None of the SWX reps on the SWX Forums have said anything about this being done over several SP's. I think this is all we are likely to get. Of course, that could change depending on user reaction.
Al
They have fixed a lot of the icons, but not all of them. I don't know if they will get around to all of them when SP3 is released, but it's a start.
Al
Sylvia,
Thanks! That worked like a charm! I had closed the file and tried to delete the file in explorer, but since SW was open, I guess the file was still locked. Brilliant!
Al
It's not that PDM software saves you time, although it can. PDM is great because it keeps you have having a dozen copies of a file, in different rev levels, floating around on everyone's systems. That can cause a LOT of trouble!
Al
Kristian,
I've had the same thing happen on my drawings. I created a proper assy file, added my parts, and then add the views to the drawings. However sometimes while working on a drawing, particularly a larger file, one or more views will become blank. I save the dwg, close the file, then...
Dan,
Configure feature sounds interesting, but how would I use it in hardware, for instance? If I were to create AN3 bolts, could I have different lengths/thread sizes that would show up with the proper part numbers in the BOM?
Al
I was working in a file, and we had a power glitch and my system shut down (we don't have UPS's hooked up to our systems). The file I was working in is now locked. I can open a copy and rename it to another name, but I cannot do a save as to get the file back to it's original name, and I cannot...
The assemblies are identical except that they are for the left and right side. Our numbering has odd numbered parts for left hand parts/asemblies/installations or for parts with no opposite, and even numbers for right hand parts/assemblies/installations. That means we can't do separate drawings...
Okay, maybe I'm doing my assemblies wrong, but the -1 and -2 assemblies are done as separate assembly files. I did not do them as different configurations of the same assembly. I can see using configurations for components like screws, washers, etc, but using configurations for assemblies never...
I must be doing something wrong. All of the part quantities for separate subassy's are in the same column, instead of separate columns. In addition, in the detail drawing, we only use the dash number (-XXX) of the parts, but in the assy and installation drawings, we use the whole part number...
I really wanted to have the bill be associative, not be spreadsheets. I really hate the way SW does BOMs. I know that NX is a higher end package, but I could easily do BOMs like this with NX.
Thanks,
Al
Good afternoon,
I'm trying to insert a BOM on my drawing. There are several assemblies (Left hand and right hand), plus several parts that are not in either assy. Solidworks will give me the parts only, but not assy part numbers, or top level parts only, or indented, with the part quantities in...
JMirisola: Why couldn't that have been in the online help? I didn't see anything like that.
djhurayt: That worked like a charm! So simple, but I didn't see that anywhere in the online help. Either I missed it or they had it hidden in another section. Thanks!!
I was able to find a macro that...
