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- Mon May 20, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, tool to copy the archives of a file and its reference tree
- Replies: 5
- Views: 448
Re: PDM, tool to copy the archives of a file and its reference tree
The tool is working except it misses some referenced files. After a bit of investigation comparing it's list to the Contains tab in vault view it's correlated to the configuration. If I select the Default config in the Contains tab options it matches what the archive tool is gathering. If I select &...
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: Start web application with button.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 402
Re: Start web application with button.
I've thought about adding ways to link from PDM to our ERP item master screen. Only method I know of (that's not full of work arounds) is to have a "Menu add-in" that adds functions to the right click menu and does the opening in the case EdmCmdType.EdmCmd_Menu From there you can collect t...
- Thu May 16, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Tab-To-(only temporarily)-Hide
- Replies: 24
- Views: 820
Re: Tab-To-(only temporarily)-Hide
Could you write a macro/add-in that runs in the background and keeps track of the items you've hidden, and gives you a button to show them? Yes... Currently considering that option. Seriously? SW cannot get undo/redo to function, why would we ask them to implement an undo stack for tab hide command...
- Thu May 16, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1394
- Views: 137356
Re: Watercooler Talk
I hope Dilbert's last satirical comic was about himself being canceled for calling it like it is.
- Thu May 16, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1394
- Views: 137356
Re: Watercooler Talk
Where's the Dilbert comic that covers this? Marketing character: Sir, our existing customers are reluctant to abandon our legacy product to buy our new revolutionary system. Dilbert: Probably because the revolutionary system is unstable and regardless of the smoke and mirrors they see the new licens...
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Programming in SolidWorks, how important is it?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 746
Re: Programming in SolidWorks, how important is it?
Why not have the properties in your default template...? Most of our properties are driven by CustomTools so in that sense programatically it wouldn't really be a necessity but it could certainly be an option to concider "replace CustomTools with a home-made solution", but I doubt we'd go...
- Mon May 13, 2024 2:54 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Challenging geometry problem
- Replies: 18
- Views: 702
Re: Challenging geometry problem
Any hints on how they machined that part in your gif? The cut face shape is not matching what a swept solid tool cut on helix profile (like AlexB has). I tried sweeping the post out on a radial helix like Alex shows but doesn't match physical part. I also tried sweeping an "end mill" align...
- Mon May 13, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Challenging geometry problem
- Replies: 18
- Views: 702
- Mon May 13, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, tool to copy the archives of a file and its reference tree
- Replies: 5
- Views: 448
Re: PDM, tool to copy the archives of a file and its reference tree
From the Knowledge Base : =============================== For older versions, or if you need to collect archives for referenced files as well , you can use the attached tool to copy individual file vault archives for selected files in a vault. With a copy of the vault database and the copied archiv...
- Fri May 10, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: In-Context relationships, intermittently, losing association.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 683
Re: In-Context relationships, intermittently, losing association.
Hio bnemec There is no PDM involved. These files are only used by myself, on one machie only, all files stored locally on the installed SSD. This dialog has been dismissed. I did not figure it dramatic to not have the software open every referenced file. Some of my top-down assemblies may contain d...
- Tue May 07, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, tool to copy the archives of a file and its reference tree
- Replies: 5
- Views: 448
PDM, tool to copy the archives of a file and its reference tree
Hello again, I'm copying some of the archives from our production server to test server. The plan was to use the "Collect Support Information" utility from PDM Admin tool. I've tried it but the zip file only contains the top level file, none of the referenced files are included. I'm not fi...
- Mon May 06, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: In-Context relationships, intermittently, losing association.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 683
Re: In-Context relationships, intermittently, losing association.
It's been implemented so complicatedly that it's a pseudo-random generator. PDM involved? I haven't been able to nail it down, but I get the feeling that there's something to the version of the ref file(s) or if they are cached at all. Not to be Cpt Obvious, but has this dialog been dismissed? I let...
