When saving a part, assembly, or drawing document, you can edit the locations and names of referenced files and save them to the new locations or names.
If the file name already exists in the new location, you are prompted to confirm that you want to replace the part.
Before you begin:
- Click .
- In the Save As dialog box:
- Set options. See SOLIDWORKS Help: Save As for more information.
- Select Include all referenced components and click Advanced.
The Save As with References dialog box opens.
You can also access the Save As with References dialog box from the Add to Library PropertyManager.
To edit locations and names of referenced files:
- In the Save As with References dialog box, edit the path or file name using one of the following methods:
- Click in a cell and type to change the name or path.
- Double-click in a cell and browse to a new folder.
- Select cells under Folder, or select the entire column by clicking Folder. Then:
- In Specify folder for selected item, type a new path or click Browse.
- Click Find / Replace and enter a word to find and a word to replace it with.
For example, change "\samples" to "\archive" to save files to the archive directory. Click the Match case check box if the case is significant in the search.
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Select cells under Name, or select the entire column by clicking Name. To add the specified text to the beginning or end of the selected items, for Modify selected names, select Add prefix or Add suffix.
In cells where you make changes, the text becomes green. To undo changes, right-click the cell and select Undo Change.
- Select items to include in the list:
- Include virtual components
- Include Toolbox parts
- Include broken references
- Select other options:
Option |
Description |
Nested view or Flat view |
Indents file names based on their parent/child relationships, or positions all names at the left margin. |
Save all as copy |
Saves copies of the documents, with the new name or path, without replacing the active documents. You continue to work in the original documents.
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- Click Save All.