Steps taken to confirm that WF 4 doesn't overwrite WF 3 files.

[jgfrankusa]

Pro Gurus:



Below are my first step to confirm that WF 4 doesn't overwrite WF 3 drawing
format, library parts, start parts and start assembly. Please let me know
if there is something that I might overlook.


Thanks and happy Friday


Frank


- - Backup the a current WF 4 assembly to a server working
directory.

- - Delete the library parts MS15795.prt and MS51957.prt from the
working directory.

- - Bring up the new_motherboard.asm.1 in WF 4

- Delete the instance MS15795-802 from model tree - Re-Insert
MS15795-802 and insert MS51957-15 to the assembly then save.

- - Monitor the standard library folder and make sure that WF 4
doesn't overwrite these WF 3 parts back to the folder.

- - Detail the new_motherboard.asm using WF 3 drawing format and
make sure that WF 4 doesn't overwrite it.

- - Create a new startpart and startassy and make sure that WF 4
doesn't overwrite these WF 3 templates.

There are no changes or new files have been created in these
correspondent folders.




all


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On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Doug Schaefer <-<br/>> wrote:

> Setting the files themselves to read only won't help since Pro/E creates a
> new file at each save and those new files are the ones that Pro/E 'sees'
> when browsing a folder.****
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> 3? Will there be any risk that WF4 overwrite WF3 drawing template and
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> Thank you all for your inputs and suggestions. Below are the responses
> that I have received. Since our company doesn't have a Pro/E administrator
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[dgschaefer]

There are two things that could affect your results:



1 - How the config option 'save_objects' is set. The default is
'changed_and_specified' which is fine, but if someone sets it to 'all',
I think it'll overwrite your library parts. Not sure about the other
options.



2 - If a library part gets modified. Add an axis for assembly or a
layer change and now it gets marked as changed and it'll get saved.



Doug Schaefer