Broken links in Catia V5

[aussiedesigner]

Hi,

We work in a Catia V5 and windows file system environment, so we don't currently use a PDM like enovia or teamcenter.

Therefore whenever we move a file from one folder to another the links to that component are broken and the designers have to spend considerable time fixing the links.

Is there a way we can configure catia to search folders and so links dont get broken?

Thanks.

 

[jackk]

First of all, moving files outside of CATIA is a bad practice. Much better to use CATIA's FILE + SAVE MANAGEMENT because it maintains links when files are moved (SAVE AS).

You can customize how CATIA searches for parts in an assembly with the Linked Document Localization (Tools + Options + General + Document) where you establish a priority list of how you want CATIA to search for parts within an assembly. The OTHER FOLDERS item will allow you to configure the specific folders CATIA should look. This can be done by each user. (caution: different "Search Orders" can result in different results with opening the same assembly)

There are many options for customizing the Search Order, so read the online Help to learn what each option does.