Problems with SpeedPAK and BOM reporting

[pdybeck]

Anyone seeing weird issues with the use SpeedPAK assemblies and subassemblies and correct BOM reporting? I have been playing around with SpeedPAK in 2009 SP 2.0 and can't seem to get the drawings and BOMs to work with SpeedPAK. I am getting "*" for the item number in the balloons that connect to subassemblies that are in the SpeedPAK configuration. Also, when creating a SpeedPAK configuration in a subassembly, I notice the view orientation changes in that derived SpeedPAK configuration compared to its parent configuration. Anyone else notice these issues?

Pete

 

[Standing]

Pete,
I have the same issues with the * and SpeedPak. Our VAR has sent the issue to SolidWorks. Our VAR said others have the same issue.
I did get the SpeedPak to work in Service Pack 1.0 at the first level, but when I put that subassembly into a top level assembly is where the * would show up.


Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, SP2.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600,
64-bit Windows Vista Business
Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 4600 Driver 7.15.11.6956

 

[pdybeck]

Bradley,

Thanks for the confirmation. I have been making posts on the SolidWorks forum - with out much response. I don't know what to make of it... are 2009 users not using SpeedPAK, are there not many 2009 users yet, have they not noticed the BOM issues with SpeedPAK?? To everyone else - STAY AWAY FROM SPEEDPAK until it gets coded correctly. Too many problems for now. Could be really nice if it worked, its just like most things in SolidWorks - they take about 3 or 4 major releases to actually funciton correctly where they can be used reliably and that I would trust my data to.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

I would guess that SW09 users are in the minority, and most of those don't use SpeedPak, Lightweight or Large Assy mode because they are not dealing with assys large enough to warrant changing their familiar practices.

 

[Standing]

I am sure CorBlimeyLimey is right.
SpeedPak will be great once fixed. The assembly I tried it on takes 34 minutes to open the drawing. With SpeedPak it was so quick I could not time it.

Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, SP2.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600,
64-bit Windows Vista Business
Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 4600 Driver 7.15.11.6956