Gestures have helped speed up a lot of what I do in SolidWorks. So mush so, that I would like to create more of them.
I would like to be able to create new gesture wheels that I could make active with a hot key. Then I could have two or more gesture wheels for drawings, assemblies, etc.
Does...
Hello,
I have a save and close macro that I have been using for years. Very handy. We just upgraded to 2012. They added (I guess in 2011) an "Apply" button in the Custom Property Task Pane. If you forget to hit the button, it will prompt you when you close the part. With my simple macro, it...
I was hoping someone could help me. Is there API access to the Filter at the top of the Feature Manager Tree? I want to write a macro that would populate that field or clear that field.
Thanks,
Chris
I’m trying to write a simple macro that will put the three standard views on a drawing. I have found many threads that discuss this topic. I've also found a few macros to do this. I’m pretty sure the code should include:
swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle swAutomaticScaling3ViewDrawings, True...
Anytime that I have had graphics issues that make no sense, I go and get the latest driver for my video card. Even if SolidWorks hasn't tested it yet. So far, it has worked everytime.
Good luck,
Chris
Thanks. A while back my boss asked me to add two custom properties together in our BOM. I rooted around in the SolidWorks Help until I found it.
The adding numbers together was under Detailing and Drawings/Equations in Tables/Defining Table Equations by Mathematical Operations on Custom...
It depends whether you are talking about adding numbers or words together.
For numbers, double click on the top of the column and add an equation. Select the equation symbol. From the Custom pull down, select your Custom Property. Then type in the "+" sign. Go back to the Custom pull down and...
I have written a macro that I use to assign custom properties to the components that balloons are attached to in my assembly drawings. I use split balloons, where the top is the detail number and the bottom is the drawing number. I would like to be able to do the same thing with...
Jterry,
The best way is to modify the SWBrowser.mdb database. Make a backup of this file first, just in case.
Open it up and look for the AM_DATA_HW_TappedHole table. This is where the Hole Wizard gets the Metric tapped hole information from. Add a new entry for your M14x1. You...
Hello All,
I’m having trouble finding the API commands to get and set Hole Callout information in a drawing. I want to change the tolerance type and values of a Hole Callout dimension. Below is the code that just changes the type to bilateral. It works fine for regular display dimensions, but...
CorBlimeyLimey,
Sorry, I didn’t explain it correctly. When I created the Settings file under the IT login, the System Options was the only item not grayed out when I restored the file. Under my own login, everything was grayed out.
You got me thinking about permissions. I Googled registry...
I’m supposed to have full administrative rights on my box. But just to be sure I just had our IT guy come and login with all administrative rights for my computer as well as the network. Under his login I was able to Restore, but the only option available was System Options. Keyboard...
