Gestures have helped speed up a lot of what I do in SolidWorks. So mush so, that I would like to create more of them.
I would like to be able to create new gesture wheels that I could make active with a hot key. Then I could have two or more gesture wheels for drawings, assemblies, etc.
Does...
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I have a save and close macro that I have been using for years. Very handy. We just upgraded to 2012. They added (I guess in 2011) an "Apply" button in the Custom Property Task Pane. If you forget to hit the button, it will prompt you when you close the part. With my simple macro, it...
I was hoping someone could help me. Is there API access to the Filter at the top of the Feature Manager Tree? I want to write a macro that would populate that field or clear that field.
Thanks,
Chris
I’m trying to write a simple macro that will put the three standard views on a drawing. I have found many threads that discuss this topic. I've also found a few macros to do this. I’m pretty sure the code should include:
swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle swAutomaticScaling3ViewDrawings, True...
I have written a macro that I use to assign custom properties to the components that balloons are attached to in my assembly drawings. I use split balloons, where the top is the detail number and the bottom is the drawing number. I would like to be able to do the same thing with...
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I’m having trouble finding the API commands to get and set Hole Callout information in a drawing. I want to change the tolerance type and values of a Hole Callout dimension. Below is the code that just changes the type to bilateral. It works fine for regular display dimensions, but...
After I save my settings using the Copy Settings Wizard, I can’t restore them. Everything is grayed out including the Next button. I’ve figured out a way around it by changing the file extension to .reg and updating my registry manually. Has anyone come across this problem and figured out the...
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I have a macro that is causing a problem for me. It is a printing and saveas macro. After running it, I usually exit SolidWorks. The next time I open SolidWorks I get the warning: "A journal file could not be created. Auto recover will not work. Another session of SolidWorks may...
I have been setting up the Custom Property Tabs for my department. As I get feedback from everyone, I have made modifications to them. One of the things that changed was setting up all the properties to be configuration specific. Easy to change that with the property tab builder. Problem is...