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: Document Expiration Date - Is it possible?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 419
Re: Document Expiration Date - Is it possible?
We are looking to implement a PDM system and SWX PDM Pro seems like a good choice for us. However, we are open to suggestions for a better system. Our needs are for general document control as we do not have or plan to get SolidWorks CAD as part of this. Cloud-based solutions are out since we must ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, How to check in/undo checkout on all files in a duplicate (test) vault?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 283
Re: PDM, How to check in/undo checkout on all files in a duplicate (test) vault?
I've duplicated our production vault but didn't bring any files with it. The only files I copied over were the add-ins from the vault\0\plugins folder in the archive server. This was it. Once I copied that over I could access the search tool and do PDM operation on files. Without ...\archive\0\plug...
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Form Square Tube Using Sheet Metal Techniques
- Replies: 10
- Views: 451
Re: Laser cut square tube
@matt , any chance you would like to move the more recent posts of this secondary conversation to a new thread? The original was sleeping.
I keep seeing the title "Laser cut square tube" and open it then realize it's no longer about laser cut tube.
I keep seeing the title "Laser cut square tube" and open it then realize it's no longer about laser cut tube.
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SOLIDWORKS 2023 confirmed bugs
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2840
Re: SOLIDWORKS 2023 confirmed bugs
Are you on 2023? I kind of saw this situation a couple of times, but I was not able to reproduce it. I remember I was opening the file from the most recent used list, but I think it was after cleaning up a vault view on that workstation. Still on 2019, in process of updating to 2023. Only way I kno...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, How to check in/undo checkout on all files in a duplicate (test) vault?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 283
PDM, How to check in/undo checkout on all files in a duplicate (test) vault?
I might be several steps past going wrong here, but I have a set of test servers that were duplicated from the production servers. They're all VMs. On the duplicate (test) vault there are a bunch of files checked out that I would like to get "checked in" so I can follow the instructions to...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SOLIDWORKS 2023 confirmed bugs
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2840
Re: SOLIDWORKS 2023 confirmed bugs
Probably a dumb question, but can you confirm that the part.slddrw that you are trying to open from an assembly.slddrw is in local cache? In several ways, we've had issue like this where SW (completely unaware of PDM managing the local cache) cannot access a file because it's not in local cache. I w...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: API
- Topic: VBA PDM TASK and PDM Document ID
- Replies: 5
- Views: 294
Re: VBA PDM TASK and PDM Document ID
If the data set has any assemblies with virtual components would those sldasm files need to be opened to get the virtual part files updated?
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Can I get rid of all Scenes?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 429
Re: Can I get rid of all Scenes?
I've run into this before and wondered, why is the desirable behavior different than the "recommended" option. What makes Use Document setting the recommended? I've been taught that most of the time when a software company says one option is "recommended" over others, their best ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Fun Errors in Solidworks
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2717
Re: Fun Errors in Solidworks
Foo shows up rather frequently in the programming world, not a surprise if surfaced in a message dialog.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1394
- Views: 137356
Re: Watercooler Talk
It's a very complicated system...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
- Replies: 8
- Views: 679
Re: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
Now that we've picked his video apart, I'd like to bring back to the surface the point that using multiple bodies to model one part/component can be a very robust option. I think understanding how the software computes these things so we understand why the "trick" works is as important as ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1683
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
This appears to be fixed in 2023 (Maybe 2021). You can now select "All versions" and any configuration. Before, selecting "All versions" wouldn't let you select configurations. image.png This is good to know. However, the Configured Hardware ship has sailed from this port. But, ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
- Replies: 8
- Views: 679
Re: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
Or forget about the common radii in the profile all together; add it to the sweep feature.
We used to be lazy and create profiles from a couple of cross curves, had similar problem; created "bends" that were not reality. We're doing better now.
