SmarTeam - SolidWorks Integration


General, Open & Documentation Issues

General Issues

Configurations In some cases, when using simplified configurations, the master configuration is not updated in SmarTeam when you rename the configuration. Therefore, it is recommended that you update the master configuration in SmarTeam.

 

Configurations When a simplified extension character appears in a configuration name multiple times, the simplified configuration may be saved to SmarTeam more than once.

 

Configurations After changing the Configuration Name on a saved part, it is not possible to perform a Check In operation.

 

Save Operation Mass properties for an assembly are not mapped to the Profile Card.
  Note: Mapping of mass properties for parts is successful.

 

Refresh The Refresh option does not work in the Profile Card and you must close and then re-open the profile card to update the display.

 

Bulk Load

In some cases, after performing a Bulk Load operation on a SolidWorks assembly with multiple configurations, hierarchical links are not created and the assembly structure is incorrect.

As a result, it is recommended that you open the assembly in SolidWorks and save it to SmarTeam.

 

Script Maintenance After adding mappings in a current session, a SolidWorks drawing is not recognized by SmarTeam.

 

Lifecycle Replace previous revision affects all configurations (CFO) and overcomes user defined revisions.

 

e-Drawings Viewer When working with eDrawings 2008 as the default viewer for SolidWorks files, the profile card may switch to the background when you activate Show Profile Card from the SmarTeam - SolidWorks Integration and press the Viewer tab.

 

Menu SmarTeam Menu and Toolbar

After running the Data Model Designer (DMD), minor changes may be presented in the SmarTeam menu and SmarTeam toolbar when working in the SmarTeam - SolidWorks Integration.
Note: The administrator may change the SolidWorks menus using the SmarTeam Menu Editor.

 

Open Issues

Save operation A Save operation cannot be performed if the same part appears in different levels in the structure with a virtual component.
  Workaround:
  None

 

Open Dialog The "Do not load hidden" option in the Open Dialog is ignored if the "Open for edit" check box is marked.
  Workaround:
  When using the "Open for" option, everything works correctly.

 

Configuration Settings It is not possible to perform a Check In operation for a lightweight component.
  Workaround:
  Resolve the lightweight component and then perform the Check In operation.

 

Configuration Settings When you import SolidWorks files to SmarTeam using bulk load and the files are not converted to SolidWorks 2009, incorrect suppressed links are created.
  Workaround:
  Before performing bulk load on SolidWorks files, run the SolidWorks conversion tool to convert files to SolidWorks 2009.

 

Detached Drawing When working in the SmarTeam - SolidWorks integration, the model is not found when you open a vaulted detached drawing using Load Model.
  Workaround:
  None

 

BOM When using SolidWorks 2009 and working in the SmarTeam - SolidWorks Integration, the BOM from CAD option does not work correctly.
  Workaround:
  Use the Create/Update BOM option from SmarTeam - Editor.

 

Configuration Settings Upon releasing a checked-in SolidWorks part or assembly, the file properties are not loaded.
  Workaround:
  Before performing the Release operation, perform a Check Out operation and choose Load properties from the SmarTeam menu, and then release the part/assembly.

 

Configuration Settings Mass properties mapping does not work for assemblies.
  Workaround:
  None

 

Preview Conversion on the fly
The SolidWorks Conversion on the fly mechanism does not work properly when the user selects the 'No preview during open (faster)' option from the SolidWorks options > Performance section.
  Workaround:
  Do not mark the 'No preview during open (faster)' check box.

 

e-Drawings Viewer In some cases, when SolidWorks 2009 SP3 and SmarTeam eDrawings viewer are installed on the same machine, SolidWorks drawings cannot be displayed in the viewer tab in SmarTeam profile card
  Workaround:
  None

 

Insert Component Insert Component operation
When you perform an Insert Component operation from the SmarTeam menu on a read-only assembly in SolidWorks, the Check Out on the Fly notification is not displayed. As a result, the user may insert the component into the assembly, but a subsequent Save operation will fail because the assembly is read-only.
  Workaround:
  To save the changes made to the assembly, select the SmarTeam Overwrite Open Dialog option and use the SolidWorks Insert Component option.

