Re: Does anyone else do this?

graminator wrote:

> The main reason is that I want to stop and retrieve an older version
> of the file so I can have a good look at the failed feature. I can
> also save it at this point so the work I have done since the previous
> regen is not lost. Calling a backup model on the fly is okay on
> occasion, but I get a bit antsy knowing everything that's changed is
> in session and not on the hard drive. ProE even crashes without
> warning sometimes!
> 
> Often for me working on a file is a process of grinding through an
> existing model (because the designer wants to make some changes to the
> appearance, size, etc) going feature by feature to update it. I'd
> rather save along the way.
> 
one has to think of a situation where a complex model needs maintenance
that was created by someone else or long time ago... every now & then
essential features fail to regen with only slightly varied dimensions!

The best way to handle this is with two parallel sessions of Pro/E,
one of them read only. I prefer to change the background color to RED,
so I always know which one I work on and which one is for analysis.

This method is even better with two seats/monitors side by side :-),
so it is easy to identify faulty features in the "still-alive" model
using their ID no and the model tree - kind of forensic CAD surgery,
e. g. when its about to repair difficult "use quilt" features.

Walther