Merge File > Active Level Doesn't

[Jobnt]

Clicking File / Merge and selecting an exported assembly (from solidworks) to import then selecting "Active Level" doesn't use the active level. 

Is this another glaringly obvious bug or is this an undocumented feature (that likely nobody (especially me and my programmers) wants)?

[#Rekd™]

What version of MC? Does it happen with STP/STEP files?

 

 

[Jobnt]

9 minutes ago, #Rekd™ said:

What version of MC? Does it happen with STP/STEP files?

 

 

2020. Yes, STEP files exported from solidworks.

[#Rekd™]

I don’t have 2020 loaded but I did a simple merge in 2021 and it worked as expected. 

[Jobnt]

49 minutes ago, #Rekd™ said:

I don’t have 2020 loaded but I did a simple merge in 2021 and it worked as expected. 

When i do one part it typically turns visibility on for the source level (the level it would have gone into if I didn't tell it to use the active one) and turns off visibility for the destination (active) level (so dumb) so at first it looks like it doesn't work, then when you finish it's in there (unless you REALLY thought it didn't work and merged it 3 more times, now you have 4 models in there but I digress). 

But when I do an assembly, somemosttimes it puts one component on one level and another component on another level and so on. For solidworks, levels are an afterthought and there is not much use for them so that doesn't make things any better I don't think.

[#Rekd™]

I didn't test an assembly. I assume being an assembly changes it.

I usually move most items to the level that I assign and label, I know extra work and clicks!

 

[Jobnt]

What does this button do?

 

[Radical1]

Cancels the merge

[Jobnt]

3 minutes ago, Radical1 said:

Cancels the merge

But it doesn't. It leaves the solid in the file. 

[Radical1]

2 minutes ago, Jobnt said:

But it doesn't. It leaves the solid in the file. 

Sorry, I too do not have 2020 installed anymore, in 2022 & 2023 it cancels the the merge and deletes the solid. Try dragging the new file in holding the CRTL key.

[So not a Guru]

On 5/15/2023 at 5:14 PM, Jobnt said:

But it doesn't. It leaves the solid in the file. 

Yeah, I've noticed that as well, and it still persists thru 2022 as well. Apparently, in the merge dialog, it's just a suggestion, rather than a rule.

Of course, you have to perform a save as for it to take effect, so there's that.