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Rollback to an old version?

alexander_potochkinalexander_potochkin Member Posts: 45 ✭✭
in Community Support
Hello onShape users!

This may sound as a silly question, but how can I rollback to a previously saved version?

When I am trying to discard the changes in the Main workspace and open the old version
it is opened in a read only mode for some reasons.

I can see the "Version are in view mode" message.

Any hints on how to make it active are welcome

Have a nice weekend!



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  • jakeramsleyjakeramsley Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers, csevp Posts: 661
    edited December 2015
    You can either make a branch of that version and start from there or you can go to your edit history and restore from that period in time.  We don't have any way to discard all changes on the main branch right now.

    To branch:
    1. Open the versions fly out and click the gear dropdown of the version you want to work from.  Select "Branch to create workspace..."


    2. Enter a name and description of the branch and hit 'Create'.  This will put you in a new branch that starts from that version.  The branch can be seen in the top next to what the document is named.  In this case, my branch is called b1.



    Restore workspace:
    1. Open the history flyout and find the entry that coincides with the version.  Click the gear and choose 'Restore'.


    2. This should restore back to that state.


    Finding the exact state of the version can be a bit difficult.
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    Jake Ramsley

    Director of Quality Engineering & Release Manager              onshape.com
  • alexander_potochkinalexander_potochkin Member Posts: 45 ✭✭
    Hello Jake

    It is a pity there is no an easy way to restore a saved version.

    I am not sure I want to create a branch here, 
    looking through tons of command in history is also not very convenient.

    Are you planning to simplify this quite a common functionality?

    Thanks
    Alexander

  • alexander_potochkinalexander_potochkin Member Posts: 45 ✭✭
    Hello Jake

    Please file the request.
    A menu item which enables you to restore a version without branching
    would be very handy.

    Thanks
    Alexander
  • 3dcad3dcad Member, OS Professional, Mentor Posts: 2,475 PRO
    @alexander_potochkin
    What's wrong with branching? It's only a click of a button and your good to go..

    If you could make changes to previously saved versions, what would be the meaning of them? What if multiple collaborators make their changes to saved version?

    I hope we could be able to remove versions that are not branched to clean up the list and also to be able to first delete branch and then version if needed (only owner of the doc). Or maybe hiding would be enough?
    //rami
  • alexander_potochkinalexander_potochkin Member Posts: 45 ✭✭
    Hello Rami

    There is nothing wrong with branching when you need to make a branch.
    But in this situation I don't need any branch, I just need to rollback to my previously saved version.

    This is a pretty basic scenario which any version control system should allow without any branching.

    Thanks
    Alexander
  • 3dcad3dcad Member, OS Professional, Mentor Posts: 2,475 PRO
    @alexander_potochkin
    Ok, so you need similar function that workspace history (clock icon) does? I checked that creating a version does not leave mark in history list but if you find the spot you should be able to rollback, right?
    //rami
  • alexander_potochkinalexander_potochkin Member Posts: 45 ✭✭
    Hello Rami

    If there is an easy way to find a version mark in the history I would be able to rollback, that's right.
    However it will be way better if I could click to a version itself and restore it using the context menu.

    Thanks
    Alexander
  • PhilippH84PhilippH84 Member Posts: 3 PRO

    any updates on this?

    I also think its not nice that I have to create a branch if you just want to redo a certain change

  • nick_papageorge_dayjobnick_papageorge_dayjob Member, csevp Posts: 843 PRO
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/108869#Comment_108869

    Do you know about "restore"? That will make any version the latest and greatest.

  • rick_randallrick_randall Member Posts: 331 ✭✭✭

    Just looking at the dates on this post, I would suspect a lot has happened meantime - and would also guess nick's comment would best answer to date.

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