Of course one of the most powerful things about CAD has always been the ability to reuse data. LogoPress has a very powerful command called “Save as… with new project name“.
First of all, note that when you start a new tool in LogoPress, it includes the ability to create a “project name” for this new tool. In doing so it automatically includes this project name in all parts that get inserted into the tool so you don’t have to worry about problems with commonly named parts. Avoiding commonly named parts is an important consideration when working with any parametric software. This automatic project naming is a great feature and a major time saver. It also eliminates a lot of headaches that can occur when doing something like this manually in SolidWorks, or worse yet, when not doing it at all.
This LogoPress “Save as… with new project name“ command could be used right after finishing a design if the next design will be very similar, or it could be used months or years after you’ve finished a design. Perhaps you receive a new order for a die that is very similar to one you’ve done in the past. So, with your old tool open you simply do a “Save as… with new project name” (found under the LogoPress pull down menu) and LogoPress will create a completely new set of files that is identical to the previous set (including drawings) other than the new project name of course. It will, of course, break all references to the original project. This is done in a matter of seconds – depending of course on hard drive speed and the size of the tool.
After using this command, you typically have two different methods for working with the newly saved/created project.
The rest of this post will focus on the specific instructions for using the second method. Please follow these steps carefully. As a reminder, the “Reference part” is the part that you are designing the die for. It is what the strip and the tool revolve around, so to speak, and it is the one part in the strip and tool that does not get a project number. The “Annex part” is the part whose name always ends with “_for_strip”.