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  1. SoledWorker

    Excel - Automatic Save and Close (if inactive)

    Is it possible to detect inactivity and then save/close an excel spreadsheet after a (timeout) period? Application is a shared spreadsheet that will become (essentially) locked if a user forgets to exit.
  2. SoledWorker

    Hydrostatic testing equipment

    I'm in need of a "pressure intensifier" to perform leak testing. My specific application is leaking tool holders: The tools in question are connected to a coolant oil pump that forces oil thru small holes in the tool (drill) at 100 bar pressure. If the tool holder O-rings are beginning to...
  3. SoledWorker

    Multi-Plot

    Years ago there was a freeware program that would let the user pick a group of acad files and run either a "plot.scr" or "purge.scr" file on each selected file. I've my copy of it... Anyone out there still have this program?
  4. SoledWorker

    Save as... DXF

    I'm running Sortaworks 2004, SP 3.0, and having a problem when trying to save as to either "dxf" or "dwg". If I try to use mapping (to get hidden lines to show up different from visible lines in the exported file), I get a message that "An unsupported operation was attempted". The mapping...
  5. SoledWorker

    Batch export from Cadkey to "DXF"

    My company recently acquired a company that used Cadkey. We need to export a huge number of Cadkey files into dxf format. This export has been done one at a time and produces clean and usable output. Is it possible to do this in a batch process? In AutoCad, a script could be written to...
  6. SoledWorker

    Adapting an old Computer Power Supply

    I've got an old "AT" power supply that I salvaged in the hope of using it as a clean 12V source. This particular unit is from the days when a switch tied into the power supply was used to turn the computer on, unlike the newer ones where the motherboard turns the power supply on. I...
  7. SoledWorker

    Cell reference style "stuck" on relative

    I fired up excel and found that all of my spreadsheets are showing numbers in the column labels (as opposed to letters) and formulas are now showing in R1C1 style. I couldn't find the setting to change this back, and help was now help. HELP! Anybody know what happened and how to fix it?
  8. SoledWorker

    2k3 Backward Compatibility

    Is anyone having trouble opening 2k1 models with 2003? I've got a model that was OK in 2001, that is opening with parts flipped out of position and rebuild errors all over the place.
  9. SoledWorker

    Screwy Screws

    I opened a file today (that was fine yesterday) and got a message that the screws can't be found, it's substituted "the last known configuration", which are huge screws, far bigger than some of the parts they go thru. Any ideas on what this is and how to fix it?
  10. SoledWorker

    Technique for Building with Aluminum Extrusion

    I'm interested in learning how people are handling the use of extruded aluminum profile in SWX assemblies. (Used for guard framing, machine bases, etc.) Ideally, I'd like to build by extruding the profile mat'l from a face of the frame up to another surface. This could be handled by inserting...
  11. SoledWorker

    Moving a Part to the "Origin"

    I have a sldprt that was built away from the origin. Is there a way to move the part so that, for instance, the corner of it is on the origin?
  12. SoledWorker

    Toolbar Management

    I've created a custom toolbar that references VBA code, which is all well and good, but: I'd like the toolbar to be specific to the Excel template (".xlt" file) and any spreadsheet created using the template. This toolbar isn't useful to other spreadsheets, yet if I open a new...
  13. SoledWorker

    Large Assemblies

    Our company is evaluating 3D_CAD Software for machine design, and I'd like to get a feel for the size of model (number of parts) that people are building with SE. Please don't turn this thread into a "Software X vs Software Y" discussion, the main question is: In the models you...
  14. SoledWorker

    Large Assemblies

    Our company is evaluating 3D_CAD Software for machine design, and I'd like to get a feel for the size of model (number of parts) that people are building with SWX. Please don't turn this thread into a "Software X vs Software Y" discussion, the main question is: In the models you...
  15. SoledWorker

    Large Assemblies

    Our company is evaluating 3D_CAD Software for machine design, and I'd like to get a feel for the size of model (number of parts) that people are building with Inventor. Please don't turn this thread into a "Software X vs Software Y" discussion, the main question is: In the models...
  16. SoledWorker

    SAP-Link to Inventor

    Does anyone out there have experience with linking between SAP (enterprise software) and Inventor? I've read that SAP and Autodesk have partnered to develop such a link and would appreciate any information or sources of information that you can offer.
  17. SoledWorker

    Facilities Layout with Solidworks

    Our IT department is pushing towards a common platform for all engineering endeavor, and is proposing the use of SolidWorks (or other 3d Cad) for facilities work. The Industrial Engineers are currently using "Microstation" (2d) in conjunction with "Aperture" to do plant floor...
  18. SoledWorker

    Group/Ungroup a Protected Excel Sheet

    I'm using Grouped Data in an Excel sheet to allow parts of the spreadsheet to be "collapsed" when they aren't needed. The sheet contains nested groups, and some or all of the data may or may not need to be viewed. This works great, but if I protect the sheet, I can't use the +/-...

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