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    Started new job today: Oh no! AutoCad!

    Sorry, I don't want to beat you down about the ACAD surprise that you've apparently encountered but this NEVER came up prior to your being offered this position? If so, it is a pretty glaring oversight. On the other hand, I'm going to pat your back and say that I might have made the same...
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    Need laptop recommendations

    Nothing against Windows 7 but unless you're sure that you'll be upgrading to SW2010 there's no guarantee that you'll be able to run SW2001+ on that OS. I'm not sure about Vista either. What OS are/were you running on? Hate to see you spend money and not be able to run your version of...
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    Checking models in from Explorer

    BT, The short answer is, "you can't". According to the SW training material, if you have BOTH SW and SW Explorer loaded on a system then you have the ability to check out SW files. We do not have the ability, however, to check in SW files from SW Explorer. Best regards, Chris Gervais...
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    Reading Custom Properties from a Part

    Steve, Try this: Dim swApp as SldWorks.SldWorks Dim swModeal as SldWorks.ModelDoc2 Dim swCusPropMgr as SldWorks.CustomPropertyManager Dim AddStatus as Long Dim Value as String Dim ResValue as String 'add/create custom property AddStatus = swCusPropMgr.Add2("Description", swCustomInfoText...
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    can I turn multiple connected lines into a single polyline or entity?

    How about using the Fit Spline command? This is pretty close to PEDIT in ACAD. I just tried it in a drawing and so I know it's available in that mode. Best regards, Chris Gervais Application Engineer CSWP, CSWST
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    Tap into a blind hole

    Ditto to CBL's suggestion. Best regards, Chris Gervais Application Engineer CSWP, CSWST
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    "Check for Updates. . ." not working

    Joe, Not to split hairs but when SP1 came out there was an issue retrieving files from an SP0 vault which required that the client and server both be at the same SP level. It's still an issue if you have a vault running at SP0. I just had to help someone with that problem yesterday. To...
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    In-context editing. When to use it ,When not to.

    In general, I tend to caution people on the use of in-conext (or as some people call it "top-down") design for the reasons already stated above. Additionally, I prefer "bottom-up" design because that is how things get manufactured. Having said that, I do admit that "top-down" technique does...
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    Transition files into PDMWE

    SuperMPG, I don't have a good answer to your question other than to suggest that you may want to speak to someone about data migration as part of your implementation. They may be able to pull this off. Best regards, Chris Gervais Application Engineer CSWP, CSWST
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    PDMWorks Viewer question

    Hi Dan, Yes, Enterprise has a view that can do what you're asking. That's one of the advantages it has over Workgroup. Best regards, Chris Gervais Application Engineer CSWP, CSWST
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    Changes to toolbars not being remembered

    I agree w/ EEnd. This is definitely a registry permissions thing. At the very least, you need access to HKCU\Software\SolidWorks. Chris Gervais Application Engineer CSWP, CSWST
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    Roll forward not working?

    C1, I found this in the SW Knowledge Base (note the last paragraph in the answer): Solution Id: S-034223 Category: FAQ Keyword: Components Link: Question: Every time an assembly is opened, a warning is received stating, "This document contains other parts and/or assemblies that were...
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    2009 toolbox

    swforge, Sorry, I haven't seen that "misalignment" behavior before. As far as the model document path issue is concerned, my thinking is if they read differently then that is a problem. Are you seeing a mapped location for the model reference versus a UNC path for the Toolbox drag and drop...
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    2009 toolbox

    swforge, The message that's being thrown by SW is telling you that the Toolbox part file has already been opened from a different location than the Toolbox folder that you're trying to drag and drop from. (I.e. when you open the assembly it's grabbing the reference to your screw from Folder...
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    #12 Gauge Perf Crashing SolidWorks

    Just FYI, Cosmetic Hole Patterns came in with 2008. Chris Gervais Application Engineer CSWP, CSWST
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