(SW-2024 & Win-10). I’m confused how the right-click SW utility within Windows File Explorer is supposed to work. This is the popup where you can invoke Pack And Go etc. I thought there was a way I could right click on a part file, enter the search path details & results would show me all the places…

No, the intention is not to rename, but find where this part is used. Since the SolidWorks Explorer has been removed, this is the only way I know to perform this search without PDM. After you seen the results, made a screenshot, you close the window. In the example below, the part is only used in a …

[image] Bibotac: they have changed their mind they have lost their mind… Anyway, would like to test your program.

[image] Frank_Oostendorp: No, the intention is not to rename, but find where this part is used. Since the SolidWorks Explorer has been removed, this is the only way I know to perform this search without PDM. Aha! I get it now. It does indeed work. You never actually rename, you just utilize i…

Yeah, that’s it. It’s a shame that it’s one of the only bits of functionality that’s left after they dropped SolidWorks Explorer, which used to have ‘where used’, and other useful things… I guess it was probably a marketing decision to force more people to PDM or PLM…

What in the DS system policy would stop you sharing the program?

So best to not inform Dassault about this, otherwise it might get blocked, just out of marketing objectives.:slight_smile:

Honestly I think they dropped it because it was old and likely need to be refactored for new Windows versions and they didn’t think it was worth it. The SWX Explorer UI was not good and was trying to be “flashy”. They missed the mark and should’ve added a right click where-used option when they remo…

@Bibotac They have revised their changes regarding the Document Manager API. They will not start making customers bring their own key, thank god. But I think you still need to be a partner product as a requirement for releasing a product that uses the document manager. I don’t see your product liste…

The proper solution is to change the part file format so it does know where it’s referenced. Seems pretty straightforward. Add a part to an assembly and an attribute gets added to the part file with assembly path. Same for drawings, derived parts and such. A list of strings is trivial in the gr…

It is straightforward if you store a static list. But it’s impossible to keep this list in sync with all your models. Every time you change a drawing or assembly, or move a part, all referenced files must be checked out, updated and saved. So you end up moving the list of relations to a database, s…

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Bibotac September 18, 2026, 10:41am 14

"Today, solidworks decided to piss off ALL their 500 partners." SOLIDWORKS

Thank you for the update.

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