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  1. SWVB101

    How can you update the Drawing Template via macro?

    We have several revisions of our Title block... The new versions are saved over the old ones with the same name and location... To manually update them... you go to the sheet properties and click Reload in the Sheet Format/Size frame... I recorded a macro... but it (and what I tried to derive...
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    Update ACAD04/05 printer drivers after load...

    I am using BlackIce to generate TIFS from Named Views in a drawing... BlackIce (by default) sets the filenames to strings of incrementing letters... AA8.tif ... AA9.tif ... AAA.tif ... AAB.tif ... AAC.tif ...etc... Which you then have to go through and rename them... Using the BlackIce...
  3. SWVB101

    Get Value By Name? (SWAPI)

    You can set properties and other values, such as dimensions, to notes via SW Addressing, For example: DWG Number: $PRP:"SW-File Name" Scale: $PRP:"SW-Sheet Scale" Current Sheet: $PRP:"SW-Current Sheet" Total Sheets: $PRP:"SW-Total Sheets" Weight: "SW-Mass@@Default@partnum.SLDASM" LBS But is...
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    Suppress Notifications in SW04 ?

    Does ANYONE know a way to suppress Notifications in SW 2004? We have a PDM system setup, and when A part is checked in, the Parts and Assemblies get copied to a shared network folder, for use in quick loading... So the only parts we need to check out, are the ones being changed... There are...
  5. SWVB101

    Add folders to the left pane in Open Dialog (SW04)

    We just upgraded (finally) to SW 2004 (from 01+)... Anyways... Is there a way to add folders to the Open Dialog box, in the left Pane? Mine currently includes: History My Documets Desktop Favorites Network Folders There are several other folders I would like to add to this list...
  6. SWVB101

    Part.ViewDispHideAll ??? SWAPI question

    In SolidWorks (SW01+)... If you record a macro and click: View>Hide All Types Then open the macro, it shows this command: Part.ViewDispHideAll But if you try to use that command in a VB program (or even try to run the macro that you recorded), it says that the command does not exist (object...
  7. SWVB101

    How do you add a TAB to the Feature Tree in SW?

    Has anyone here ever added a tab to the feature manager tree in SolidWorks? I have done a reasonable amount of SWAPI programming and never really ran into adding tabs... Is it possible with the SWAPI alone or do you need to be a cerified SW Partner and get special software to do so? I assume...
  8. SWVB101

    Preview SW Parts/Drawings in Windows Explorer ?

    Does anyone know if it is possible to preview Drawings / Models in Windows Explorer (for Win XP)? Like the way Pictures, Videos, html, etc... are previewed in that little frame on the left (if the folders and everything else is off) If so, I think you would need to tweak the registery... If...
  9. SWVB101

    Macro HELP... DisplayDimension and Dimension objects

    In A SolidWorks drawing... When you select a Dimension the SelectionManager returns an object with the type value of 14 (Dimension) I want to be able to select a dimension in solidworks and press a button to change the precision of the dimension and it's tolerance... to do this you must use...
  10. SWVB101

    EPS file from SW Drawing

    Does anyone know a way to produce Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files from SolidWorks drawings?
  11. SWVB101

    SW API: creating and positioning NOTES in part model sketch

    SW API - VB6 - SW01+ Has anyone had any luck creating and positioning NOTES in a SW part model and/or sketch... I believe you are supposed to use ModelDoc2:InsertNewNote3 to insert the note... Then use the selection manager to select the newly created note... then use Note:SetTextPoint to...
  12. SWVB101

    SW API Question: bug when drawing lines, etc w/ macros

    I have a question about SolidWorks API, dealing with using VB & Macros to draw lines in model sketches and drawing views... If you have the display at "Zoom All" and you use a program to start drawing lines that are close together, the lines seem like they are using the sketch...
  13. SWVB101

    Simpler way to get Mass Props from dwg view w/ VB

    Is Their A Simpler Way To Programmatically Obtain the Mass Properties Of A Model, Given A View In A Drawing, WithOUT physically opening the Model In A new window...? I know this is possible with Assemblies... I don't see why it would be impossible with a drawing... This is A Sample Senario of...

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