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  1. SWCADMAN

    SW 2008 SP4.0 SCROLL BARS

    How do I turn on scroll bars...both vertical and horizantal. Thanks in Advance,
  2. SWCADMAN

    SCALE 1:2 VS 1/2

    Hi, I'm working for a new company that uses US customary scale instead of the ISO std. As you all know Solidworks automatically uses the scale ratio with a colon "1:2". Is there a way for SW to automatically insert the fractional "1/2" using custom properties? Thanks, SWCADMAN
  3. SWCADMAN

    Exploded view collapses

    Hi, I have an assembly with two cfg's...one cfg has an exploded view the other not...when I switch between cfg's the exploded view collapses automatically and I have to dbl click it every time to explode...is there a way to always have the cfg remain exploded when I switch between cfgs? Thanks...
  4. SWCADMAN

    Indeterminate value in custom properties

    Hi, In the configuration specific custom properties of a part there's a "Indeterminate" value with no name or type. It doesn't effect the title block. Why does this value appear and how can I get rid of it? Thanks in advance, SWCADMAN
  5. SWCADMAN

    CHANGE IMPORTED FEATURE COLOR

    Hi, I want to change an imported features color...I've tried to chg part, feature and body appearance color...didn't work... the only way to change the color was by selecting each individual surface. The part is a plastic enclosure with ribs, bosses, holes...it has a lot of surfaces. I do not...
  6. SWCADMAN

    NEW NVIDIA QUADRO FX GO1000 GRAPHICS CARD

    Hi, I'm looking into purchasing a Dell mobile workstation with the above mentioned video board. The SW web site has no info on this card. Does anyone know if this card will work great with SW2004? Thanks in advance. Jorge
  7. SWCADMAN

    BOM TABLE COLUMN PROP TITLE PROBLEMS

    Hi, I inserted a BOM table into a drawing that has more then one configuration. In the QTY. column header the cfg name appears in front of QTY. "cfg name/QTY.". I only want to show QTY. When I change it in the column prop title box and do a rebuild it changes back with the cfg name in front of...
  8. SWCADMAN

    Linking Excel cell to custom properties

    Hi, I have an excel string function I want to link to a custom property. Is there a way to do this task? Thanks in advance, SWCADMAN
  9. SWCADMAN

    Dual dimensions

    Hi, I use dual dimension in my drawings. SW only has right side display or top display for alt dim. Is there a way to have the alt dim on bottom? Thanks in Advance, SWCADMAN
  10. SWCADMAN

    CUSTOM PROPERTIES FOR FILE NAME

    Hi, Company std for file names is as follows "xxxx_yyyy.slddrw". "xxxx" is our PN and "yyyy" is other PN seperated with underscore. I use custom properties for title block information. Our title block part number section is for "xxxx" only. I want to have...
  11. SWCADMAN

    SW2004 PRINT "SCALE TO FIT" NOT WORKING

    When I set the resolution & scale to print "scale to fit", the border of my title block is cut off. I've been printing with this setting with previous releases 99, 2000, 2001... and never had a problem. Has anyone encountered this problem? I am forced to use a scale of 96% to print to...

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