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ArnoldCollett12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
September 9, 2008
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[ptcuser] - Can't get co-worker latest models

  • September 9, 2008
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Sounds like you are using a search.pro that is looking in the folder
with the old files. Try moving the old files to a backup folder.

Hope this helps,
Arnold

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    dgschaefer21-Topaz II
    21-Topaz II
    September 9, 2008
    I think the order of part retrieval is:
    1. In session
    2. folder the assy came from (if opened from a different folder
    than the working directory)
    3. working directory
    4. search paths, in order
    That's different from the old days where 2 and 3 were reversed. That
    change happened in WF1 or WF2, I believe.

    I honestly have no idea why PTC changed it, it messes me up all the
    time. There's a config option that forces the old behavior, I think,
    but I'm not sure what it is. I'm trying to get used to the new default
    as it does make a bit more sense to pull the parts from the remote
    folder if the assy is in the remote folder.
    Doug Schaefer
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    byork17-Peridot
    17-Peridot
    September 9, 2008
    Unless you use the config option.





    use_2001_search_order yes




    Solution Details - TAN

    Solution

    130928

    Type

    TAN

    Created Date

    20-Oct-2005

    Last Updated

    30-Jan-2006

    Title

    When Retrieving Assemblies or Drawings in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire,
    Pro/ENGINEER Searches for Components in the Directory From Which the
    File was Retrieved Prior to the Working Directory.

    Details


    Description


    When retrieving assemblies or drawings in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire,
    Pro/ENGINEER searches for components in the directory from which the
    file was retrieved prior to the working directory.

    This behavior is different than specified in the Pro/ENGINEER help
    document "Retrieving Files from Other Directories", which indicates the
    search order is:
    1. In session (in memory)
    2. Current working directory
    3. Directory containing the assembly or drawing file
    4. Directories in the search path


    Resolution


    In Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire the search order is:
    1. In session (in memory)
    2. Directory containing the assembly or drawing file
    3. Active Windchill or Pro/INTRALINK Workspace and Commonspace
    4. Current working directory
    5. Directories in the search path

    The change was made in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, datecode 2002020 onwards,
    through an internal development project which dealt with retrieving
    objects into Pro/ENGINEER from Windchill and Pro/INTRALINK. It was done
    to try to avoid opening some objects from local disk and others from the
    PDM system. This change was intentional in accordance with Pro/ENGINEER
    Wildfire behavior with Windchill and Pro/INTRALINK.

    The Help Center document will be updated in a future version of
    Pro/ENGINEER.


    Alternate Technique


    The original behavior can be restored by setting the hidden config.pro
    option "use_2001_search_order" to "yes".






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