HOW TO COPY ASSOCIATED DRAWING WHEN REPLACING PART USING "REPLACE BY COPY" METHOD IN ASSEMBLY

[DilipVyas]

HI,

I NEED HELP FOR ABOVE SUBJECT,

WHEN I USE TO SAVE SAVE A COPY COMMAND, PART & DRAWING BOTH GET COPIED

BUT WHEN I REPLACE ANY PART IN ASSY. USING 'BY COPY' OPTION (as shown in below image), CREO  DOESN'T COPY ASSOCIATED DRAWING.

pl. help me to solve the problem

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[MartinHanak]

Hi,

I tested Replace > By Copy command, too and consulted its behaviour with PTC Support.

When you use this command then Creo Parametric:

• saves PRT0001.prt into parent directory of C310001_*.prt model ... this is OK
• saves PRT0001.drw into current working directory ... this is confusing current behaviour of Creo 2.0, which is correct according to PTC Support and R&D

MH

[DilipVyas]

hi martin,

I am using creo 3.0

I found that the new part saves as you said (in parent dir. of replaced part)

but still the drawing doesn't saves either in current working dir. or parent dir.

pl. note, I am having full control in both dir.

[MartinHanak]

Hi,

I tested Creo 3.0 M070 and it works the same way as Creo 2.0.

I uploaded test data and info inside Word document. You can use it to find solution.

MH

[TomD.inPDX]

I think the drawing has to be the same name.

I always default to the basic method: copy model and drawing to a temp folder; bring them both up with clean memory; rename the model; rename the drawing; save each (just because); close and clear memory.  Move the new files back to the folder they belong in and go on as if nothing ever happened.

[TomD.inPDX]

...  and no need to use all caps in the community; thanx