SmarTeam - SolidWorks Integration


General, Open & Documentation Issues

General Issues

eDrawings

When using Firefox 3.0, the size of the part in SmarTeam - Web Editor is very small.
 

CGR

The conversion of a SolidWorks STEP file to CGR is not working.
 

Mandatory Hotfix for
SolidWorks 2009 SP5.1
SolidWorks provided a fix for the SmarTeam – SolidWorks Integration to solve a number of issues related to working with large assemblies. For more information, refer to the Certifications Page.
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.

Simplified 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.

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.

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.

Menu / 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.
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.

Lifecycle

If SmarTeam services are restarted while you are working in a SolidWorks session, SmarTeam crashes when you perform Lifecycle operations.

Open Dialog

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.

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.

Open Issues

Save Operation

Part/Drawing/Assembly is not identified in the Data Manager Tree (DMT) when using the Replace Previous Revision option in Lifecycle.
 

  Workaround:
  Close and then re-open SolidWorks.
 
Simplified Configurations

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.
 
Mapping

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

 

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.

 

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

 

Insert Component
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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

Documentation

None