Open SOLIDWORKS > go to Options (gear icon on top center toolbar).
Solidworks 2005 drawing not updating to current assembly how to#
Here is an example of a template to NOT continue using until it’s updated (replaced):įollow these steps on how to get a fresh set of SOLIDWORKS templates: Hint: To check the age of a part or assembly template you can, start the new part or assembly, right click over one of the normal planes (Front, Top or Right), select Properties and look at the Date created and Last modify fields. The steps below are how to get a fresh set of current templates created and, if so desired, to copy the Drafting Standard and Sheet Format (title block) over to the new template(s). However, as with any program on Windows, templates can have problems. This should allow the users to have templates that are of the best quality to start their new part, assembly and drawing file(s) with. Over many years, during the normal upgrade path of SOLIDWORKS, templates get changed, updated and saved in the current version of SOLIDWORKS. Similarly, would you want to use a template from an old version Microsoft Word 5.5 to be used in your Microsoft Word 2016?
With CAD software continually updating, you would not want to design your new parts in old templates. It’s even more rare that we find that multiple files fail to open, this is when we start looking at the templates being the culprit. Being one of the techs on the Technical Support team, we run into the rare occurrence that a part, assembly or drawing seems to have become corrupt. Every few releases it’s always a good idea to update your SOLIDWORKStemplates to the latest version you and your company are currently using.