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For some reason, i could not seem to link the bom cell to note in solidworks 2021

The cursor show a stop sign and nothing happens after clicking on the cell

The functionality is working fine in solidworks 2022

Anyone has similar issue before?

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Oops.. I only stumble across this accidentally directly after i post the question... There is a message section that can be used to display text on top Not perfect... but good enough https://help.solidworks.com/2021/English/SolidWorks/oh_propertytabbuilder/r_Page-Level_Attributes.htm?id=ab9c43eebc21...

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Is it possible to have static text on the custom property tab builder? Basically, i am interested to add some static text such as title or instruction. The closest workaround that i found so far is to use a empty groupbox but it does not look that good (and i am also slightly annoyed by the expand/c...

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https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/02/techscape-linux-cyber-attack A malicious linux backdoor (CVE-2024-3094), with a CVSS score of 10/10 was detected recently... What more amazing is that it was detected because of a 0.5s lag (and also the fact that it is detected by a Microsoft developer ...

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Sorry for reviving this age long thread... just stumble across this while i am trying to figure out how to convert A to 01 in Solidworks without involving macro or drivework.. Interestingly, using a design table seems to work... Basically the design table is just to use excel equation as the equatio...

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I am interested on this too... :? My personal preference is either Part with single configuration OR Part with multiple configuration driven by design table Avoid toolbox whenever possible, not to mention standard license does not support toolbox I had heard good and bad thing about Part with multip...

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Just came across this today... In theory this is definitely achievable, especially for note since the X, Y information is already available In case anyone is interested, attached is a simple macro create in 30min to "recreate" a note at the same position (X, Y) in another sheet. Note: 1. T...

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gupta9665 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:22 am Macro can do it.

Here is one from @Artem https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-ap ... st-bodies/

Thanks!

I was actually looking for a simpler and more flexible workflow (multiple select → rename, auto add prefix)... guess i need to create my own macro

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Is it possible to batch rename multiple bodies at once? If the bodies are created from a single feature (eg: Boss Extrude), renaming the feature will rename the bodies However, if the bodies are created from multiple feature (eg: multiple thicken), i could not figure out a way to batch rename the bo...

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gosh i was nagivating the swmpy to look at the slides/recording for the 3dexperience world https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/community/swym:prd:R1132100503382:community:52/wiki?content=swym:prd:R1132100503382:wikitree:RALlNsSGQx-GKuq6RaQ4kg it is really beyond terrible (why am i...

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I've tried that one a few times, with mixed results. Sometimes it works great, and other times I have to delete the dimension and add a new one. By the way, grabbing the red box at the end of the extension line and dragging to re-attach no longer works at all. Ugh... sound like a huge pain Why do t...

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Not sure if this changed in 2023 but I only have to double click initially to put it in edit mode. After that, single click in an area activates and allows typing immediately. Seems to work ok although I'd like a picture with some of the menu text to assist selecting the correct option. There also ...

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Still scratching my head around this... Why did they change the GD&T tool in SW2022? The amount of mouse click needed in the new tool is just frustrating Want to change your GD&T? Make sure to double click on the "correct" area Want to delete or change your datum? Make sure to doub...

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Short answer -- No Long answer -- No but there is workaround...Creating different configuration, eg: DwgConfig and ReorientConfig, and have move body suppressed in DwgConfig and use it in the drawing... Like other mentioned, getting the CSYS right first is a better way.... but this is kind of a last...

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So... what will be your "source of truth" in this case? You have both 2D Drawingview and MBD 3D view... (Not to mention how the conversion handle some not so standard feature like virtual point, broken out section, section, etc)

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Recently got a Bambulab X1C too...
So far we only printed PLA (Bambulab PLA) and ABS (3rd party)

Was really blown away by the speed and quality as well as the ease of use.

Print quality is pretty decent, in some case even better than our Stratasys uPrint that is at its last leg

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if u just need to view the file.. edrawing can view the pmi info without much trouble...

Importing into SOLIDWORKS and keeping the PMI info most likely need a seat of MBD

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Dropping by to say a big thanks!
I had the macro downloaded months ago but dint manage to try it until recently...

The oversize window really make a huge difference to me

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What do you really need? A PDM or a doc control software? If you are just looking at controlling document like word/pdf... basic doc control software should be more than sufficient (eg: sharepoint) Most non-CAD based doc control software does not handle cad dependencies well... If you are looking to...

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Was browsing around the Solidworks Certification Tester website...
Apparently they cant even keep the font consistent
(Or did they intentionally make the font smaller, hoping that people could not see it?

)

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I know i am probably trying to fit a square peg into a round hole... Is there any Solidworks functionality that is similar to CREO Flexible Component? https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/r10.0/usascii/index.html#page/assembly/asm/About_Flexible_Components.html Basically, in CREO, a part can b...

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:20 pm Wait, do I have to relocate to Malaysia?

@jcapriotti
Nope

We have engineering team across the globe but the CAD Admin need to be based in US
The position is in the US (locations: Raleigh, NC / Neenah, WI)
If you are interested, let me know.

