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Hidden Solidworks commands

Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
Does anyone no where I can find a document with hidden SW commands. There are some key strokes and commands in SW that are not always listed in the help, or if they are they are overlooked very easy.

For example a user call me today asking how can he get normal to but from the opposite direction... solution select "Normal to" again and it flips the direction.

This is just one of those basic hidden commands, and I don't know if someone has made a document of these commands or not already.

Thanks in Advance,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

You seek 'undocumented features'? Isn't that just a programmers name for 'bugs'?

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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580

 

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

You can find non-obvious commands or command combinations in various 'tips & tricks' type presentations (user groups, World, etc).  Very few of these are actually undocumented or hidden, though you often have to know the right thing to search for and/or wade through several results of such a search.

I doubt there's a master/comprehensive list, as what is hidden to one person is often basic functionality to another.  It depends on what you need/expect out of the software on a daily basis.  Many users would consider something hidden if they didn't already know about it - I've had users ask me how to do something when the command to do it was already on their main toolbars.

 

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

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(OP)
I guess that means I will be starting my own Hidden Command Document, so it won't be hidden any longer.

Thanks,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Tools->Customize->Keyboard(Tab)
- Enable "Only Show Commands with Shortcuts Assigned"
- Then "Print List..."

If you are a button clicker, you can find the hidden commands by going through the different Categories of:
Tools->Customize->Commands(Tab)

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
That's not what I am looking for... looking for commands within the application that is not listed. Shortcut keys are pretty well known, except for Ctrl-Q and the function that it does.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Select Face to view
CTRL+Sel Face to point upwards
Hit CTRL+8 or Normal To

You can take all the SolidWorks classes if you don't mind spending a lot of money and pick through the pages to find the Commands which are hidden in the books like
Tab+Select to pick Work Part and
Shift+Select to pick transparent faces when Select through transparency is activated

Hold Alt and click the Triad Arrows to rotate by RH Rule.
This uses the Snap Value for View Rotation
CTRL generally reverses the direction for example Orthographic View Rotation with Shift+Arrow.

Michael

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
I have all the training books up to 2009 from working with a VAR for 8 years... not crazy about spending all my time looking through those books, but its is an option to review some time.

CBL - I didn't see a Document in that forum message... and i only skimmed through it, I didn't read each post. I will look at this later when I have more time.

Thanks guys,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

If you're compiling a list; pressing the space bar once brings up the view orientation menu.  I figured that out by accident one day - it's in no tutorial.

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Scott, how about making a one of ourselves. I'll be happy to learn and share :)

Deepak Gupta
SW 2009 SP4.1 & 2007 SP5.0
MathCAD 14.0
Boxer's Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Scott,

For keystrokes, those are viewable in the Customize window under keystrokes.  The list can be saved out to an excel file.  The list will vary slighty depending on which document type is loaded, so you may wish save it off three times, one time with each of the document times open (drawing, assemby, and part).

Phil Sluder is going to do a "What's Old with SolidWorks" presentation at SolidWorks World 2011 that will cover functions that old timers might miss because we are old timers. :)

However, that doesn't cover everything.  For example, the method to create a point location (called Virtual Sharp in SolidWorks) is nearly cryptic.  First, you have to know they are called "virtual sharps".  Second, the online help doesn't even tell you that they can be created in drawings!  It only talks about sketches and 3D sketches.  Thrid, the workflow to make a "virtual sharp" element is very counter-intuitive.  There's still many examples of this kind of shortfall in the documentation.

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
Good point fcsuper! virtual sharps are one of those mysterious items in SW and that is exactly the kind of stuff I am looking for. I probably have enough to start my document since I have spoke to all the CAD users here at Berry to see what they think is hidden. I will probably start this after SW world, since its my responsibility to get the PO to send everyone... looks like we have 12 attending SWW this year from Berry. Could be tad more going still.

You have peaked my curiosity in regards to the what we "Old Timers" are going to miss.

Best Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Dan - please convince me to use the SW P&ID import.  I've always used Visio.  Very simple program, and that's all I need.

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Can't do it.  I've been digging into this hidden functionality for over a week, and nobody seems to be able to tell me how it actually works (although I have a general idea).  We use Visio as well.

Dan

www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

I just found one that (amazingly) I've never accidentally done before (until now).  Shift-MMB and move the mouse for auto zoom.

Dan

www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

MMB has more to offer with alt and ctrl, too.

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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

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Using the alt key when dragging a component in assembly to reorder it will prevent it from falling into a subassembly, if you are placing it near that subassembly.

Use the alt key to move a drawing view without having to be super close zoom on the view.

How about shift + arrow keys to rotate 90° at a time.

Are these new for your list or just useful?

