Moving SW Files - File Managment

I am trying to move some part, drawing, and assembly files for a large
number of seperate projects to a new location. The problem is that
the files for a specific project are all currently located in the
projects respective folder. I need to reorganize the files in their
new location and seperate them based on the file type (part, assembly,
or drawing) not their project folder. Are there any simple ways to do
this while keeping the relationships within the assemblies and
drawings intact?

 

Use pack and go option. Click the " Include Drawings" option. Uncheck
the "Flatten to single folder". This will keep the folder structure
preserved i.e will copy to file to the specified location and create
the folder structural.


Deepak Gupta
SW2009 SP3.0
SW2007 SP5.0
http://gupta9665.wordpress.com/

 

At the very least, keep drawings in the same folder as their
respective parts or assemblies. Otherwise, the "RMB --> Open Drawing"
function will not work.

 

I don't think Pack N Go will work for this. He is rearranging file
locations, i.e., changing the folder structure.

[Project 1]
Drawing 1
Assembly 1
PartA
PartB
PartC

[Project 2]
Drawing 2
Assembly 2
PartD
PartE
PartF

to

[File Vault]
Drawing 1
Drawing 2
Assembly 1
Assembly 2
Part A
Part B
..
..
..
Part F

On the other hand, Flatten to single folder might help, depends on how
much he has to move and whether there are duplicate file names to deal with.

TOP

 

Do as TOP said first (check for duplicates)

THEN...

Just MOVE the files to there new place on the network or wherever they
need to go. Go to SolidWorks Options --> File Locations --> Reference
Documents. Add the new directory, if one new main top level, or
directories if multiple top level directories. This will make
SolidWorks check in those directories and subs of those directories
before asking you where they are. When you save the file next time
they are worked on, SolidWorks will update the references in the file.

Neil
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it has been my experience that solidworks will not tunnel into
sub-directories.
each directory has to be listed as a search path.

 

Here is the fun: SW will not tunnel into immediate subdirectories, but
will tunnel "upward" and then back down into other subdirectories.
End result: SW looks in a lot of places, but is not likely to look
where you want it to.

Look in the help under "Search --" File locations for external
references".