Upgrade to 2024 SP 3.0

[DeanD]

If you have to work with SolidWorks files, created by other companies, it is wise to check the history of these files. Often we experience external files have been based on existing files of almost 20 years old. And you loose time by solving all kind of strange effects, you never see with fresh templates and files. There is a macro to check history.

Frank,
You’ve peaked my curiosity about checking files provided by others. What information does this “macro to check history” provide and where might it be found? I’ve quit trying to keep track of all the surprises that show up with others files over the decades.

[Frank_Oostendorp]

Frank,
You’ve peaked my curiosity about checking files provided by others. What information does this “macro to check history” provide and where might it be found? I’ve quit trying to keep track of all the surprises that show up with others files over the decades.

The macro shows the creation date of features, the versions of SolidWorks that was used to save the file, the name of the user creating the feature. The macro is somewhere to be found on this forum, posted by Josh.

https://www.cadforum.net/viewtopic.php?t=3518

[mp3-250]

You can just right click the first plane in the tree and select properties from RMB menu. it shows the user that made the template on which that file is based and from the date you could guess the sw version.

To avoid problems we export everything in parasolid and re impory in out templates. at least for catalog parts. it avoid also unwanted properties values to enter our pdm.

[TRKemp]

I’m sorry for not responding to your previous post. I have been trying to recreate the issue that I posted about with the normal cut & one of the sheet metal features. As I had stated in post #3 it was a workflow I don’t normally use. I do a lot off my work in multi body part & very little in assemblies. At this time I can’t even remember the product that I was working on!

My normal work flow is to create the sketch & then use the extrude cut feature to create odd size holes, slots, & such like. One thing I remember about the issue was that when the property manager came up for the feature I wanted to use, the normal cut option was available to select, but when I changed direction from “blind” to “up to surface” or what ever it was that I wanted to use at that time, the option for normal cut disappeared. Then when I went back to the feature in the feature tree & edited it, the option for normal cut was there to select!

I am starting to wonder if my mind was playing tricks on me because I am not being able to recreate the issue! Since that time I have not had that issue present itself again. If it does I will try to post it here.

No worries, I know how that goes.
In 2022 SP.5 - I’ve noticed that I get some strange behavior on geometry in flat patterns depending on what type of end condition the part has, whether it be “blind” or “up to surface” or something else. So this may still be a thing in more recent builds. I’ll just have to keep an eye on it and test it accordingly once we upgrade.

[DeanD]

Work generally gets in the way of reporting. Just to update all, we’ve had a very successful upgrade to 2024 SP 4.0 actually across a great many workstations and laptops. Very stable and have had practically no issues whatsoever.
Greatly appreciate all that commented on this.

[RichGergely]

Work generally gets in the way of reporting. Just to update all, we’ve had a very successful upgrade to 2024 SP 4.0 actually across a great many workstations and laptops. Very stable and have had practically no issues whatsoever.
Greatly appreciate all that commented on this.

I’ve updated to SP 5.0 and it seems better than 3.0 as stability goes. The only thing… I get a hunch it may be a bit slower at opening things? Without sp3 still loaded I can’t quantify it, it could just be the project I’m working on.