 

Configuration Settings Version control
In some cases, SolidWorks files are not replaced with the correct version in the work directory.
  Workaround:
  Clean the work directory before opening a file from SmarTeam.

 

Configuration Settings Design Table
If you add Design Table to a checked in document in SolidWorks and check out the document [modification notification appears] and check in the document, the document loses the Design Table.
  Workaround:
  Check out the document and then add the Design Table.

 

Configuration Settings Toolbox properties
Customization of Toolbox properties does not work if a directory is set in the Directory_structure.Shared_DIR key.
  Workaround:
  None

 

Configurations Configuration
User cannot add a configuration to a vaulted object.
  Workaround:
  To add a configuration, the object should be checked out.

 

Configuration Settings Linear patterns with multiple configurations
When working with SolidWorks 2008 and using linear patterns with multiple configurations, the quantity of components may be incorrect.
  Workaround:
  Set the value of the SwitchConfigurationOnSave key to TRUE.
Note: This may affect performance.

 

Virtual components While performing a SmarTeam Save on a first-level virtual component when the top assembly is opened as read-only, Error no. 00062 appears and the Data Manager Tree (DMT) is not refreshed.
  Workaround:
  Ignore the message and refresh the DMT using the right-click menu.

 

Configuration Settings Virtual components
Compare tree cannot be used for a structure that contains Virtual Components.
  Workaround:
  None

 

Virtual components If the Quick View checkbox is checked in the SmarTeam Open Dialog, the SolidWorks Selective Open dialog does not appear when you open an assembly.
  Workaround:
 

To solve this issue, perform the following steps:

  1. Copy an assembly from SmarTeam. The assembly and its components are copied to the work directory.
  2. Select the SolidWorks Open option. Note: If the SmarTeam Open Dialog is displayed, click System Folders to display the SolidWorks Open Dialog.
  3. Browse to the user's work directory, select the copied assembly and select Quick View/Selective Open.

Demo Databases When working in the SmDemo environment, the SolidWorks toolbar and menu are not displayed correctly after upgrading from SmarTeam - SolidWorks Integration V5R17 and above. In addition, user customization is overwritten after the upgrade.
  Workaround:
 

To retain user customization from the earlier installation, do the following:

  1. Save a backup copy of the SWLargeToolbar.bmp and SWSmallToolbar.bmp.
  2. Install the SmDemo environment (V5R19 GA).
  3. Copy the SWLargeToolbar.bmp and SWSmallToolbar.bmp to the path used for the SmarTeam\Icon folder.
Design Copy Operation of a copy is not executed by default according to lifecycle rules when CFO links are not displayed in Design Copy view.
  Workaround:
  In the Design Copy options, mark the Show CFO check box, close Design Copy view and then repeat the operation.

 

Lifecycle When a lifecycle operation on an open SolidWorks document fails due to connectivity problems in SmarTeam - SolidWorks integration, the active document becomes marked as Read-only.
  Workaround:
  Reopen the file in SolidWorks.

 

Toolbox When you use the Toolbox in SolidWorks with SmarTeam and set the toolbox to Create Part, this may lead to deletion of files from the vault after you add a new part from the Toolbox to the SolidWorks assembly that was saved to SmarTeam.

  Workaround:
  Set System Configuration Key SolidWorks.AllowAddConfigToNonStdVaultedFiles=NO

 

Virtual components SolidWorks assemblies that contain virtual components cannot be duplicated using Design Copy.
  Workaround:
  To perform a Design Copy operation, the user must externalize all virtual components prior to performing the Design Copy operation. Performing Design Copy with virtual components may cause broken links within the SolidWorks assembly.

 

Lifecycle If SmarTeam services are restarted while you are working in a SolidWorks session, SmarTeam crashes when you perform Lifecycle operations.
  Workaround:
  Close and open SolidWorks session and then perform Lifecycle operations.

 

General When using linear patterns with multiple configurations in SolidWorks 2008, the quantity of components may be incorrect.
  Workaround:
  Workaround: Set the value of the SwitchConfigurationOnSave key to TRUE. Note: This may affect performance.

 

Save Operation If a simplified extension appears more than once, the configuration name of a simplified configuration in SmarTeam will include the simplified extension.
  Workaround:
  Use a simplified extension only once.

Documentation

None