SW2008 new part in assembly - HELP!

Hi all,

We've just upgraded to SW2008, which seems pretty good in many
respects. However, we usually work on a horizontal building method; we
have a part which conatains layout sketches at the top of the assembly
tree, and then we build the product by inserting new parts into the
assembly.

While I appreciate what SW have tried to do with the new feature where
new parts inserted into the assembly are contained within the assembly
until saved out of it, we are finding it a bit pain. So does anyone
know if there is a tick box somewhere to allow you to insert new parts
into an assembly in the old way?

Many thanks in advance!
Lee

 

At this point I believe that the new virtual part capability doesn't have a
function to say not to make them virtual. I think a good option would be to
have a system setting that controlled whether new inserted parts were added
as virtual or external. In fact, I think I will turn that one in.

WT

 

Done.



Insert new part setting - virtual or not



Virtual parts arrived with SW2008. Nice addition. But I find that most
people here still want real parts most of the time, not virtual. How about
a system setting that determines whether inserted parts are created as
virtual by default, or as real file parts by default. If the master setting
is set to real part, then a virtual part could still be made by some method
of dismissible dialog box upon insertion. If the default is set to virtual,
then a real part can still be made as is done today with the RMB.



WT

 

I use dbWorks for PDM and this is not a problem because dbWorks forces
a new external part.

TOP

 

Thanks Wayne - stupid not to have done this anyway for such a
fundamental way the the functionality. We've had quite a few assembly
crashes where we've lost new parts and references and everything, even
though we've been pressing 'save' like a bunch of loonies....