Problem - Source files - replace dwf with newer dwf

[cts2013]

I have an ipb using a dwf that has annotations over a few snapshots. I have an updated version of the dwf. I would like the updated dwf to replace the ipb that is already in my ipb. The steps I that I am using are:

1. Rightclick on the component
2. Source files > Replace from Local Files
3. Select the updated dwf (I have tried using a different filename AND also the same filename)
4. I then click the update icon that appears
5. I then get a box appear that says 'The given key was not present in the dictionary'
6. I 'ok' out of that box

Problem:

I now have the original dwf (in its original position) and the updated dwf (in a different position). The annotations are still fixed to the original dwf. Given that this project is painfully slow (dwf is only 10mb), I don't want to mess around moving my annotations to the position of the updated dwf (and I shouldn't have to).

Things to note:

When comparing to the video, the 'Check File Status' appears to do nothing on my workstation. This seems odd given that I have either replaced the dwf with the same filename or put the dwf in the same directory.

A simple 2 minute job has so far taken me 2hours due to the fact that this function doesn't seem to work and my 10mb dwf is making it run slow.

AD - please note that I cannot send you the ipb because it is in excess of 100mb.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Regards

cts2013

[na.miao]

Hi, 

I'm sorry that I can't reproduce your problem, I just get one dwf after update, just the update dwf, and the arrowhead position is moved to update position. 

Could you tell me your e-mail address, I can send out a request to get the ipb file, you can upload large file to it.

Thank you 

[cts2013]

Na Miao

Please check your pm's

Regards

CTS2013

[cts2013]

Update:

Files were sent to AD.

AD are able to reproduce my problem and will investigate.

[cts2013]

Service pack available to fix this (confirmed):

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-publisher/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-i...

List of fixes:

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/sites/default/files/file_downloads/Autodesk_Inventor_Publisher_2015_Se...

HTH

CTS2013

[Huan.Yu_Autodesk]

Thank you for letting us know it is fixed by the service pack we just released.

-Huan

[cts2013]

That almost sounds like AD are surprised that my problem was fixed by the service pack!

Na Miao mentioned that it was on the list of things that a major update will fix.

[na.miao]

Thank you for providing the files to us. Without your files we can't fix it.

Thank you very much 

[cts2013]

Why, when I replace the dxf with an updated one (same filename), do I have to go and redo all my visibility, colours, etc?

This makes Publisher even more time consuming

[na.miao]

Hi, 

Do you mean dwf file? if for dwf file, I don't think we need to redo it, the visiblily and color should be kept.

Thank you 

Na Miao

[cts2013]

DWF, my mistake.

Colour/ material/ visibility has to be re-done. Very annoying when the designers are constantly tweaking their models. Perhaps this wouldn't happen if I could use their IAMs but, frustratingly, I have no choice but to use DWFs.

I will try and get some video next time I am faced with this problem.

Regards

cts2013

[cts2013]

Not the video that I mentioned, but just as good.

The left hand four images are my views as I have set them up and as I want them.

The right hand four images are after updating the dwf.

As you can see, it has simply done away with any views that I had.

Please help

regards

cts2013

[na.miao]

hi, 

 Thank you for reporting this.

 Could you please send the dataset to me? we will investigate it. 

  I have sent  out the request file e-mail to you.

Thank you 

[cts2013]

Sent

[na.miao]

Hi, 

 I have replayed to you in the e-mail yesterday, you can check it.

Thank you 

Na Miao

[na.miao]

The reason is that:

dwf file is not as inventor file, we can’t found the reference key in the model,if the components name changed we will consider it as a new component, in this case, we delete “*****.iam:131” and add a new component “*****.iam:3”. So the color/material/visibility can’t be kept, publisher doesn’t think they are the same components.

if you want the visibily/material/color kept in this document, you need make the component name same as the original.

In this case , you rename “*****.iam:3” to  “*****.iam:131” in inventor and export it to dwf, then update dwf file, you will find color/material/visibility will be kept for “*****.iam:131”.

cts2013 replied to me that worked for him ,so mark this workaround here in case others will also meet it.

Thank you

[cts2013]

I can confirm that this does work - it's actually rather obvious.

What isn't overly obvious (to me) is the fact that you can 'update from local file' which does away with your colo(u)rs/ materials/ visibility - I can't see how this would be of use to me.

Anyway - as 'na.miao' has mentioned, the model that you have updated, and need Publisher to update, needs to have the same filename.

regards

cts2013