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Did you know that Pack and Go can be used for more than emailing SolidWorks files? Have you ever wanted to save time by duplicating and renaming an existing assembly, all its parts, and all related drawings for a new project? Pack and Go will do this for us!
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The basic steps to accomplish the above:
- Open an existing drawing of a top-level assembly
- Click FILE & PACK AND GO.
- Check mark the "Include Drawings" in upper left corner.
- This will include all drawings of every file listed.
- To rename the files, double click the SolidWorks file, under the heading "Save to Name."
- Enter new file name in the "Rename…" pop-up box
- ex. drawing 2.
- Click OK
- Each file that you have changed the file name on will turn green.
- Repeat steps 4-6 until ALL files have turned green
- Click BROWSE for a save to folder
- Click SAVE.
Did you notice the "Add Prefix", "Add Suffix", and "Select/Replace" options? This is good to use if you want to archive an old revision and keep the same file name but append the revision text.
ex. 1000.SLDASM -> 1000_RevA.SLDASM
Another option is to send it to an archived zip.
Pack and Go is a timesaving, powerful tool that can be used every day to increase efficiency. So, remember to test out all these tools & see how you can use it to your advantage!
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