I've got a large assembly with several sub assemblies and I want to generate some drawings with some components moved. I can create an exploded view for the linear moves but I want to rotate some elements (showing some doors opened). The doors are fulled mated but even if they were free they are...
I'm not a big fan of configurations but I'm giving them a go. I've created a set of 18 identical parts except for one dimension which is different in each configuration. I want to create a single drawing with a cutting list. I want to put 'dim "A"' on the drawing then have a table listing each...
We have just moved from SW2007 to SW2009 sp5. I have a fairly large assebly that wouldn't save after the upgrade. I am now trying to rebuild it and it is still failing. Each sub assembly seems to open and save OK. The top level assembly is new. Any ideas where I might look for issues?
I occasionally draw gears, usually to be CNC'd from plastic. We have been using Camnetics Geartrax but having just upgraded SW have found it isn't compatible. Apparently it wont be compatible with the next version next time we upgrade either. I'm a bit loathed to keep buying it every time as I...
I need to do something pretty similar to AssemblyBOM from Leenyworks. I had a downloaded copy which I have been playing with. I don't think I have done anything drastic but it only works every other time it is run. Very repeatable. One time it works, the next time not, then it works again. I...
I am considering writing a macro for setting up 2D files for our CNC machine. What I want it to do is create a drawing of an assembly and add a 'top' view for every individual part within the assembly. I have a 'manufacture method' custom property so I might use that to weed out the parts that...
I need a bit of help with custom properties.
I'm trying to set up a custom propery that contains a detailed material spec. What I want is the user to choose a material from the list as normal but once they have chosen the material a second property is populated with more detail. Ideally the...
If a I make a change to toolbar such as adding a new macro button it'll stay there for the day but when I log off and back on its gone. There are also no files in my recent items list. I'm thinking this might be a permissions issue as I'm not admin on this PC. Any ideas of a fix? SW 2007 SP5...
I am trying to read the Evaluated Value from my property table but I keep getting text expression. eg. "sw-Material@part.sldprt" rather than Stainless steel.
I have a written a macro to populate the properties table for new parts, I also want to use it to update the table for older parts that weren't created with the correct template.
I'm new to macros and vb so I need something simple. Using some borrowed code from this site I've manage to get...
I want to run a macro after a part has been saved to record the file name in a database. I've got the recording bit working fine I just need to get it to autorun. I'd rather it ran from the standard save and saveas and not need a special save macro. Can anyone point me to some hints?
I've got a load of old files that need renaming to fit in with our current system. Is there a clever way of batch processing this.
I've done a few by hand in SW explorer using; open file, find where used, rename. Its pretty tedious as it takes ages to find where used.
