Hello,
I'm not sure if this is the correct category to post this on but itseemed to be the only "Surfcam" related forum. We are using SW09SP2 Pro.
Here is the problematic procedure:
1. A user creates a Solidworks part with multiple configurations,saves the file, and closes Solidworks.
2. Opens Surfcam, chooses the Solidworks file, is prompted forconfigurations (layers), and selects more than one.
3. Surfcam only loads one configuration (layer).
This problem can be circumvented by doing the following:
1. Create the file in Solidworks (multiple configurations), saveit.
2. Run Solidworks Rx, clear out the temp folders.
3. Open the file in Solidworks again, open the configurations oneat a time, save each one (prompted to save upon closing even if nochanges occurred).
4. Open the "resaved" files in Surfcam, select more than oneconfiguration (layer) when prompted.
5. All layers are available.
The above workaround can also be accomplished by:
1. Creating the file in Solidworks (multiple configurations), savethe file and close Solidworks.
2. Reopen the same file in Solidworks, make some small change toeach configuration, save and close each one.
3. Open the files in Surfcam choosing multiple configurations.
4. All layers are available
As you can see by the above scenario that the first creation of thefile in Solidworks keeps something about the file locked until asecond change/save, or until Rx deletes something from the tempfolders.
We have contacted our Surfcam VAR about this issue and they said ithas something to do with how SolidWorks manages the files, possiblykeeping them cached or stored and locked causing Surfcam to notopen all available configurations.
This issue came up in SW2008 but it was unusual for us not toedit/save a file multiple times before opening it in Surfcam,recently our engineering/programming procedures have changed theynow require us to create a file in SW and open it soon after withSurfcam.
We have not yet found a solution to this issue, any help isappreciated.
SolidworksImport export
I'm not sure if this is the correct category to post this on but itseemed to be the only "Surfcam" related forum. We are using SW09SP2 Pro.
Here is the problematic procedure:
1. A user creates a Solidworks part with multiple configurations,saves the file, and closes Solidworks.
2. Opens Surfcam, chooses the Solidworks file, is prompted forconfigurations (layers), and selects more than one.
3. Surfcam only loads one configuration (layer).
This problem can be circumvented by doing the following:
1. Create the file in Solidworks (multiple configurations), saveit.
2. Run Solidworks Rx, clear out the temp folders.
3. Open the file in Solidworks again, open the configurations oneat a time, save each one (prompted to save upon closing even if nochanges occurred).
4. Open the "resaved" files in Surfcam, select more than oneconfiguration (layer) when prompted.
5. All layers are available.
The above workaround can also be accomplished by:
1. Creating the file in Solidworks (multiple configurations), savethe file and close Solidworks.
2. Reopen the same file in Solidworks, make some small change toeach configuration, save and close each one.
3. Open the files in Surfcam choosing multiple configurations.
4. All layers are available
As you can see by the above scenario that the first creation of thefile in Solidworks keeps something about the file locked until asecond change/save, or until Rx deletes something from the tempfolders.
We have contacted our Surfcam VAR about this issue and they said ithas something to do with how SolidWorks manages the files, possiblykeeping them cached or stored and locked causing Surfcam to notopen all available configurations.
This issue came up in SW2008 but it was unusual for us not toedit/save a file multiple times before opening it in Surfcam,recently our engineering/programming procedures have changed theynow require us to create a file in SW and open it soon after withSurfcam.
We have not yet found a solution to this issue, any help isappreciated.
SolidworksImport export