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We are currently looking for a new CAD Admin
Experience in Windchill is a huge plus.

https://plexus.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en ... Sr_R027688

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this seems like something really simple but i cant find a way to do it...
any thoughts?

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Was forced to dive into the SWYMP again today as i am trying to look at some older post on forum...

26 "answers" before redirect

only 1 "reply" after redirect

SMH

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our platform is secured because no one can access it /s

I am (not) surprised that they even bother to create an app when they cant even fix their website in the first place

by the way... why is their icon/logo different for their app

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Sperman is correct, i missed out the sub routine, move the code that set the table layer to the subroutine should fix the issue Option Explicit Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2 Dim swDraw As SldWorks.DrawingDoc Dim swTable As SldWorks.TableAnnotation Dim swLayerMgr As...

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Is the drawing in the same folder? What version of solidworks?

I dont recall having issue with different drawing name...

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- The BOM, which in the VBA program is generated after layer creation, is not created with the active layer, but in another layer "0". The new layer becomes active in SW, but the BOM does not take it into account. Nor is the BOM created with the layer defined in Options/Document propertie...

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Example macro below: '==================== Preamble ====================' Option Explicit Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2 Dim swDraw As SldWorks.DrawingDoc Dim boolstatus As Boolean Dim lErrors As Long Dim lWarnings As Long '==========================================...

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You mean Office? Why is that? Who took that decision? Perhaps they should concider having office licences for the engineering department. Yes... Office From what i heard... one of the plan/option is to have separate office license for engineering (whether is it the whole engineering department is s...

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Going to switch from Microsoft to Google..

Consider how many of our tool need Microsoft/Excel/Word to function... this is going to be fun hhhh

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josh wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:42 pm Not too shabby to be mistaken for the great @artem :-D

My bad!

Apparently i have trouble reading name

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I believe this is very similar to one of the question i asked here previously

viewtopic.php?p=1782#p1782

Basically it can be done with macro embedded in the custom property
Artem Josh provided a detail explanation

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Hansjoerg wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2023 12:00 pm can you describe how and with what software you create the icons?

I mostly just used powerpoint to create my macro icon... mainly because it can quickly recolor a solidworks icon that i grab from the help page

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This?
https://help.solidworks.com/2021/englis ... 831cee#Pg0

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There is a LOT of misinformation out there and it is generally caused by people not understanding the terms/words they are using. Can you define what you mean by "online"? If you are using term that contradict with what normal people normally understand.. something is definitely off. Conc...

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err
You are doing scale in X, Y with Y being the UP axis...

The cylinder is no longer round after u scale...

You should scale in X Z instead
Or scale the entire body

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Putting all the hoo-ha with 3dexperience aside The enhancement does look interesting My personal favorite so far - Display override dimension in different color - Reattach dangling dimension with a PROPER reattach command - Highlight reference element when selecting a dimension - Auto-save after mes...

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All this Saas stuff and licensing stuff is getting out of hand...

https://www.polygon.com/23870247/unity- ... nstall-fee

“We are introducing a Unity Runtime Fee that is based upon each time a qualifying game is downloaded by an end user,”

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Recently came across something called "Open Material License" by stratasys and formlab

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I would personally suggest option 2. This also let you keep track the amount of infill you are using in the bom more easily (assuming you have infill percentage assigned to material name). Batch creating material is not as hard as you think.. The *.sldmat file is basically just xml file, so you coul...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:29 pm I really hope someone actually reads these things.

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ironically
a lot of the time, the error report crash on me too
so i get two crash from one crash ... wait... is this their one and two?

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I believe this can be done? When we were given the demo on SOLIDWORKS PDM/Manage, It was mentioned that the pdm property can be assigned to the custom property and vice versa Cant you map the pdm datacard to a custom property and showed the custom property? image.png Otherwise i guess you could use ...

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Hmm something does not seems right
I dont have 2023 at the moment
but are the parts different config?

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Not sure will this help... but for case like this where i know the "bend line" i often just create a dummy surface and create split line on the dummy surface using the sketch After that i just rotate it around and project it accordingly... image.png image.png image.png Or like other mentio...

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2cent... It does has some promise when it comes to several area It definitely has its place in generative design and topology optimization Maybe even constructing simple part from scratch.... It might even able to recreate a model based on neutral file.. Imagine throwing a complex STEP file and get...

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I too would like to stay on 2018 if not because of our PDM no longer support older version..

Recent version of SWx just break too much of their existing of core functionality...

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Hmm edrawing works pretty well on my end.. Do you know you do not really need to save into edrawing to view the file in edrawing? Edrawing will read the graphic cache of the solidworks file... basically the file when you last saved. You dont even need the entire pack and go assembly either... You ca...

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In the 3d printer slicer software I've used for the last several years, CTRL-D is "Duplicate". In BambuLab, CTRL-D is "Delete" Fortunately CTRL-Z works reliably. Meanwhile in outlook, ctrl+F is forward instead of find... line break in word is shift+enter line break in excel is a...

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