SolidWorks File Management

Length: .5 Day

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:

Lesson 1: SolidWorks File Structure

• 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

Lesson 2: Saving Files

• Saving Files
• Save Options
• Editing References
• Automatic File Backup
• Backup / Recover
• File Properties
• Additional Data
• Design Binder

Lesson 3: File References

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

Lesson 4: Shared Files

• 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