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    Creating configurations/display for each component in an assembly Macro

    Has anyone tried to create a macro to create a configuration for each referenced component in an assembly. The macro would traverse the reference components and create a configuration for each component where each configuration would all components suppressed except one.
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    Vb.net macro question. Solidworks can't open .dll file

    I have created a vb.net macro for our design group. I was able to get the macro to run on all of the machines except 2. Each time I try to run the macro on these 2 machine solidworks errors and saying that it cannot open the .dll file. Has anyone experienced this or has any suggestions on how to...
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    how to print to file using vb.net

    have a macro written in vba that i am trying to convert to vb.net. The macro prints a drawing to a *.prn file. We then use acrobat distiller to create the pdf, add watermarks, and compile with other documents. I cannot seem to get the vb.net macro to output the *.prn file. I am using the...
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    Extract Custom Properties Via Api to Excel

    Im trying to create a application to extract the parts from an assembly along with there custom properties. Everything works fine until i reach a property that has a embeded dimension. Instead of pulling the value of the dimension I am only geting the dim name (ie "D1@Extrude1@7551-01.SLDPRT")...
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    Weld symbol Text

    Does anyone know how to programmatically change the text in the tail of a weld. I am having trouble changing this text. Any help would be greatly appreciatate. I did a search and i have come up empty handed.
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    use vba to combine drawing files

    Is there a way to open all of the drawings files in a directory. Copy all of the sheets and paste the sheets into a common file using vba?
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    Toolbox and Customs fasteners

    I want to Create all of the Fasteners my company uses using the toolbox. I plan on save all of the fasteners as separate files i plan on doing this by creating all of the configurations in one file then exporting the individual files out via vba. It possible to then get the toolbox to reference...
  8. Dtown266

    dual dimensions in Chamfers

    Is is possible to display dusl dimensions in chamfer callouts.
  9. Dtown266

    indented assemblies in BOM

    We are using indented assemblies here and my question is this. is it possible to dissolve a subassembliy in the bom and not the model.
  10. Dtown266

    PROCAD?

    IS ANYONE USING PROCAD AS A PLM SYSTEM
  11. Dtown266

    PRINT TO PDF MACRO QUESTION?

    I created a macro that will print to pdf. How do you stop the adobe distiller from asking for a save location or how do you automatically fill out the save location dialog box? thanks in advance
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    pdf compare

    does anyone know of a software that can reliably compare pdfs. An it also has to run on a 64 bit machine.
  13. Dtown266

    pdmwork properties questions

    im trying to write a macro to changes the description property of a document while it is in the vault. I can't seem to figure it out anyone trying this already. thanks
  14. Dtown266

    custom balloon shapes

    Is it possible to customise the balloon shapes in solidworks or to create custom shapes?
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    CRTL + Q question

    Does any one know the vba Equilvant to CRTL+Q?
  16. Dtown266

    USING macro TO COMPARE DRAWINGS?

    Im, thinking about trying to create macro to compare to revisions of a drawings. I plan to have the macro export all of the drawing properties (number of sheet, dimension names, value, notes, view names, etc.) for each revision to an array. Then compare the two arrays for differences. When the...
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    vba email help

    I've create a macro to automatically create an email. But when i run the code. I get an error saying active x component cannot create object (refering to CreateObject("Outlook.Application")). However this code works on other machines. I am a newbie what should i Do? any and all help will be...
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    export customs props to database

    I have be given the task to create a macro to export the customs properties from an assembly into a database for use with purchasing materials. the macro needs to interate thru each item In the assembly read its properties then export the props to a database. is has to exclude supressed parts...
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    PDMWOrks question

    in A Few weeks we will be implementing Pdmworks in our company. I have a question about the software. Say for instance i have a model (part-abc) which is reference by a drawing (drawing-123) both the drawing and the model have gone thru a series of revision. If i were to change the rename the...
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    rotate drawings views

    i copy this directly from the solid works helpo menu yet when i attempt to trying the menus are not there. has anyone else experienced this. To align a drawing view to a model edge: Select a linear model edge in a drawing view. Click Tools, Align Drawing View, Horizontal Edge or Vertical...

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