Can any of you suggest a full-size (or almost full-size) wireless mouse that plays well with SolidWorks? A couple of weeks ago, I ordered a Microsoft wireless mouse, but I had a lot of problems with the wheel, and the newer M$ drivers wouldn't let me turn off wheel settings like the old...
I'm hoping that one of you could tell me that this would work...
I need to be able to count the number of instances of a specific type of hole in an assembly (in the assembly's parts).
I can use a specific name in the FeatureManager for that hole type (i.e. DOWEL HOLE) if that would help the...
All of my individual projects are stored in a master folder called "DRAFT". In most cases (95%) all project files are located only within the project subfolder, so I could rename that master folder until the cows come home--the references would fix themselves (find the files in the folder)...
Have any of you noticed any odd behavior when running macros in SP3.1? Things like 'program busy' dialogs, speed issues, etc.? We've all just upgraded to SP3.1 and we're experiencing some of these things, but there's some other things going on that could also be affecting this. I'm trying to...
Is installation (SW2006) any different if you want to give access to any user of a computer vs. a specific user (and have all customizations available to all users?
Thanks,
Brian
I occasionally create cut lists on drawings for weldment parts with multiple configurations. I've noticed that the cut list doesn't work well across configurations--if weldment properties are attached to a body, and that body is changed via configurations (for example, holes are either on or...
The system color option "Inactive Entities" controls the color of our drawing borders in our sheet formats. It also controls one other thing that I know of--inactive grab handles (the 3Dish arrows that you can use to drag an extrusion to size, for example).
Are any of you aware of any other...
I get very mixed results when I insert (embed) an Excel file in a drawing using the Insert... Object command. Excel files with a small number of columns (three or four) seem to work fine, while larger ones are often cut short (all columns do not display). Sometimes by messing with the Excel...
We started using SolidWorks in February/March of this year.
We store our SW files in project folders--a top-level "Drafting" folder that has subfolders for clients, then for individual projects (and allfiles for a project are in that low-level project folder).
At the start of the new year, we...
I see in SW2006 (SP2.0) in Options... File Locations a "Hole Wizards Favorites Database." Does anybody know what that folder does (beyond the obvious--hold Hole Wizard Favorites)? Maybe there's some extra drag-and-drop functionality or something? I don't see anything in Help.
Thanks,
Brian
Are there any ill effects if a material that's applied to a part is missing from the Materials Library? It doesn't appear to me that there are; if you try to edit the material you get a "Could not find material" dialog box, but you can then apply a new material.
I ask because I'm about to redo...
I want to add a column to my BOM that contains an equation. The equation in plain English:
Logical Test: Is custom property "OverrideQty" is equal to (blank)?
True: Value is equal to column "QTY."
False: Value is equal to custom property "OverrideQty"
The actual equation...
We do a lot of weldment parts which are primarily wire. If it's a complex weldment, we'd typically want to break out views of individual cut list items (bodies). I know to insert drawing views with the "Relative to Model" option to get just the body I want; however wire parts usually have only...
I just got my new Dell M70 laptop--love it, except for one thing. I asked for (and got) the WUXGA resolution. It's very sharp, but the text is extremely small and kills my eyes. I played around with some of the display settings & was able to increase font (DPI) size in that resolution, but it...
I'm considering the use of 2006's General Tables, but have two questions:
1. It appears that you cannot save any text within the tables in a templates--can anybody verify this?
2. Can you (and if so, how easy would it be to) populate the cells of a General Table with values from an Excel...
Our prototype department frequently needs dxf files for various uses--to make cut templates, rout parts, etc. They currently request those files from us (the drafters); we simply open the .slddrw file and save as DXF. It would be super-terrific if they could create their own DXF files. Does a...
I've been asked to research what type of collaboration options are available with SolidWorks. I know of 3D Instant Website and of SolidWorks 3D Meeting. 3D Meeting is more along the lines of what I'm looking for, but it runs on Microsoft NetMeeting, and NetMeeting seems to be 'old' technology...
I'm sure this is simple...
Is there a way to get the value of a cell in a revision block using VBA? I have a small macro that automates the insertion of a new revision line, but I'd like to make it look at the table and figure out what the next revision should be. If I can get the value of the...
I'm attempting to import an SAT model which is in inches. When it appears in SW, it comes over in millimeters (it's 25.4 times smaller than it should be). I can find no option in SW to control what units the file should import at. Am I missing something or is there truly no control over the...
