Sometimes I select the wrong parts, and the easiest way to fix it is to start over. I have to zoom out to the point where I can see empty space, then click there. Then I have to zoom back to the spot in the assembly I was working on.
Is there a better way to do this? For example, on Onshape...
I am trying to move several assembly components into a folder in the Design Tree. They are scattered throughout the Design Tree, but grouped together in the model. When I select them in the graphics window, they highlight in the Design Tree, but when I try to drag the highlighted components to...
I have a macro for saving drawings as DXF. Saving as DXF always puts a * next to the title, which means SolidWorks wants me to save the drawing file (even though nothing changed). And every time I closed the file, it would ask me to save. So I added swDoc.Save to the macro, the * went away...
I just upgraded to SW2102, SP4.0. When I open a read-only subassy, modify it, and close it, I get the Save Modified Documents window, that lists the modified assy. The options are Keep All, Discard All, Cancel, and Help. I was assuming Keep All meant keep changes (try to save it) and Discard...
I have a sheetmetal part, .120" thick, with a .120" bend radius. I created a forming tool to make a gusset in the bend. I looked at Tools>Check and the minimum radius on the forming tool is .180".
When I apply the tool, I get the message "The part's thickness may not be compatible with this...
When I view a DXF (produced by SolidWorks) in eDrawings, it has a black "paper" color and white lines. Is there any way to switch that to white paper and black lines, the way it is printed?
Thanks
Can anyone suggest a good material to wear against an injection molded unfilled polycarbonate part?
We have a polycarbonate "puck" which is a carrier for 6 test tubes. The puck is about 6” long, 1” wide, and 2” tall, and will ride on a conveyor. For part of the process, it will be driven by a...
I'm working on a system where we are laser-marking an item as it goes by on a conveyor. To better control the velocity, we are locally driving one side of the item with a urethane round belt. Normally I would use a skid plate backer, with a friction wheel and encoder on the other side to tell...
Is there any way to reorder the holes in a hole table?
Is there any way to continue the lettering convention from one sheet to the next?
I have about 100 M4 holes on Sheet 2, (A1-A100 on the hole table). When I make a second hole table on Sheet 3 for other holes (M6, etc.), it starts at A...
I have a complex assembly for a circuit board that takes up too much RAM. All I need is an approximate blob to put in the next level. I believe Pro/E has a shrink-wrap function that would do just that, with a slider to trade off size and quality. Is there anything like that in SolidWorks? I...
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I don't know if this is common knowledge, but there is a macro to change tags for hole tables that keeps the connectivity between the table and the labels.
http://help.solidworks.com/2011/English/api/sldworksapi/Change_Tags_in_Hole_Table_Example_VB.htm
It takes a little...
I have SW2010, and Volo View 3.0. When I export multisheet drawings to one DXF file and read it in Volo View, the origin is off by about 0.2" on the first sheet, and .75" on subsequent sheets. I have to go into page setup in Volo View for every sheet and fix it.
Is there any way to change the...
Anyone have a good source for doing plastic gear life calculations? Its a few oz-inches of load, 8 hrs a day for 2 years, steel on acetal, only 120 RPM or so.
Thanks,
Steve
I have a multi-sheet assembly drawing with an Excel driven BOM on the first sheet. Balloons work fine with the view on the first sheet. I have different configs on subsequent sheets, but when I try to balloon them, I get the item number, not the BOM number. It seems like the "Link balloon...
I have created a reference dimension (RD2@Annotations) in an assembly using Smart Dimension in the Sketch tab. After I rebuild, the dimension disappears. I have tried the following settings:
Right click Annotations folder and check the following:
-Display Annotations
-Show Feature Dimensions...
I imported an assembly (linear slide) from a vendor and there is a mate to define the location of the carriage on the slide. It's in the Mates folder for the carriage, and it is Position. Not Distance1, or Coincident1, but just Position.
Any idea where I can find documentation on this mate...
(Previously posted in General engineering computer programs forum, but got no response)
Any recommendations for automation simulation software? I came across ExtendSim, which seems pretty good, but I wanted to see what people thought was best.
I'm looking for something relatively simple (and...
Any recommendations for automation simulation software? I came across ExtendSim, which seems pretty good, but I wanted to see what people thought was best.
I'm looking for something relatively simple (and inexpensive) to simulate conveyors and processing machines with varying queue sizes...
I wrote a macro to automate filling in custom properties. For example, to make the custom property DESCRIPTION1="Widget"
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc
swDoc.CustomInfo2("", "DESCRIPTION1") = "Widget"
Now I want to read in an existing description in a part, and...
Sorry for the obtuse thread subject, but I don't know enough to ask the question properly.
I have a hole with a nearside countersink and a farside counterbore. I can show the callout for the countersink, but in the dimension text, I would like to add the farside cbore diameter and depth. The...
