This is modified version of the thread http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vault-general-discussion/vault-misrepresents-part-list-on-historic-ver... Job Processor creates DWF for actual ver of IDW instead of historical
Steps to reproduce:
BTW, issue is not reproducible for 3D-model itself.
Actual for software Kit:
Vault 2014 Pro, SR, SP1, Update1 (build 18.101.3.10)
Inventor 2014, SP2, Update2 (build 246)
Find attached DWFs
Thanks for nailing this down. He have had this issue multiple times and could not get the steps down to reproduce. We even opened a support case with Autodesk and they could not get it to reproduce. Hopefully they can look at you dataset and finally fix this problem.
Think we still need to force Autodesk to acknowledge this as defect.
Their current position "this is as designed" -
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticl...
BUT!
If "this is as designed" for IDW then why it is designed other way for
3D (IPT and IDW)?
Also, if "this is as designed" then how non-CAD user is supposed to
browse historical version of IDW after deleting DWF because of
non-unique-visualization-file issue?
Just got one more "official answer" to this topic:
"....this issue was discussed internally by development and product management.
I know you will not like my answer but unfortunately I have no better news for you.
Even though this behavior is expected from developers point of view I agree that this is not an ideal behavior.
I have logged a request for developers to adjust/change this behavior in a future release.
However for the moment there is nothing which we could do about this on the current release.
Based on this result this case now get closed."
I'm personally is completely fed up with such silly answers instead of honest attitude and true customer care/support.
I (CAD manager) is going to recomend our company's management to "give a boot" to Autodesk - Let they use their "not ideal (almost) PDM" themselves...
We need reliable PDM now! Not just promise of some "future release".... They can't provide textures in system DWFs for five years! Should I believe them this time?!
I don't see any reason to waste my life on pointing Autodesk to the right direction while they tend to do what they like to. I'm not Autodesk's beta-tester.
Issue tested in: Vault 2017 + Inventor 2017. Issue is still reproducible..
What a shame!
We all need new software vendor!!