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  1. dmctiernan

    Workgroup PDM and MSMQ Triggers

    Hi All, I was hoping that someone can help with this one. I am currently doing some automation with Workgroup PDM and I want to utilise Triggers/Notifications however I am unsure what is the best way to implement them. In my mind I want a windows service that monitors the MSMQ queue for...
  2. dmctiernan

    Workgroup PDM..... Has it a future?

    Hi Macduff, They weren't too sure how the migration was going to be handled, however he did point out that there are two small utilities located within "C:\Program Files\PDMWorks Workgroup\Vault" called "pdmwexport.exe" and "pdmwimport.exe" which at the moment are supposed to be used for...
  3. dmctiernan

    Workgroup PDM..... Has it a future?

    Well, I have just finished some PDM training and my VAR has unofficially informed me that Solidworks have basically halted any further development on Workgroup PDM, as we may have seen over the past few major releases there have been very little new features/functionality added. What he...
  4. dmctiernan

    PDMWorks Workgroup Folder setup/recommendations

    Hi All, I am currently implementing PDMWorks Workgroup at our company. We use a non-descriptive 7 digit part number for all files. We are a projects based company manufacturing bespoke equipment for food processing plants. Although the majority of the projects are bespoke we do use alot of...
  5. dmctiernan

    solidworks 2006 crashing after installing service pack 3

    Its a pretty mixed response on this issue......either everything has gone perfect or its been a complete disaster story. Unfortunately its been the latter for me. I will have to adopt the approach of "if its not broken don't try to fix it".
  6. dmctiernan

    PACK AND GO PROBLEM

    I have fond this to be a big problem for a long time, definitely in 2007 and 2008. Its a real pain because less experienced engineers have managed to make a mess of the original project files, luckily enough we had backups, but this is a real serious problem. No when we copy files we have to...
  7. dmctiernan

    solidworks 2006 crashing after installing service pack 3

    Hie berkshire, I can really understand your headache with this one. My experience of XP SP3 has been a bad experience also.................however slightly different. One Monday of last week, I unpacked a brand new Dell workstation (tested on the SW website), powered up, connected to the...
  8. dmctiernan

    SP 4.0 Apparently Available

    I keep getting an error message (Error 1402) when installing DWGEditor, e-Drawings and SW Explorer. Has anyone else experienced this error, if so how did you resolve it. Thanks, Declan
  9. dmctiernan

    Why use C# instead of VB.NET?

    Not to sound too stupid, but what is the main reason for writing an application in a particular language?. Why use C# instead of VB.NET or vice versa?. Is it simply a matter of what the preferred language of the programmer is or is there another reason. Example: If two applications were written...
  10. dmctiernan

    Hole Wizard - Pre-Selection vs. Post-Selection

    I always pre-select where possible, because 3DSketches can lead to stupid headaches if you're not paying attention. Attached is an example of a few 12mm S/St plates that got manufactured and for some reason they wouldn't match up with their corresponding clearance hole plates. The clearance hole...
  11. dmctiernan

    PDMWorks API and VB.NET (2005)

    Hi All, I'm new to using VB.NET and I am trying to do some api stuff with PDMWorks and I just cannot seem to get my application to connect to PDMWorks. Below is the error message I receive, if any can shed some light on what it means in plain english and more importantly what do I need to do to...
  12. dmctiernan

    SW Explorer file referencing problem?

    Hi All, I had a few comments/complaints from the rest of the guys in our design office in relation to file reference issues when an Project (ie. a top level assembly) is copied using Pack & Go. The top level assembly file is selected when in SW Explorer and all files and drawings are checked to...
  13. dmctiernan

    Part Numbering & Copying Projects

    Hi Bradley, I had a bit of a play around with PDMWorks Workgroup on a test vault I setup on my home PC. I have been testing project naming and different ways of viewing and searching for files. It just lead me to yet another question. I cna definitely see the benefits. In order to re-use parts...
  14. dmctiernan

    Part Numbering & Copying Projects

    Hi Bradley, At the moment we use a 4 digit project code for each conveyor system we build. If I want to copy a previous project as a starting point for a new project, I simply use SW Explorer (Pack & Go) and copy all files (parts, assemblies and drawings) into a new folder and also change the 4...
  15. dmctiernan

    Part Numbering & Copying Projects

    Hi All, I work for a company that manufactures conveyor systems and bespoke equipment for food processing plants. Recently we have decided on a 7-digit non-significant sequential part numbering scheme (xxxxxxx). This number will be used as both the part number in our custom properties and also...
  16. dmctiernan

    Drawing Standards and Best Practices for Solidworks

    Hi All, I was recently handed the nasty task of creating our company's manual for drawing standards and best practices for Solidworks. Not 100% sure where to start and what sort of info needs to be included. Just hoping some of you guys may have done a similar task and may be able to share some...
  17. dmctiernan

    2007 SP5.0

    I got issues when trying to do the upgrade SW2007 SP05 installed fine SWExplorer installed fine DWGEditor installed fine SW2007 Help File, couldn't be downloaded because it couldn't be located on the Solidworks server??? according to the error message. PDMWorks 2007 Server SP05 downloaded...
  18. dmctiernan

    Part Numbering + Database Question

    Hi printing724, Its sounds like you have a pretty comprehensive system in use. It would be excellent if you could share a copy of the Access DB with me to help me get started. Many Thanks, Declan.
  19. dmctiernan

    Part Numbering + Database Question

    Hi Matt, The auto-assigning of the part numbers is the piece of the puzzle I'm trying to solve. I can create a database in MS Access but getting it to auto-assign a number is a whole new matter. I just want to eliminate the need to type information twice. At the moment I have the following: 1)...
  20. dmctiernan

    Part Numbering + Database Question

    Hi All, Just wondering what others are doing in relation to part numbering and file naming. I know this has been discussed before, I'm just wondering if anyone has any fresh thoughts on the matter. I also need some suggestions on creating a part numbering database for use in a multiuser...

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