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  1. generalpatton

    Autofill Filename Not Working - Convert to PDF

    Previously used Autocad 2006. When saving to pdf, the filename would auto fill in the save box. Converted to Autocad LT 2019 and this does not occur. Have tried PDF Complete, Primo PDF and CutePDF. Seeme it is related to Autocad. If you have any advice I sure would be glad to hear it! Thanks.
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    DEF & 304 Stainless Corrosion

    Diesel Exhaust Fluid - DEF (32.5% UREA and 67.5% water), PH 8-9. In the event there is iron embedment contamination in the 304SS from A36 particles, will the urea dissolve the iron and allow for the protective later of 304 SS to form? Or will the layer not be formed and pitting begin to take...
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    Streamline Solution for Boxbuilding

    Just wanted to check in on some of you geniuses - looking to take a metal box assembly and seamlessly create flat/bend patterns then extend this to nesting optimization, hopefully without having to output dxf's then manually import into nesting program. Any experience in this and a recommended...
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    316L, Delta Ferrite & Sigma Phase

    Doing a little investigation and claim upfront to not be an expert but looking for opinions: MIG welding 10ga 316L SS to 2" sch40 316L SS pipe, .045 316Lmetal core wire. Sheet chemistry below. Assuming there is not excessive delta ferrite present before welding, what is the likelihood that...
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    rod failure

    OK all you metallurgical wizards....attached are the two mating halves of a rod that failed. One half has scale and the other is clean. The rod broke in transit and travelled under identical environmental conditions in the same carton. Material is 1045 steel that was nitrided, machined, then...
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    templates and section view

    drawing templates were somehow saved with history of section B-B. now all new drawings start with section B-B. any idea how to get it to default back to A-A? Tried setting back to A then saving template, but it then defaults to section C. Thanks.
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    Annotations

    Howdy, Is there a way to highlight text in annotations? How about filling an annotation block with a color to distinguish the block from the background. This is in addition to using a colored box around the annotation....thanks!
  8. generalpatton

    Save as PDF modification

    Hello, I used to have a macro for swx 2006 that did what I needed, but it is lost. I want to save "501-09-1336.PDF" that is listed below as the current file name that is open. What is below is just a recorded macro of that file saved as a pdf. Any suggestions? I have no code background, FYI...
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    Toolbars are Crazy

    Good morning.... I recently upgraded from swx 2010 sp0.0 to sp4.0. All was well, then about 2 weeks in swx just decided to not run. By that I mean when starting the program, the hourglass comes up, goes away, and nothing happens. The only process running would be swBOEngine.exe. So I did a...
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    Saving file out from assembly

    If you have an assembly and save a part out under a new file name (not a copy), why does the file description in the assembly tree not update to match what you named the file? Looks like saving the file as a copy then replacing it in the assembly does take care of that issue, but it's more...
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    File Hanging Up...for you as well?

    Just curious to see if others will see the same performance hit with this file. Just edit the sketch, then exit. I see a 7-8 second delay before the file responds. If you see it, any idea why this is occurring? Saving takes 30 seconds. Look forward to any comments! thanks. This is swx...
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    Hole Tables, swx 2010, sp 0.0

    Got a problem with a hole table that is linked to a flat view. The label corresponds to a .187 hole, but the hole annotation lists .204. The hole size shows .187 when selecting the edge and with measuring tool. I've tried deleting and adding them, but it still comes back as .204. Any ideas...
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    swx 2010 - automatic solve

    This check box won't stay put in 2010. I can't find a threshold setting to keep it from toggling. Any ideas why it won't stay checked?
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    Heat Pipe Lifespan?

    Howdy, Our company has historically only needed passive extrusions for thermal management. We're now getting into heat pipe assemblies for our cooling needs. Here are a few general questions I have: 1. Assuming a heat pipe assembly is operated within its limits, how long would you expect it...
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    swx 2010 save times

    Hello. I have a 6mb file with simple features...cuts, extrudes, that's about it. It saves in 3 secs. Another 6mb file with intense array calculations takes around 30 secs to save. So what is swx doing in the background as it saves? Is it compressing, re-calculating geometry, defragmenting...
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    Hole Table Organization

    Any quick and easy way to re-label the tags in the hole table? For example, you have A, B and C holes tagged. You delete the "B" hole and want to change the C hole to a B for tidiness. Can this be done? My hole tables end up looking like A, B, F, K, AA....etc., for a large project. It...
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    Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

    swx 2010, sp 0.0 In drawings, when dimensioning to a mid point of an entity, why does it always come up as over defined? Second, how do you get rid of that annoying box that pops up when you select a dimension in a drawing? I've "looked" unsuccessfully. thanks.
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    edrawings - unsupported file type

    Greetings. I have two machines that are indentical. The same version of edrawings is installed on both. One can open up file X, and the other cannot. Any ideas as to what the problem might be? thanks.
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    break alignment macro

    Dear Experts: Below is a recorded macro for jog/unjog of a dimension. I'd love to have a break alignment macro, but the macro won't record break alignment for some reason. Is there an easy way to modify below to achieve this? It's for swx 2006. Const NOTIFY_ERRORS As Boolean = True Dim...
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    Product Structuring without PDM

    Our firm has 9 seats of SWX in a couple of satellite locations. At the time we purchased SWX, we had a signicant turnover of upper management who maintained the standards and procedures. To date we haven't re-established those standards. We are operating on the company network using a Windows...

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