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solidworks >> Rename a assembly

by info » Sun, 02 Jan 2005 22:02:41 GMT

Hello group,

I want to rename an assembly, but i lost all the feature part references.
For example, i have the assembly file 01xxx_000_000_A and i want to rename
it in 01999_000_000_A. I can do this with the save as command. Now i can
open the assembly 01999_000_000_A and solidworks find all the parts that
are be connected with this assembly. Only the features of the parts
reference of 01xxx_000_000_A shown up in the featuremananger with e.g.
Cut-Extrude1->?
I think that i do something wrong. Can anybody help me out to do this the
correct way.

Thanx

Mike


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solidworks >> Rename a assembly

by P. » Sun, 02 Jan 2005 22:19:31 GMT


Try saveas copy on the original assembly. External references are always to
the original assembly in which the in context feature was created based on
some kind of internal ID number. I think SW threw up a warning when you did
your saveas.




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solidworks >> Rename a assembly

by Kman » Sun, 02 Jan 2005 23:30:15 GMT

What you are saying is correct for the method applied to saving a new
assembly (i.e. the original part features are in context of the original
assembly). If you want part features to be in context of the new assembly
you must assign new part file names when saving the assembly. There are a
couple of methods to do this (a) when saving the new assembly click on
Reference button, assign new part file names and locations if desired (b)
use SolidWorks Explorer to create new assembly and assign new part file
names.

This whole file managing thing can be quite confusing as there are so many
ways and choices along the way. I still get confused
Also, there is additional information in SolidWorks Help or try
experimenting yourself on an assembly to learn how SolidWorks manages these
files. For myself, I created a three piece assembly of simple blocks and
then experimented with the different ways of saving assemblies. There is
probably one method you will not want to employ. That is saving a new
assembly, clicking on Reference button and checking off the box next to each
existing filename. Yes, it will create new part files in context of the new
assembly, but these new parts share the same filenames with original
assembly. Not a good thing to do as you know.

Kman
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solidworks >> Rename a assembly

by Wayne Tiffany » Mon, 03 Jan 2005 23:12:28 GMT

If you do this often, you might want to check out CopyWorks.
http://www.cadworks.fi/eng/copyworks_eng.html

I haven't tried it myself, but reading the info, it looks good.

WT
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