how to make a version the active work space again?

larry_ricigliano

How do you make a previous version the active model space again?  Or a version is saved, prior to making changes to a model.  It turns out the changes do not work and I want to go back to a previous version and make it active again.

Paul_J_Premakumar

Hi Larry,

 You'll need to create a branch off the version to start working on it again. You can find more information here : https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/versionmanager.htm

_Ðave_

Try opening the version then from the document menu click copy version. This will create a new document of that version that you can resume working from.

Paul_J_Premakumar

Hi Larry,

 You'll need to create a branch off the version to start working on it again. You can find more information here : https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/versionmanager.htm

_Ðave_

Try opening the version then from the document menu click copy version. This will create a new document of that version that you can resume working from.

emagdalenaC2i

You can create a new branch from a previous version anytime and then restore it.

Even, you can create a new version from any history change in your model and restore it without create branches.

Just select the wheel icon in the change you want in the Versions and history panel and pick "Create version here"
Once you do that, you are working in that view only version. So you need to return to the main version, select the wheel icon of this new version and pick Restore

Jake_Rosenfeld

I would be careful with @_Ðave_ s suggestion, as it will create an entirely new document with none of the history of the document you are concerned with.

@paul_premakumar s suggestion would also be my suggestion, creating a new branch from the version you desire by opening the version manager and hitting the gear next to the version you want, then "Branch to create workspace..."

@emagdalenaC2C also gives a useful suggestion with slightly different results; you will restore the state of the document from a specific version, but not create a branch in doing so.  This basically erases all of the changes you've made since the restore point (don't worry, you could still get them back by looking through the version manager, but it is somewhat complicated).  This could be a good workflow if you know for absolutely sure that you never want to see those changes again.

emagdalenaC2i

@Jake_Rosenfeld Yes, the best part of that option is that you still working in the main workbench and you don't need to remember that the other branch is the rigth one