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solidworks >> PDMWorks Add-in Slows File Open... HELP!

by Fye » Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:25:20 GMT

We're in the process of upgrading everything to Version 2006. I've
updated my seat of SW to 2006 SP3.1 (standalone license), and we've
updated the Vault to 2006 SP0.0. The vault is about 20G large, and
we've never had any problems with it at all.

Normally, a simple part (a simple cube) usually takes microseconds to
open up on my machine. But, if I have the PDMWorks add-in running, it
takes about 20 seconds. This is just a part on the local machine - not
even entered into PDMWorks.

This problem was repeated on another machine with a network license of
PDMWorks and SolidWorks 2006.

I am not saving backup copies, and have the vault set to NOT keep extra
copies of latest files. The "Validate Vault" setting is unchedcked.

Any help is appreciated... this rollout is going to be very nasty if I
can't find an answer to this soon!

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solidworks >> PDMWorks Add-in Slows File Open... HELP!

by Fye » Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:55:49 GMT


Ok - I think I've localized the problem...

I believe PDMWorks is taking a long time to search through the vault
before realizing that it is not in there.
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solidworks >> PDMWorks Add-in Slows File Open... HELP!

by Fye » Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:20:19 GMT

Ok, fixed the problem. For future reference for anyone who experiences
this, here is what it was. Basically, we didn't have the latest
service pack for the Vault service installed (currently 3.0 for version
2006). Once we updated the Vault, and subsequently, the clients, the
problem disappeared.
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solidworks >> PDMWorks Add-in Slows File Open... HELP!

by robby » Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:23:23 GMT

Keeping the vault service pack updated does not always help with the
vault search speed. We have always done this as standard practice. The
last "fast" PDM Works we had was Solidworks 2005 SP4.

One thing that helped us with search speed is updating pre-2006 PDM
works files to 2006 using the Solidworks Task Scheduler- "Update PDM
Works Files" Utility. This is under
Start--->Programs--->Solidworks 2006 SP3.0. This is not the greatest
utility. If it fails on updating a few files, you have to start over
with the entire project directory. Also, don't try it during working
hours or else the PDM works users get errors. It takes a long long time
if you have lots of files.
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