
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  - Jeff Holliday @ Dan Riffell on Jun 24, 2011 8:36 AM
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    Keeping the decal file in the same location works well but I think there would be a problem when checking the file into PDM Workgroup. It does stay "together" when saved as part of the file.
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    - Jonathan Ridley @ Jeff Holliday on Jun 24, 2011 3:19 PM
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      In the past I did keep decal graphics in the same folder as the project CAD files but I noted that it also took an additional 3+ mouse clicks for every decal to copy/place the decal file / find the right folder and then the right file.
      
      It seems that I may go to use the PDMWorks to help organize my CAD files and the decals. Can anyone speak to the positive and negative aspects of the PDMWorks with the organization and performance of decals? Is it possible to have PDMWorks find the decals that are placed for me on one of the servers so I do not have to copy the decals from the server to my local drive?
      
      Thanks,
      
      Jonathan
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