I posted this on PDWWorks Workgroup, but it applies herealso:
We recently set up the vault and its standard libraries at ourcompany. We have a bunch of files that were never properly saved tothe design library, but they are in a folder that we would likemoved to the vault/design library. For example, we have a filecalled Vendor Parts that we want in the library so its parts showup as reference parts in the vault check in. Is there a way to useSW Explorer or PDMWorks to either rename these files to a differentfile path, or copy to the library and then replace them in any filethat uses them?
If I go to each part and click add to library, and then come backand replace the part from the library SW gives me an error that youcan't replace a file with a file of the same name. I need to keepthe file names the same though. It would be great if I could use SWExplorer to do this. The only way I found to properly get thelibrary part into an assembly is delete the parts from an assembly,close the assembly file (so SW loses memory of it), reopen theassembly, place the files from library, and reconstrain . It seemsthat there should be a way to use PDM to get these files to thelibrary and maintain the assembly links.
Thanks,
JoelSolidworksSolidworks Explorer
We recently set up the vault and its standard libraries at ourcompany. We have a bunch of files that were never properly saved tothe design library, but they are in a folder that we would likemoved to the vault/design library. For example, we have a filecalled Vendor Parts that we want in the library so its parts showup as reference parts in the vault check in. Is there a way to useSW Explorer or PDMWorks to either rename these files to a differentfile path, or copy to the library and then replace them in any filethat uses them?
If I go to each part and click add to library, and then come backand replace the part from the library SW gives me an error that youcan't replace a file with a file of the same name. I need to keepthe file names the same though. It would be great if I could use SWExplorer to do this. The only way I found to properly get thelibrary part into an assembly is delete the parts from an assembly,close the assembly file (so SW loses memory of it), reopen theassembly, place the files from library, and reconstrain . It seemsthat there should be a way to use PDM to get these files to thelibrary and maintain the assembly links.
Thanks,
JoelSolidworksSolidworks Explorer