Christopher Zona - Product Designer
Loretto, Ontario

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

"Enter" to repeat last command

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

krywarick6 (Automotive)     
8 Dec 10 12:39
Using the alt key when dragging a component in assembly to reorder it will prevent it from falling into a subassembly, if you are placing it near that subassembly.
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That is awesome! I've missed out on that one for far too long. I usually end up moving parts under other parts and then moving but this rocks! Good post!

Tony Greising-Murschel
Windows 7 x64
Core i7 870 - 8GB
Nvidia Quadro FX 580
SolidWorks 2010 SP3.0

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

So give him a star!

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Alt+0176 = ° but that's just ASCII functionality.

• As mjcole said, CTRL+8 will go 'Normal To', hit it again and it'll flip it 180°.
• ALT dragging a part in an assembly will 'auto-create' mates depending on what you grab, and where.
• Hit the 'F' key for zoom to fit (default SW setting)
• Surprisingly, many do not know the power of the 'S' key.
• ALT+0149= •
 

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Design Manager/Senior Designer
M9 Defense
My Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Press Alt to reorder part in assemblies or parts and sub assy in Top level assemblies  

Deepak Gupta
SW 2009 SP4.1 & 2007 SP5.0
MathCAD 14.0
Boxer's Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Here is my tip
When using the mouse wheel to modify a dimension
Holding the control key increases the spin box increment by 10
Holding the alt key decreases the spin box increment by 10
 

Jim Self
SW10 SP4.0
Dell Precision T7500
Win 7 64bit
6GB Ram
Quaddro FX 4800
dlplimited.com  

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Jim I guess it's

Holding the control key increases/decreases the spin box increment by 100

Holding the alt key increases/decreases the spin box increment by 1

Deepak Gupta
SW 2009 SP4.1 & 2007 SP5.0
MathCAD 14.0
Boxer's Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

This is how it works for me
I have my spin box increment set to 0.1mm
The control key gives an increment of 1.0mm
The alt Key gives an increment of 0.01mm

I fined this very useful for tweaking dimensions and a lot quicker than typing in small changes    

Jim Self
SW10 SP4.0
Dell Precision T7500
Win 7 64bit
6GB Ram
Quaddro FX 4800
dlplimited.com  

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

So basically Ctrl key give 10 times increment and Alt keys give 1/10 times increment of spin box setting

Shift + C to collapse a Feature manager tree.

Deepak Gupta
SW 2009 SP4.1 & 2007 SP5.0
MathCAD 14.0
Boxer's Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
OK I started writing this Document and I am going through these posts.

Quote:

mjcole:

Select Face to view
CTRL+Sel Face to point upwards
Hit CTRL+8 or Normal To

I am not seeing hte benefit here, what I am doing wrong?

I understand if I select a face and click Ctrl+8 it goes Normal To, if i click Ctrl+8 again it reverses it just like Normal to does, but the other 2 I am not following.


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ctopher

Command Line Commands

Ctopher - How do you use these commands you listed? Are you still using the 2D Emulator? My SW 2010 add-in no longer lists it.

Thanks Everyone I have some good information here... any one have anything else they want to add? I will post this when I have my completed copy.

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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F5 Toggles Filter toolbar on/off
F6 Clears active filters
F9 Hides/shows the feature manager
F10 Hides/shows command manager
F11 Full Screen
 

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Design Manager/Senior Designer
M9 Defense
My Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Print shaded views in hi res (no jaggies)
Ctrl + P | Page Setup | Check 'High Quality' | OK

Paste external graphics in at high res (importing JPEG's or PDF's give rotten resolution) I've used this to paste customer artwork onto drawings:

Open in bitmap editor (paint.net is free, works well) trim to suit, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, toggle to SW, Ctrl+V to paste onto drawing. Once in the drawing, RMB (over bitmap) | Properties | specify scale to suit.

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Thanks for taking the time to compile this info and sharing it

A star for you

Patrick

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

If you press Ctrl while sketching, no relations will be created. However this doesn't work with convert entities.
 

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Great Matt, I too would love to do that :)

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
No I don't mind... going to post on my site as well. When I get access back to it. Home box died and I don't have the cash to fork over for a new one.

Cheers,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

How about creating a common Google spread sheet and share the link. So that everyone can contribute to list and it'll be available updated to everyone.

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
Only problem I have with that is not everything listed or given is actually a hidden command. Some of the stuff can actually be found in the help. I started this post to find commands users are not given in the help or in a Tutorial.

If I did that, then and someone give a suggestion, it would have to be reviewed to qualify, IMO.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Some of the items listed above are indeed in the Help, but too many of these handy tools are still not well-enough known.  As this thread has illustrated, the list keeps growing.  My suggestion is to include all these handy things.  I also like the common Google spreadsheet idea.  Perhaps we can all use this similar to Wikipedia, where the user community can update it and annotate it.  Maybe too the items that are documented in the SWX Help can be moved to one tab separate from the undocumented tips.

