rebuilding configs

Discussion created by Charles Maywood on Feb 20, 2007
Latest reply on Feb 23, 2007 by John H

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Is it common to have to rebuild each configuration of a part file? What's happening is I have noticed that some of my standard part files need updating and I am confused as to why. For example, my washer part file, which has been in my library for years as read only needs to be saved when I open it up and switch configs. I am able to recreate this issue with brand new part files also. The little * appears after the file name on the title of the window for parts just by switching configs. These are parts that have no external refs, no equations, and no design tables. I can make the problem go away by traversing thru each config and rebuilding and then saving the part. This seems a little silly to me considering the amount of time a person would have to spend if you have a part file that had a hundred or so configs.

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John H Feb 23, 2007 6:35 PM
I have run into the same thing you have from time to time. I have not been able to determine a root cause. I suspect it it related to a possible currupt part file. I know there is a dirty flag bit that gets set for each configuration that keeps up with what type of rebuild to perform and what all needs to be rebuilt. I had this happen to me a couple months back. A drawing I was trying to save kept firing a "needs rebuild" message before save, after saving and attempting to close, the same message would appear. I finally tracked the error to a multi-configuration part file called "leaf spring" with a design table. I combed through the part and could activate and save the config and the asterisk would go away. But then after cycling through the the part (rebuilding and saving at each config) and rstarting at the top of the tree again, it would fire off the same flag for a config that second before was fully resolved. This was just a part that had no references, just configs. I finally ended up deleting the design table and attempted to reinstall it, but it would not let me. Whenever I went to auto-create the design table again, it tried to insert a header that was reserved for an assembly file into my part file! I summize that my part file had been somehow flagged to SW as an assembly file. Maybe this had something to do with firing an incorrect rebuild status flag.

BTW, I sent my corupt part to VAR who in turn forwarded to SW for review/repair so I could insert the design table a couple months back...still have yet to hear from them on this. I found that whenever I send a part off to SW tech support, you very seldom hear back on anything and due to attrition finally give up and just redraw the parts anyway.

John
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