I upgraded to AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 in November. After Christmas I the toolbars disappeared so I reinstalled. Since then I have either reinstalled or repaired once per week. After the last repair I copied all the user profiles to a separate directory so I could copy them back if they became...
When managing a project we send and receive a large number of Emails using MS outlook. These we drag and drop into a common folder on our network for reference.
However we give the Email a sequential number for out going and another for incoming mails. So when sending a mail the sequence of...
I am a Design Engineering Manager of a company that designs bespoke machinery
Recently I have been given sets of calculations to check that were difficult to understand.
Mathematically they were correct however their presentation was not in a methodical sequence for example there was no...
Is there a way of selecting a directory in a SolidWorks macro?
I want the user to select a directory batch open and save a pdf copy to another directory. I can do every thing but the directory part.
I have done a similar prog in excel with the getfileopen method but SW doesent have this.
The...
I have customers who want drawings in DWG format. To do this I have a macro that puts different line and annotation onto different layers. This can be done with swAnnot.GetType. How do I select construction lines with chain style in to put them onto a centreline layer from within a macro?
I would like the file name to appear in a custom property. According to the help files I should add to the custom properties “SW-File Name” in a similar manner to the mass and other properties. However this does not work. Is it possible?
I have just done some noise measurements of a bench grinder mounted on a pedestal just to try out analysing frequencies using a microphone ( Just because I got my hands on one). I picked the grinder because it is quite noisy and didn’t have a gearbox.
It rotates at 2918 rpm circa 50 Hz however...
I am just about to start my first move into Engineering Design Management. I will be managing a team of probably 4 Staff plus additional contractors. Over the years I have supervised design teams but I have never been the Boss.
Do you have any useful tips that you may share?
