Assembly copy

I have an assembly and all referenced parts in the same directory.
How can I copy assembly and all parts to different directory so assembly references
parts in a new directory?

Thanks

 

One of the easiest ways is to copy everything to the new one, rename the old
directory to something else so the references can't be found, open the assy,
and when it asks you to point to the first part, do it and it will then find
all the rest. Then save and you are done.

WT

 

File > Find References > Copy files (do not duplicate the directory
structure). That will catch EVERYTHING. You can also use SolidWorks
Explorer, but the Find References way is faster unless you have SW
Explorer up all the time and you're used to its interface.

'Sporky'

 

File --> Save As --> References (lower right) -->
Select all --> Browse..(to new location) --> Ok --> Save (change
name of top level if you want it different)

That moves all files to the directory you specified. Essentially it's
doing a save as to all of the files. It's the easiest way I've found
to do this. No searching for files after you open up the file in the
new directory.


Later

 

Three people have suggested the Find References method, and I almost
mentioned that in my reply also. However, that didn't address his direct
question. Now, no flames here, as I agree that sometimes the direct answer
to a question isn't always the proper one.

There is an issue with Find References in that it does, in fact, copy
everything. We have all of our hardware, etc on our Z: drive and reference
it from there so we don't have multiple copies in all the job folders. If I
want to "pack and go" then the Find References method is the way to go. But
if I know I have all the job specific parts in one location, and want to
copy the project without making copies of the Z: parts, e.g. keeping the
references to Z: intact, then renaming the original folder is the way to go.

WT