{"id":6430,"date":"2016-02-11T06:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/?p=6430"},"modified":"2016-08-13T08:53:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T13:53:43","slug":"set-solidworks-files-to-resolved-to-get-metadata-changes-to-update-in-composer-boms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/11\/set-solidworks-files-to-resolved-to-get-metadata-changes-to-update-in-composer-boms\/","title":{"rendered":"Set SolidWorks files to Resolved to get Metadata changes to update in Composer BOMs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Are your Composer BOMs showing unintended\u00a0parent-level metadata,\u00a0or\u00a0not updating even after you&#8217;ve updated your CAD files &amp; Composer SMG?<\/h3>\n<p>In SolidWorks Composer, remember to set your SolidWorks settings to &#8216;Resolve all lightweight components&#8217;. (Or right-click in the tree and set all parts from lightweight to resolved, save, then make sure your SW settings don&#8217;t revert to opening them set to lightweight again.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6449\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 456px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/For-SolidWorks-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6449\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6449\" src=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/For-SolidWorks-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs.png\" alt=\"For SolidWorks correctly push Metadata into Composer BOMs\" width=\"456\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/For-SolidWorks-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs.png 456w, https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/For-SolidWorks-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-124x150.png 124w, https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/For-SolidWorks-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-365x440.png 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">For SolidWorks to correctly push Metadata into Composer BOMs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Change Your SW Performance &amp; Assemblies Settings<\/h3>\n<p>After you get rid of all your feathers and save, make sure your SW Settings aren&#8217;t going to undermine you when Composer re-opens the file\u00a0during the update process.<\/p>\n<p>I used to know this stuff better about a year ago, and then stopped using Composer until recently. And so all those SW settings that make opening larger assemblies slower got changed back for speedier SW work. So hopefully I still know what I&#8217;m\u00a0doing when I show below how to\u00a0reset the highlighted settings for Composer metadata imports and file updates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery265\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery gallery kt-gallery-column-1 init-isotope-intrinsic reinit-isotope kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix rowtight\" data-fade-in=\"0\" data-iso-selector=\".g_item\" data-iso-style=\"masonry\" data-iso-filter=\"false\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-12 tcol-md-12 tcol-sm-12 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kt_item_fade_in kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><div class=\"kt-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:88.214285714286%;\"><div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-1-560x494.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-1-560x494.png 560w, https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-1-150x132.png 150w, https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-1-600x529.png 600w, https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-1.png 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" data-caption=\"SolidWorks settings to correctly push Metadata into Composer BOMs 1\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"SolidWorks settings to correctly push Metadata into Composer BOMs 1\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-1-560x494.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560px\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"494px\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"caption kad_caption\"><div class=\"kad_caption_inner\">SolidWorks settings to correctly push Metadata into Composer BOMs 1<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-12 tcol-md-12 tcol-sm-12 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kt_item_fade_in kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-2.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><div class=\"kt-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:88.214285714286%;\"><div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-2-560x494.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-2-560x494.png 560w, https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-2-150x132.png 150w, https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-2-600x529.png 600w, https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-2.png 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" data-caption=\"SolidWorks settings to correctly push Metadata into Composer BOMs 2\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"SolidWorks settings to correctly push Metadata into Composer BOMs 2\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SolidWorks-settings-to-correctly-push-Metadata-into-Composer-BOMs-2-560x494.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560px\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"494px\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"caption kad_caption\"><div class=\"kad_caption_inner\">SolidWorks settings to correctly push Metadata into Composer BOMs 2<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Fix it!<\/h2>\n<p>You know, they ought to fix this so Composer says <em>&#8220;Hey! 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