I have many bookmarks to several sites for Tips and Tricks as well as accumulating my copy and paste collection of them.  I'll bet others have done the same.  It would be nice to put our heads together and collaborate on a nicely arranged document that is a superset of this information.  Along that note, maybe it can include a tab for hyperlinks.

- - -Updraft

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
No Problem ctopher... it is using the 2D Emulator and I don't have that add-in, maybe because of the Admin image, I am not sure. I have seen other issues caused by using that add-in and I have always recommended users to turn it off.

Updraft,

Uncommon versus hidden are 2 different things for me. Uncommon to me is more of a Tips and Tricks link versus being added to Hidden Commands Document. Hidden Commands are not listed anywhere and unless you accidently click it or someone tells you, you have no clue it exists.

I have the Hidden Commands uploaded to Google Docs, but I have not released to everyone yet. I still have to add images to it. Since it did not copy everything from my Word doc to Google Doc. I still don't want uncommon commands added, only hidden commands... kind of defeats the purpose of hidden commands title don't you think?

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Scott we can always make a PDF with a link in the end. Anyone wish to add to the file, can mail or go to that link and add. Finally, the PDF can be updated.

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

One more to add:

Zoom out/In: z/Z and Shift + z/Z

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Scott, if you have this in Gdocs, that is good enough.  I'll simply link to it once you get it published to all.   Thanks for the effort!

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

I just thought of one more and it's more of a Windows trick but applies to Solidworks as well.

For naming features, parts, assemblies, design table configs, etc where you would normall have a slash, like 3/4, you can use the character called "Fractioni Slash".

To find it open up your Character Map (start->run->"charmap" <enter>). Check "Advanced View". Then at the bottom search for "slash" and choose the "Fraction Slash".

This allows you have architectural-type callouts in names.

Tony Greising-Murschel, CSWP
Windows 7 x64
Core i7 870 - 8GB - RAID0 SSD
Nvidia Quadro FX 580
SolidWorks 2011 SP1.0

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Scott,

Maybe a little late to the party, but here's one I just thought of.  I checked, and I didn't find it in the Help file.  Of course you know that when you RMB on a face and choose "Select Other", that face disappears and the box comes up with everything else that's under your selection.  What many people don't know (myself included until someone told me) is that while the Select Other command is active you can continue to RMB on faces and make them disappear.  No limit to the number of faces you can remove in this manner.  You can then select anything that is visible - even if that thing was not in the popup list of "select other" entities.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
Here is the link to the Google Document. I still need to make some updates since the images are not showing up in the page and I have a couple of new ones to add to it.

It is read-only:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcvxIsCL4swPkwk1opeQcKiCW7uspGjP6lPK1dOyxnQ/edit?hl=en&amp;authkey=CObIlYQF

If the link doesn't work let me know

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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First, thank you very much for doing this.  Second, see error below.
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Google Docs has encountered a server error. If reloading the page doesn't help, please contact us.

To discuss this or other issues, visit the Google Docs Help forum. To see the list of known problems, check the Google Docs Known Issues page.


Sorry, and thanks for your help!
- The Google Docs Team

Rob Stupplebeen

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Scott,

Could you update Virtual Sharps to include the alternate terms found in ASME Y14.5-2009 and elsewhere.  

"also known by the term Point Location or various other names"

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
I updated it with you what you posted. If you need anything else updated let me know here or per my website.

Thanks

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
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I just loaded the link to my resources website: http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php

I'll also likely do a report about this document on my blog at some point (after SolidWorks World?).  I've already done articles about some of these items in the past, and I may pick out other items from time to time to do individual expanded articles about them.

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
As long as I get credit for the Document I am fine with you or anyone else using it.

If I use something from someone else and I know the source, I give that user the credit that they deserve, I expect the same in return.

Best Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

One to add maybe?
While in sketch mode (or anytime), select "F3" to turn on snap mode.

Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Quote:

From Tony on SW forums (https://forum.solidworks.com/message/196329#196329)
alt 0216 large dia symbol
alt 0248 small dia symbol

Strictly speaking... no.  These are Scandinavian characters and you can see the difference in the stroke slope.  

There is only one dia symbol, unicode 8960 but the corresponding alt code is rarely supported anywhere.  

Piddling?  Perhaps.  But you'd be surprised what complaints you have to deal with when documenting designs for gov't lab that doesn't feel like paying up.   

