SmarTeam - SolidWorks Integration


General, Open & Documentation Issues

General Issues

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.
General When a simplified extension character appears in a configuration name multiple times, the simplified configuration may be saved to SmarTeam more than once.
Script Maintenance After adding mappings in a current session, a SolidWorks drawing is not recognized by 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 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.
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

Virtual components When saving an assembly in lightweight mode, some of its virtual components are saved in the temporary directory, although they should not be saved to SmarTeam at all.
  Workaround:
  Do not use lightweight mode if the assembly includes virtual components.
 
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.
General 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 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.
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 Configuration
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
General 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.
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.
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