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  1. tbeck11

    Macro Code Help

    If I use the code below to strip off the last 6 characters of a file name, what code would I use to capture and store the first two characters of the file name? filename = Strings.Left(filename, Len(filename) - 6) & "PDF" My goal is to capture and store the first to characters and then us...
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    Happiness with 2009

    My IT guy just asked me if I am ready to have the group goto 2009 sp1 from 2008 sp4.0. How has 2009 be running for those of you running it? Thanks. Todd
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    Mouse Trap Animation

    Does anyone have access to the Mouse Trap Game animation that was done in SolidWorks? I'm doing a presentation for my daughter's class tomorrow and would love to show the kids this animation. Thanks. Todd
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    2009 Beta Testing

    Has anyone dabbled with 2009 Beta? Just curious what it is like.
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    SWX 2009

    Anyone hear anything on 2009? Just wondering if any enhancements were leaked.
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    Hyper-Linking a Block

    Is there a way that I can click on a block in a 2D SWX drawing and have it open a PDF? I was able to select the block - EDIT - INSERT HYPERLINK then path to the PDF file, but the only down side is that the path is displayed on the drawing. If I edit the text, I lose the path and link. The...
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    PDM CHECK-IN PROBLEM

    I just ran into a problem when checking in drawings to the vault. I was checking in a drawing that was going into the vault at Rev 4. During check-in, the description for Rev 0 was changed to the text I entered for Rev 4 and the description for Rev 4 was left blank. I tried deleting the rev...
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    BON Macro Help

    Does anyone have a macro that while in a drawing, will select the BOM and export it to an excel file? Thanks. Todd 2008 SP1.0
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    Photoworks Brass Settings

    Does anyone have a good setting for a brass pipe fittings?
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    2007 SP5.0

    Saw SP5.0 is ready for download.
  11. tbeck11

    SolidWorks 2007 SP5.0

    Any word on SP5.0? I thought I heard it was coming out the first week of October.
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    PhotoWorks Memory Issue

    I keep getting an error while trying to render inside of PhotoWorks. The error says that there is no more memory avaiable. SolidWorks 2007 SP3.0 Intel Core 2 CPU 2.4GHz 2 GB RAM Manufacturer: NVIDIA Corporation Card: Quadro FX 1500/PCI/SSE2 Driver: 6.14.10.8426 Todd Becker
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    Routings being Suppressed

    I have 8 - 10 pipe routes in my assembly and everytime I start SolidWorks, the routes are suppressed. Is there a way to have the not do this? I have looked all over for a toggle but have found nothing. Thanks. Todd Becker
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    Calculations inside a Design Table

    I am trying to do some calculations inside of a design table but am having a hard time. Example: column g (user column) = column a + column b How do I do this? Thanks. SolidWorks 2006 SP4.1
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    Projecting a Curve

    I am trying to project a sketch onto a surface but it ends up being a cosmetic feature and cannot be used in sweeps. I tried to do a Datum curve (through legacy) onto a surface, but after selecting a surface to project to, Pro won't accept the surface. The command just hangs!! Pro/E WildFire...
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    Hole Wizard Settings

    How can I change the Hole Fit & Diameter for a Counterbored hole? I found in the ansiinch.mdb (lang/english)there is a table called SCLR. These appear to be the clearances used for SHCS. WHen I change the database table for a #10 from .201 to .205 and save the database, nothing is changed in...
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    Draft Quality to High Quality

    Morning Board. SolidWorks 2004 SP1.0 I brought an assembly into a drawing and had the lightweight option set as well as the quality set to draft. After setting components to resovled, the assembly still plots out in draft quality. Where do you set the quality after resolving the...

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