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Gtol.sym (Symbols library)

Gtol.sym (Symbols library)

Gtol.sym (Symbols library)

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Where in SolidWorks do you specify the path to the Gtol.sym file?

This is the file that governs what your symbols library looks like.

I attached an image of the symbols library GUI.

Now that I've customized it, I want to make sure all my users can pointed to a central place on the network.  But, for the life of me I can't find where to specify this [assumingly] in the Tools --> System Options.  Can someone help?? :)

_jack

Jack Lapham
Design Systems Engineer (E20)
Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
www.leupold.com

RE: Gtol.sym (Symbols library)

Unfortunately the lack of ability to use a shared common location for the Gtol.sym file is one of the failings of SW.

You will have to create a master Gtol.sym file and copy it to each and every computer needing access to any custom symbols.  

RE: Gtol.sym (Symbols library)

This is something they get bugged about constantly.  Rumor has it that there's been a relunctance on their part to fix it because the current method for using the gtol.sym file is so deep in the code that they would have to do a major rewrite to fix this issue.

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group

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