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    Creating configurations/display for each component in an assembly Macro

    Has anyone tried to create a macro to create a configuration for each referenced component in an assembly. The macro would traverse the reference components and create a configuration for each component where each configuration would all components suppressed except one.
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    Vb.net macro question. Solidworks can't open .dll file

    Thanks for the Help. Permissions was the issue on one of the Machines. The other user is an administrator. I have the .dll saved to the network so all of the machines us the same macros file. Any other suggestions to fix the last machine.
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    Vb.net macro question. Solidworks can't open .dll file

    I have created a vb.net macro for our design group. I was able to get the macro to run on all of the machines except 2. Each time I try to run the macro on these 2 machine solidworks errors and saying that it cannot open the .dll file. Has anyone experienced this or has any suggestions on how to...
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    how to print to file using vb.net

    have a macro written in vba that i am trying to convert to vb.net. The macro prints a drawing to a *.prn file. We then use acrobat distiller to create the pdf, add watermarks, and compile with other documents. I cannot seem to get the vb.net macro to output the *.prn file. I am using the...
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    Extract Custom Properties Via Api to Excel

    Im trying to create a application to extract the parts from an assembly along with there custom properties. Everything works fine until i reach a property that has a embeded dimension. Instead of pulling the value of the dimension I am only geting the dim name (ie "D1@Extrude1@7551-01.SLDPRT")...
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    Weld symbol Text

    Yes thru the api
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    Weld symbol Text

    Does anyone know how to programmatically change the text in the tail of a weld. I am having trouble changing this text. Any help would be greatly appreciatate. I did a search and i have come up empty handed.
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    use vba to combine drawing files

    Is there a way to open all of the drawings files in a directory. Copy all of the sheets and paste the sheets into a common file using vba?
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    Toolbox and Customs fasteners

    I want to Create all of the Fasteners my company uses using the toolbox. I plan on save all of the fasteners as separate files i plan on doing this by creating all of the configurations in one file then exporting the individual files out via vba. It possible to then get the toolbox to reference...
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    BREAKING CONNECTION TO TOOLBOX IN SOLIDWORKS

    Simply set up your toolbox to save configurations as separate files. You then need to go into the pdmworks admin and Set it to allow check in of tool box components.
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    PDMWorks Workgroup-Enhancement

    im having trouble with this macro. the flat bom option doesn't seem to work properly. Also i can only get the macro to run once then i have to restart solidworks. Any suggestions?
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    dual dimensions in Chamfers

    Is is possible to display dusl dimensions in chamfer callouts.
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    Part Numbering + Database Question

    I pressently have an access database that creates part numbers for our entire group. I have it tied into pdmworks. This is the way it works. 1. An designer creates His Model. Each part in the assembly is named as it would appear in the description field. This allows the designer to model with...

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