topic Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17 in Modeling

Patch doesn't save - AC17

Richard Morrison — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:03:10 GMT

Patches create fine, but when I open the library part, modify the 2D symbol, and then try to save the patch when exiting, it won't let me save. Is this a bug, or is it working differently than AC16?

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

David Maudlin — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:51:17 GMT

Richard:

Works as expected here, both when placed in Embedded Library and a loaded Library folder. What exactly is happening when the Patch won't save?

David

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

Richard Morrison — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:56:55 GMT

Thanks, David. Sorry I wasn't more clear. The patch creates correctly initially. However, when I later open it and make modifications, and then try to close it, I am prompted, as normal, to save it. But clicking on "Save" has no effect; I can only Cancel or Don't Save.

EDIT: I have tried this on a variety of files - new and old - and Save doesn't work upon reopening after the initial patch creation. I've reported this as a bug.

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

Karl Ottenstein — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:12:19 GMT

I'm seeing what you're seeing, Richard. Thought it might be a Mac vs PC issue... but David is on a Mac also... so not sure why it works for him (his OS is older than mine, but not sure why that might matter).

After modifying the 2D of the patch, I try to close the object and get the options to <don't save, cancel, save> and if I click Save, I'm just back at the object window. It will not save and close. Confirmed that it is not even saving as I switched to the 2D window and did a rebuild and the revised 2D did not appear.

Works fine in 16, so this is some new bug in 17. Thanks for reporting it.

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

David Maudlin — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:01:53 GMT

Richard & Karl:

Just tried again and not experiencing this issue. Are you able to Save As... the Patch Object? Yes, not ideal, a workaround for now.

David

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

troakie45 — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:07:40 GMT

Anybody got to the bottom of this one? Tried every possible variation - and its driving me nuts! Presumably a bug.

Perhaps I should add - AC 17, Win 7 64 bit.

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:47:13 GMT

Seems like this is OS-dependent, then. I'll report it. If anyone else would like to test and post their OS and results, that might be useful to GS. Particularly, it seems the only person that this works for is David with 10.6.8 - would be interesting to see if it works for any other OS.

Thanks,
Karl

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

Richard Morrison — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:12:13 GMT

GSUS has acknowledged the bug, and told me that they were trying to get a fix in for the next hotfix. When I reported it, it was the first they had heard of it, but apparently someone in Germany had reported it, too, so they were already working on it. It surprises me that this hadn't come up before. I guess most firms aren't using patches.

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:12:34 GMT

Thanks, Richard. I was too busy yesterday to repost what I heard back from GS: same news, that the fix would be in the next hotfix.

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

Stress Co_ — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:03:31 GMT

Here's a workaround until the hotfix.

Don't modify the patch with "open object"
Instead, modify the patch with: Edit> Reshape> Explode into current view.
Once exploded... modify the lines fills, etc.

Then select all the parts and: Save selection as> object.
You can give it the same name and overwrite the original patch file.

EDIT:

Karl wrote:
Seems like this is OS-dependent, then. I'll report it. If anyone else would like to test
and post their OS and results, that might be useful to GS. Particularly, it seems the
only person that this works for is David with 10.6.8 - would be interesting to see if it works for any other OS.

Doesn't work for me using 10.8.4... But does in 10.6.8 (AC17)

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

Nathan Oliver — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:08:35 GMT

I'm having this problem too.

Running windows 8 64 bit.

Have used the short term fix which is essentially using a cover fill with additional lines - this works ok but is not as easily manageable as a proper patch.

Still quite a few of us still use patches.

Re: Patch doesn't save - AC17

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:21:09 GMT

Working for me now with Hotfix 2 / Build 4005...