Article - CS101684

Windchill PDMLink: Conflict message "Syncdown blocked due to cad tool lock" appears in the message area of Windchill Workgroup Manager

Modified: 25-Oct-2024   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDM Essentials 10.1 to 12.0
  • Windchill PDMLink 10.0 to 12.1
  • Windchill ProjectLink 10.0 to 12.1
  • Windchill MPMLink 10.0 to 12.1
  • Windchill Workgroup Manager
  • Creo illustrate
  • AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Creo Parametric

Description

  • Message "Syncdown blocked due to cad tool lock" appears in the message area of Windchill Workgroup Manager randomly
  • Conflict messages appear in the message area performing operations:
    • Syncdown blocked due to cad tool lock
    • Syncdown blocked due to WLD lock
  • Issue appears while activating or deactivating workspace, or removing objects from workspace.
  • If workspace name starts with dot following message appears while launching Windchill Workgroup Manager
"Syncdown blocked due to cad tool lock"
  • Check in or removing the objects from workspace fails with below error in Workgroup Manager
    • Syncdown blocked due to WLD lock. Please close all CAD application/programs that might be using files from WLD, deactivate and activate the workspace again.
 
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