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    sudden shut down and restart while using solidworks

    Glad to hear you figured out why your system was crashing. As for the reboot...Not sure if this is EXACTLY the same with XP but with Windows2000 but you can set your system to reboot automatically if the system crashes. It sounds as if your graphics driver was crashing your system but instead...
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    SLDDRW Printed Sheet Size Changes

    I am having the same problem. SW2003 - SP1. I had the same problem with SW2001 and 2001+ but each seemed to be corrected with SP1. Not with SW2003.
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    API, changing active sheet on multiple sheet drawing

    Hey all, I am trying to change the focus from one sheet to another in a SolidWorks drawing using VBA. Below is a clip from my macro. The swDraw.GetCurrentSheet line works fine so I think I have the correct libraries loaded but the swDraw.SheetNext (or SheetPrevious) does not work. I get...
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    FreeBSD Printing Question

    I have a small network consisting of Windowz boxes and a FreeBSD (4.7) box. I use a Netgear PS113 print server also. I have (3) printers; a Deskjet 722c, a LaserJet 6L and a Panasonic Dot matrix (old) connected to the printserver. I can print to all printers with the Windows boxes. I once...
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    How to assign SW part dimension to variables in VBA?

    Can anyone tell me the syntax for getting dimension values from a SW part and assigning these values to variables in VBA? When I run a certain macro on a certain part I want the macro to find specific dimensions in the part and assign the dimension values to variables within the macro. I've...
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    Custom Properties won't display hole pattern qty's

    THANK YOU!! It now works. I renamed the dimension name to "QtyHoles" and now it works. Originally I changed the dimension name to "QTY_Holes" (I like to do this on some dimensions because I sometimes use these dimensions in equations. This makes them more intuitive than...
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    Custom Properties won't display hole pattern qty's

    (see above) By the way...I created a note in the part, instead of the drawing, then I linked the note to the same custom property and it works as I expected.
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    Custom Properties won't display hole pattern qty's

    SolidWorks 2003 SP1.0 OS is Windows 2000 I have created a part with a Linear hole pattern. I created a custom property in that part that is linked to the quantity of holes in my hole pattern. The quantity number shows correctly in the custom properties dialog box in the model. O.K. this works...

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