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Workspace Associativity

  • August 13, 2014
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Is there associativity between workspaces? By this I mean when I export a file from Windchill, in this case a .asm assembly into one workspace, typically the active workspace, but I want to import a file from a different workspace into the current assembly that I am working on as soon as I start typing in the workspace search field the workspace changes from the second workspace that I am trying to import from back to the active workspace. If I activate the second workspace I receive a message that says "This operation will erase all objects in session. Do you want to continue?"

Is it not possible to import a file from one workspace into another when constructing an assembly?

I hope this makes sense.

Doug


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Best answer by TomU

Even though all the files from all workspaces are in the same physical folder on your local cache, Windchill treats the contents of each workspace separately. If you have a new object in one workspace (never checked in), and you want to use it in another workspace, your only real option is to go to that workspace, back the file up to disk, then switch back to the other worksapace and re-open from disk. Basically, work outside of Windchill.

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August 13, 2014

Even though all the files from all workspaces are in the same physical folder on your local cache, Windchill treats the contents of each workspace separately. If you have a new object in one workspace (never checked in), and you want to use it in another workspace, your only real option is to go to that workspace, back the file up to disk, then switch back to the other worksapace and re-open from disk. Basically, work outside of Windchill.

dwright-21-VisitorAuthor
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August 13, 2014

Thanks Tom, I was getting frustrated with it.

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