[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":108},["ShallowReactive",2],{"dxx-4VmU4nZPGrKeVrXDO2lGnzIS8vzCqNqSwPD0Mto":3,"article_back-to-the-future-with-solidworks-electrical-snapshots_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":106,"_apollo:identified":107},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","back-to-the-future-with-solidworks-electrical-snapshots","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":105},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":33,"date":34,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":35,"masterings":46,"globalTags":60,"products":79,"disciplines":90,"seo":94,"__typename":104},"cG9zdDoxNjU1Ng==","Back to the Future with SOLIDWORKS Electrical Snapshots","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fback-to-the-future-with-solidworks-electrical-snapshots","\u003Cp>  The 80’s blockbuster Back to the Future has stood the test…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fcover-photo-back-to-the-future-poster.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fcover-photo-back-to-the-future-poster-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fcover-photo-back-to-the-future-poster.jpg.webp 501w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fcover-photo-back-to-the-future-poster-300x234.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[30,31,32],"For Experimentation of Data Transfers|for-experimentation-of-data-transfers-0","For Capturing Revisions|for-capturing-revisions-1","For Archiving Older Project States|for-archiving-older-project-states-2","\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fmcfly-back-to-the-future-poster.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16558\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fmcfly-back-to-the-future-poster.jpg.webp 501w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fmcfly-back-to-the-future-poster-300x294.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The 80’s blockbuster \u003Cem>Back to the Future\u003C\u002Fem> has stood the test of time (pun intended). And as the years have passed, it has also had some uncanny predictions, including the Cubs World Series (Why couldn’t Spielberg have predicted MY favorite team, the Brewers!?!?), our current president, video drones, wearable tech, hoverboards (kind of) and baseball scandals (some things never change).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In some ways we’re surrounded with technology that far surpasses the trilogy (autonomous vehicles and machines, the internet as we know it, smart phones) and in other ways we’re still woefully short, namely flying cars and the crux of the movie…time travel. Well maybe that last one we have an answer for…\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-flux-capacitor.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16559\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-flux-capacitor.jpg.webp 317w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-flux-capacitor-213x300.jpg.webp 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>While you could follow in Doc Browns’ footsteps and get to work building your own DeLorean time machine, starting with this world famous \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.oreillyauto.com\u002Fflux-capacitor\">FLUX CAPACITOR\u003C\u002Fa>, why not make it easy in SOLIDWORKS Electrical?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revisiting Your Project’s Previous State\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp>Each time I run training on this intelligent schematic program, I get the hand raised followed by a question…”how do I save my project”. To which I always respond “you don’t need to save a project, with the SQL architecture, every action you take in the interface is immediately captured by the database.” And for the most part that’s a FANTASTIC thing, you no longer lose information if (when) Windows goes belly up, or if you simply forgot to save your work.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-take-snapshot.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16560\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-take-snapshot.jpg.webp 319w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-take-snapshot-217x300.jpg.webp 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>But sometimes underlying that question is… “how do I go back”. What if you wanted to undo some of your work? Revisit the project in a previous state? Or have a consistent starting point while you test out a new feature? Enter Snapshots. No need to procure some radioactive fuel from the Libyan terrorists. No need to find a stretch of road where you can reach 88 mph, you can just right click on your project and take a snapshot!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Beauty of Snapshots\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp>Your snapshot captures the project in its current state, think of it as a “save as” button, a fallback point. Down the road if needed, you can recover the project at that point in time as a NEW project (leaving the running project as is so you don’t lose your work should you choose to go back!).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-snapshot-manager.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16561\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-snapshot-manager.jpg.webp 835w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-snapshot-manager-300x83.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-snapshot-manager-768x212.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-experimentation-of-data-transfers-0\">For Experimentation of Data Transfers\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>I use this feature often for a few specific scenarios.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>First, if I’m doing some experimentation as I learn a new feature after upgrading to the latest service pack, or if I’m pasting large chunks of project data via Macros, I simply take a snapshot of the project, and use the snapshot to fall back if I need a few reps to work out the kinks or figure out the specifics.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-capturing-revisions-1\">For Capturing Revisions\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Snapshots can be automatically created anytime you approve a “revision”. Captured revisions can then be revisited with a right click on the project, and access the list of snapshots, choosing the revision you’d like to revisit.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-rev-snapshot.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16562\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-rev-snapshot.jpg.webp 569w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-electrical-blog-rev-snapshot-300x152.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-archiving-older-project-states-2\">For Archiving Older Project States\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Finally, take those snapshots with you anytime you Archive a project! Your project archive will include those snapshots in the proj.tewzip file so you can navigate to those older project states anywhere, anytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So spare yourself the agony of lost time, and give yourself the power (1.21 Gigawatts to be exact) to travel back in time to correct the mistakes of the past in your next electrical project!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Us\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp>Did you like this tutorial? There’s more where this comes from. Find other \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsc-3d.com\u002Fblog\u002Fauthor\u002Festanek0519\u002F\">blogs by Evan\u003C\u002Fa> or more on our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fuser\u002FGraphicsSystemsCorp\u002Fvideos\">YouTube Tech Tip videos\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Have a question? We’re always available to talk over the phone, for you to leave a message, or for you to submit a request – just \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsc-3d.com\u002Fcontact-us\u002F\">contact us\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fevan-stanek.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16563\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fevan-stanek.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fevan-stanek-240x300.jpg.webp 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>GSC’s Evan Stanek has over 10 years of experience as an Electrical Applications Engineer. Prior to GSC, he worked as an engineer in the broadcasting field designing panel layouts and schematics\u002Finstallations for transmitter control systems, as well as network and control layouts for radio studios. Evan is a certified SOLIDWORKS Electrical Trainer and Electrical Applications Engineer (CSWE).\u003C\u002Fp>","2020-08-24T11:00:33",{"node":36,"__typename":45},{"nicename":37,"description":38,"slug":39,"name":40,"firstName":40,"lastName":5,"avatar":41,"__typename":44},"gsc","GSC fuels customer success with 3D engineering solutions for design, simulation, data management, electrical schematics, PCB, technical documentation, and 3D printing, as well as the most comprehensive consulting, technical support, and training in the industry. As a leading provider of SOLIDWORKS solutions, HP, and Markforged 3D printing technologies, GSC’s world-class team of dedicated professionals have helped numerous companies innovate and increase productivity by leveraging advanced technologies to drive 3D business success. Founded in 1989, GSC is headquartered in Germantown, WI. 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