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  1. AnneVan

    DBWorks Conversion Wizard Help!

    We are currently trying to convert a project through DBWorks using the Conversion Wizard and we keep getting an "error in command : SWSAVE". It sometimes will crash Solidworks at this point and other times we can click ok and it will continue to run. Has anyone seen this or had any luck using...
  2. AnneVan

    Edrawings measuring precision

    I'm using eDrawings '07 Pro. When using the measure tool, I know there is a way to change units but is there a way to change the decimal place precision? Anne Van Epern C.G. Bretting Mfg., Ashland, WI www.bretting.com SW 2006 SP4.1 DBWorks 2005 Quadro FX 3000 Pentium 4 3GHz 3GB RAM WinXP 02 SP2
  3. AnneVan

    Keyboard shortcuts

    Does anybody know if a temporary file or some sort of document/list gets created (or can be created) of your current keyboard shortcut settings? I have a list of the default keyboard shortcuts but I would like to see a list of what my current shortcuts are set at if such a list exists. Anne Van...
  4. AnneVan

    Excel hangup in background

    Has anyone noticed Excel hanging up in the background if you try to edit an excel based object within a drawing? When it happens, we can usually just kill the excel program from the task manager and it doesn't do it anymore, but every once in a while it will come back. Anne Van Epern C.G...
  5. AnneVan

    Hole Table Units question

    I know you can show dual units in the hole callout of a hole table, but is there a way to display dual units in the X,Y hole location of a hole table? I can't seem to find where this is controlled, or if you can even do it. Anne Van Epern C.G. Bretting Mfg., Ashland, WI www.bretting.com SW...
  6. AnneVan

    Mirrored Taps Question

    Not sure if this question has appeared on this forum before, but has anyone noticed that if you mirror taps it does not add them to the quantity in the drawing hole callout? Maybe we are using it the wrong way but since we have been using SW we have had to find little work arounds because the...
  7. AnneVan

    Outsourced Assemblies

    Our company has been using SolidWorks for about 3 years now. We recently started outsourcing some of our jobs. The designers would copy the models offline and send us the completed assy/parts/drawings. We are currently using SW '04 SP5.0 with DBWorks '05. Can any of you give me some tips on the...
  8. AnneVan

    "broken" taps

    Hi everybody! New member to the forum! First thread.....have a quick question. Help! I added a blind tap to a plate and when I add a thin cut/extrude line (scribe line) down the plate and thru the tap, it seems to "break" the tap in the drawing and the hole callout won't work! I can't really...

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