SolidWorks File Management

SolidWorks 2008

Length: 1/2 day
 

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Prerequisites: General experience with the SolidWorks software. General experience with the Windows operating system.

Description: SolidWorks File Management teaches you how to manage files within SolidWorks. This course should be taken before any of the PDMWorks courses, and is also ideal for any SolidWorks user not using PDMWorks. It includes explanations of the SolidWorks file structure, file references, file associativity, and how to manage a multi-user environment.

The topics covered in this course are:

Understanding SolidWorks Files
SolidWorks File Structure
Reducing File Size
File Shadowing
Configuration Bodies
External References
File References
SolidWorks File Conversion
Opening Files
RAM Resident
Reload
Quick View
Read-only

Saving Files
Save Options
Editing References
Automatic File Backup

Backup / Recover
File Properties
Additional Data
Design Binder

External Reference Search Order
Searching for References
Recursive Searches
Changing References
In-context Features
SolidWorks Explorer

Working in a Collaborative Environment
Production Files
Sharing Files
Reload
Multiple In-context References To The Same Part
Support Files
Shared File Locations
SolidWorks Add-Ins
Toolbox
Toolbox Parts
PhotoWorks Files
SolidWorks Explorer For Revision Management