How do I revert to a previous version?

jon_woellhaf

I saved version 7, then messed up a few things. How can I revert back to version 7?

jakeramsley

Hi jon_woellhaf,

By looking at the image you posted, I am assuming you are not currently looking at a workspace but some looking at V7.  The 'Restore' option will only be available in the flyout if you are in an active workspace.  First, click on 'Main' so that you go back to the main workspace, then open the flyout and click on the gear without clicking on the row first.  This should give you the option to restore.

jakeramsley

Hi jon_woellhaf,

You have a couple of options if you have a saved version you want to go back to.  You can either restore your workspace back to that version or you can create a branch off of that version and work from there.

To restore from a version, open the history/versions flyout and click on the gear for the version you want.  There will be an option 'Restore' which will put your current workspace back to the state of version.


Likewise, if you don't want to restore but work on a separate branch, just choose the "Branch to create workspace..." option.

jon_woellhaf

I do not see the Restore.

jakeramsley

Hi jon_woellhaf,

By looking at the image you posted, I am assuming you are not currently looking at a workspace but some looking at V7.  The 'Restore' option will only be available in the flyout if you are in an active workspace.  First, click on 'Main' so that you go back to the main workspace, then open the flyout and click on the gear without clicking on the row first.  This should give you the option to restore.

jon_woellhaf

Thank you! I now see the Restore.

jakeramsley

I can add you to a ticket for restoring to version even if not looking at the current workspace, if you would like.

jon_woellhaf

Yes, please do. Thanks!

mogplus8

Okay very old thread but here goes.

I have the same problem, I want to revert to a previous version, and preferably delete the latest version as the changes I tried did not work at all and I don't want any of that rubbish hanging around preferably. I have created a branch from the version I want to revert to, and that's working okay, but seems like a kludgy solution to me, and I still can't delete the rubbish I don't want. It seems to me that the whole point of versioning is the ability to be able to fall back to a previous version. If you can't do that, what's the point? It's like having a backup that you can't recover.

In all the answers I've come across so far mention is made of the gear icon or wheel on the version description. I don't see that gear on any version in my (short) list. I am only using the free version, so it this a function of the paid version only? This is the document.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cbd7d887ae48f2be4db0ff54/w/4b5c0ae2938d6dde0d92f59b/e/a53d52c6d9049839870b2489

Thanks,

Ian

tim_hess427

I think you have to select the version you want to restore (or hover over it?) and the gear icon will appear then. You can also click the "Show changes" to expand and see the individual changes between versions (and restore from any of those). 

You can delete a "workspace" if you want (right-click on the workspace to see a context menu), but you can delete any specific versions.

NeilCooke

Versions are immutable that is the whole point. The gear icon is so 2016 - simply right click and select restore. 

christoph_nelles

I think the UI designer deserves a good beating for this workflow ;-) 

Intuitive: Select the version you want to revert to, right click, select restore. 
Reality: Select the version you want to delete, right click on the version you want revert to, select restore to version. 

Yes, I understand the issue with reverting to a version which is the root of multiple branches, but honestly, sofar I haven't seen any svn/git GUI or IDE with this workflow.

frank_paynter

I agree completely that this is a good example of a bad GUI.  GUI's should make the user's job easier, not harder.  I'd also add the lack of a way to delete multiple constraints at one time as another example

glen_dewsbury

Having at times within group design I certainly like the immutable versions. Deleting versions could be used as cover up.