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  1. smcadman

    Did we lose Windows right-click "Solidworks" menu with 2011?

    For renaming a few parts and not losing the links, I just right-click in WINDOWS explorer and choose Solidworks > Rename instead of cranking up SOLIDWORK explorer. We just upgraded to 2011 and that feature is no longer available. Actually we have 1 person who has Windows XP and has that...
  2. smcadman

    Convert imperial units in metric macro

    Handleman gave a link to SWTools in a different thread and there was an engineering toolbox macro with different shapes in it. Angelsix LINK Go to Products > Free Products > Solidworks > Engineering toolbox. After running the macro, a dialog box pops up and all of the numbers in the...
  3. smcadman

    Metric hole on fraction hole table

    I have a part that uses both fraction and metric holes. We use fractions 90% of the time with the hole wizard, but whenever we use Häfele Minifix cams on parts we use "ANSI Metric" instead of "Fractional Drill Sizes". There is no problem using metric and fractional holes on the same part, but...
  4. smcadman

    Cannot edit sketch-text extruded-cut

    I have a 7" vacuum-formed part that I have to put rough dimensions on it so a vendor can build it. I used the sketch-text tool to create text, then used the "Offset From Surface" option on the extruded-cut tool. I should be able to right-click the sketch text and edit the font type and size...
  5. smcadman

    Can't rename configs in SW Explorer 09 SP1.0

    I used to be able to change the config names in SW Explorer 08 but am not able to in 09. I did this by picking the part in the File Explorer, then picking the "Configurations" tab on the right-hand side, and finally right-clicking the "Name" on the bottom and entered the desired name. See...
  6. smcadman

    Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?

    First off, 4 computer specs: Dell Precision 390 Intel Core 2 2.66 Ghz 3.25 GB RAM Quadro FX 3500 SW certified driver: http://www.solidworks.com/sw/videocardtesting.html Windows XP Professional SP 2.0 No antivirus running during install In the past we waited until at least SP 1.0 before...
  7. smcadman

    Solidworks 2009 Property Tab Builder

    I have followed the directions on pages 15 and 16 of the 2009 "What's New" for the Property Tab Builder. After doing that, if I understand it correctly, I am supposed to get the properties entry fields I just created whenever I pick the properties tab...
  8. smcadman

    Toggle broken-view macro

    Very often I will go to a page that has a broken view and the view is not broken. By that I mean the view still has the broken-view lines, but there is no clear gap between the lines. See pic: http://paul-flores.com/solidworks_screenshots/broken_view.jpg I have to right-click the view...
  9. smcadman

    Renumber BOM contents

    In 2007, after inserting the BOM on a sheet, you could pick the BOM and in the bottom of the task pane there was were 2 options, BOM Contents and I forget what the other one was. You could pick a BOM item and move it up or down to renumber it. I typically renumber the assembly BOM so that the...
  10. smcadman

    Recommend book for programming Solidworks

    I purchased a book titled: "Automating SolidWorks 2004 Using Macros" but it assumes you know how to program already. Can anyone recommend a book for programming in SW? I believe C++ is what I need to learn, if not please advise. I am also contemplating taking a course at a community college...
  11. smcadman

    SW 2008 sheet background

    Some time back someone posted some sheet images for sheet backgrounds. One had a coffee cup stain http://paul-flores.com/downloads/sheetbackground12.jpg The other had weld burns and a footprint: http://paul-flores.com/downloads/sheetbackground15.jpg I know the original sheet background is...
  12. smcadman

    Can a smart component make perpendicular holes?

    I am not sure if I am either missing a step, or if it isn't possible. What I want to do is drag a component into an assembly and it automatically makes the required holes necessary. I am using Hafele Minifix components for some knock-down assemblies and it requires 2 holes per component...
  13. smcadman

    2007 runtime error

    I am running 2007 and have crashed a few times and get the following runtime error: I have the current SW recommended video card drivers and using Windows XP Pro SP2. I searched Micro$oft and found the following: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/125749 Has anyone else got this error? SW07...
  14. smcadman

    SW 2007 Rename

    In case you haven't noticed, you can now safely rename a SW file in Windows Explorer 2007 and keep its links. Right-click a file > Solidworks > Rename http://www.paul-flores.com/solidworks_screenshots/explorer_2007.jpg After picking a file, it will automatically search the folder for drawings...
  15. smcadman

    Dimension color macro

    I haven't found a particular thread on this, but there are some that are close. We purchased a couple of Konica Minolta Bizhub C250'S color laser printers and now print dimensions on one layer. BOM's, notes, balloons on another layer. From "Macro for layer color change?" thread...
  16. smcadman

    Purge Photoworks material

    I would like to purge Photoworks scene material from files but can't find out how to do this. There is a wood material for floors that I used for scenes on previous projects. Even though I changed scenes completely, whenever I open some files up, I get the following error message...
  17. smcadman

    SW06 SP 5.0

    Under Technical Support > "SPR List and Lookup", SP 5.0 is listed (with 411 fixes), but when I go to "Downloads", it isn't there. Am I looking in the wrong area? Flores SW06 SP4.1
  18. smcadman

    Remove Toolbox item

    First I would like to thank dezignstuff for his Toolbox guide because it helped us finally get our Toolbox shared. http://mysite.verizon.net/mjlombard/ Rules of thumb > More Toolbox. We add our parts with Toolbox > Add my parts wizard. I found out some of our parts were put in there twice...
  19. smcadman

    Sub-assembly display state

    If you right-click a sub-assembly in a drawing and choose properties, on the "View Properties" tab there is an option to choose which display state you want to use. Wasn't there a similar option for choosing sub-assembly display states in top-level assemblies prior to SW06 SP4.1? If I...
  20. smcadman

    2006 SP 4.0 PDF

    Since installing SP 4.0 from SP3.0, I cannot print a PDF created from a SW drawing. It doesn't matter if I print and pick "Adobe PDF" as the printer, or if I File > "Save As" PDF. We have Adobe Acrobat 6 Professional and the printer is an HP LaserJet 5100. I can open up the PDF, but if I...

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