saving drawing for changed part

I model a part. I spend considerable time detailing the drawing.

I make a small change to the part, create a new part from the old part, and
I need to create a new drawing preferably using the old drawing with minor
updates.

What is the correct way to bring both the changed model and the detailed
drawing together under a new name? I have been opening the model and the
drawing then saving as the new model and drawing under a new name, but that
doesn't seem to work correctly all the time. Sometimes the drawing will not
update with the new model.

SW 2008 SP 3.1

Thanks!

 

It should work as long as you have the drawing open at the time of the save
as of the part. It will see the change and update the reference. If you
forget, you can go to the open dialog, select the drawing, and set the
reference to the new part name.

WT

 

Thank you !!!!!!

 

Thank you!!!!!!!

 

Another way, is to use Pdmworks!

I think this is the only thing that works great in Pdmworks,BTW

I set up a vault on my user pc,(main vault on server), check-in
drawing into new vault, (part automattically follows), copy project
and rename the documents in the options boxes.
This method will also re-link the new drawing document to the new part
automatically.
This method will also re-link weld beads references to the new
documents as a bonus, when copying assemblies!




This method also means that you keep a copy of the changed and
unchanged part for reference.
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This method works if you want to make new vaults, but most of use
can't or won't do this. For example, I don't install the admin
software on anyone's computer.

Matt Lorono
http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog
http://sw.fcsuper.com

 

You can also used SWExplorer to change references. In fact you can do
the whole deal there, copy the drawing and part, rename them and make
sure the drawing references the new part.

Of course whichever method you choose if you cause the part to change
edges and faces your dims will likely go dangling.

TOP

 

Matt, each to their own, But as I am the vault admin, muliple vaults
is not a problem for me and this method provides a great time saver
feature.
Also like you I would not put the vault admin software on user pc's.

But what this post was about, was giving different methods of
achieving the same result.

Not everyone works the same way.

Eating pizza everyday will get you fat, but it is nicer to get fat by
eating different foods everyday.