Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:38 am
Setup default.
Setup path for templates.
Don't use 10000 different templates.
I don't think SW use hidden template.
I know a few IV commands use internal template. Or only use Standard.* template.
I shouldn't pick, but I've found that the defaults cannot be set until the path is set AND close the settings dialog. Once templates file path is set and settings closed, then can set the defaults.
We have 2 part file templates one in inches and the other in dual units, one assembly template and a few more drawings.
What I see is the default templates not staying set to our templates and reverting back to the installation directory. Also see the file location seems to switch back to installation directory. I'm not sure what all happens on the users PCs, it's like a sock drawer out there. I thought it would be a good idea to put the templates in Vault. Again, I'm not sure what all the individual players are doing; user, PDM or SW, but they all seem to be ignorant of the other in many ways.
Example if for whatever reason the template files are not accessible when SW starts or when one is needed Solidworks may remove that path from file locations (it seems) also this is the only reason I can come up with why the defaults will be back to the templates in the installation directory.
Like I said with users doing unknowns, templates in PDM for remote users on VPN (that don't really understand the implications of VPN) and Solidworks not understanding that C:\Vault is not a normal directory; it feels like a house of cards. Unless everything is set up just right and only used in the correct way things will fall apart.
I'm convinced that to Solidworks, there is no difference between "C:\Vault" and "C:\ProgramFiles" So for example if the client cannot get a PDM license for some reason, or any other thing that prevents a process from accessing a file in vault, when Solidworks needs that template we wind up with defaults set back to install directory and files that don't have the needed custom properties.
Or maybe these files were created in some way that didn't display the "advanced" template option and the user didn't know the default templates were no longer correct. It's not until a drawing is created (sometimes weeks later) that the user notices info missing from the title block which is caused by missing custom properties in the model...