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

From Jason Kerns on SW forums:

To expand the Feature Manager tree, select the top of the tree (where the file name is there) and hit the asterisk key * (works with keyboard asterisk key only not with shift + 8)

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
That is pretty interesting Markku... how did you figure that out?? or were you a SW developer in another life googly eyes

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
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GEASWUG Greater Evansville Area SWUG Leader
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This doesn't appear to work well with SolidWorks 2010.  When is the last time you tried this out.  The menu comes up, but doesn't open ske files (error comes up instead).  When I saved a ske file and put it into the holewiz file, I tried to use it, but another error came up at that point.

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(OP)
I did get some errors, but I was able to get an Open Dialog box for the *.ske files.

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
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GEASWUG Greater Evansville Area SWUG Leader
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Thanks for the trick Markku thumbsup

I can make mine and use them but I can't open the one I made or the existing one... LOL

peace

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Here's one that's changed in 2011 and isn't explained in the Help.  To add a decal that isn't in the Decals folder (without PV360) go to the Display Manager, click View Decals, RMB beneath the Open Decal Library button, and select Add Decal...  I'm sure they could have made that more nebulous, but I'm not sure how.

Dan

www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

When dropping a series of notes into a drawing, the notes will be merged if one is dropped on or near another; holding the Shift key will prevent the merger.

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Have you tried ALT+F4... ?

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

SBaugh: "That is pretty interesting Markku... how did you figure that out?? or were you a SW developer in another life"

Found it years ago from the (surprise!) internet smile

fcsuper:"This doesn't appear to work well with SolidWorks 2010.  When is the last time you tried this out."

Propably with 2007, this might be ancient stuff that has not been actively updated by SW and that's why you are getting errors...don't really know.

br
Markku

 

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Here's a super simple one... If you have SolidWorks files open and want to drag/drop another one open, but don't want it associated with any currently open files... (part into a part, or part into an assembly). You can drag/drop it onto the SolidWorks logo at the top left corner. No need to minimize your open files.

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Right-click. It's friggin' magic!
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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

There is something to the saying "I've forgotten more than most people know." A bunch of these I use regularly. Just picked them up so didn't consider them hidden. Even Markku's trick was one I learned many moons ago and never really used so I forgot it. And that isn't the only one. I think is you search the comp.cad.solidworks archives you might find a few more.

Here are some really hidden ones:

from the solidworks program files directory

sldworks /b  "Starts SW. Window is shrunk to about 640x480 size. "
sldworks /d  "Starts SW in Developer Mode"
sldworks /m path to macro "Opens SW and runs macro"
sldworks /p  "Prints whatever document is given as an argument"

I would say that /b would be useful if, somehow, SW had a window problem where you couldn't get at the edges like when running in a default 640x480 window.

/m can be dangerous or very useful to CAD Admin types. I gave it an argument to a macro that ran and had no way to shut it down. For that SW must be killed (Alt-F4)

And then for some more, that are really windows functionality that almost nobody uses:

On the keypad try + - * when in a fair sized feature tree. They expand and shrink the tree in a context sensitive way.





 

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RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

I haven't seen anyone mention this, but if you double click the MMB it will 'zoom to fit'.  This is in the solids and dwgs.

I think this was a feature added on 2009 and above - I don't think it worked in 2008 and below...someone can confirm?

OFS Brands
South Central Indiana

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Yesterday, holding Ctrl-Windows-Tab-L keystroke popped up a dancing Leprechaun. Today, nothing. Huh?

I'll have to try this again next year. Diego

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

(OP)
The Hidden Commands Document has beeen updated. Changes include the links to the Help locations provided by "Jim Wilkinson" of SW.

I will try and review some of hte above suggestions when I have more time to review them and I will update everyone on the changes.

Best Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
GEASWUG Greater Evansville Area SWUG Leader
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If you hover anywhere over the command manager, you can mouse scroll through the tabs. This may come in handy for someone with many tabs.

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Maybe more of a tip/trick, but I only just found it and I think it's ace! Hold RMB and you get a wheel, move the mouse up/down/L/R and you can select various tools/actions depending on whether you're in drawing/model/assembly. SOOOO fast when dimensioning parts on a drawing!

I'm easily pleased...

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

hititfaster...I don't get that.  What version are you running?  (I'm on 2009)

OFS Brands
South Central Indiana

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Ah...thanks for the heads up.

I'm hoping our company will spring for some new licenses now that the economy is better...for us at least.  We've had nothing but problems with 2009...wish we would have stayed with 2008.  hopefully the newer versions are more stable.

(Sorry for the thread jack)

OFS Brands
South Central Indiana

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

Mouse gestures > s Key bar. I'm a mouse gestures kind of guy!

Certified SolidWorks Professional

RE: Hidden Solidworks commands

I'm on 2011. I tend to use the 's' key when I want tables and I find it useful when modelling, but when drawing that mouse gestures feature is great - so much less distance travelled to select dimension. I love discovering things like this!

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