We used to be lazy and create profiles from a couple of cross curves, had similar problem; created "bends" that were not reality. We're doing better now.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Solidworks and 3Dconnexion Spacemouse
- Replies: 5
- Views: 465
Re: Solidworks and 3Dconnexion Spacemouse
Just a WAG, but could one part have been miles away and the rotation was set to rotate about center or origin instead of a part or geometry? That gives the appearance that everything flies out of view or disappears.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: For Sale and Want To Buy
- Topic: linear test apparatus, damper testing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 442
linear test apparatus, damper testing
Hello, I recall someone here sharing about what they make at work but I cannot find it now. Does one of you make machines that test dampers or are linear test machines that can drive by position, speed, or force with recording all three?
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Improving the look/usability of the SWYMP Without Dassault Lifting a Finger
- Replies: 12
- Views: 932
Re: Improving the look/usability of the SWYMP Without Dassault Lifting a Finger
Nice work. The appearance is surprisingly less painful.
I second the post timestamp instead of how long ago request.
Also, can you just get rid of the "Answered" label? The number of replies is shown and most humans can do the if(numReplies > 0) logic pretty quickly.
I second the post timestamp instead of how long ago request.
Also, can you just get rid of the "Answered" label? The number of replies is shown and most humans can do the if(numReplies > 0) logic pretty quickly.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1394
- Views: 137356
Re: Watercooler Talk
https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/434593448_2787049824805179_508622762699224154_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=00Q06j3-FugAb5D_QVJ&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=03_AdU9tBKUyDPAbcI0Hd5vyW8XqJgeocoRfEt4EruPUtKzcw&oe=663BAE64 This is what it loo...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Macro Library
- Topic: DXF/DWG Model View Export
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1114
Re: DXF/DWG Model View Export
Thanks. Alex these are not sheet metal parts, so flat patterns will rarely be used. Bnemec, I'm not sure I'm 100% following as I'm relatively new in the design world. This is for Laser Cutting and CNC. I'll follow those guides and get back to you if I run into trouble. Thanks very much! If you're d...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Macro Library
- Topic: DXF/DWG Model View Export
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1114
Re: DXF/DWG Model View Export
So this DXF is for CNC cutting, laser or waterjet, etc? We have never used drawing (view)s for 2D CNC dxf; Solid Edge or Solidworks. They have always been saved from the model. This is for various reasons, including scaling as you mentioned. However, it has been my experience that the most popular w...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: Macro Library
- Topic: DXF/DWG Model View Export
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1114
Re: DXF/DWG Model View Export
Sorry for dumb question, but what is the purpose of the dwg/dxf from the model? What is consuming the data?
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 546
Re: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
It's beginning to look like I made wrong choice to use Save As PDF in our PDM task add-in. I didn't leave myself very good bread crumbs as to why I didn't use the Print to PDF method when I wrote the task add-in. Starting to feel like I need to try to add code for print to pdf and a task setup setti...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: delete read only files that are not part of the vault not working
- Replies: 4
- Views: 434
Re: delete read only files that are not part of the vault not working
Is there something in the folder that's causing Windows to block deleting the folder, you know, like thumbs.db ? I'm guessing the pdm process is just swallowing the error from file system instead of displaying a helpful error dialog, you know that dialog that we all hate to get when deleting and &qu...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: delete read only files that are not part of the vault not working
- Replies: 4
- Views: 434
Re: delete read only files that are not part of the vault not working
As far as I know, those files are only deleted when the user browses into the folder that contains them. If they are "locked by another process" then the pdm client process cannot delete them. Also, they may not be read only, for whatever reason. We've seen this several times. It's even wo...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 546
Re: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
Is that the PDF printer that is installed with Acrobat? It doesn't look familiar.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 546
Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
When pasting raster images of the pages of a pdf is not acceptable, is there a way to tell Solidworks to "unpack" the OLE pdf file into sheets when doing Save As PDF? I see a hint of that ability in System Options -> Export -> PDF: High quality lines, Sharpened OLE DPI setting. If I have a...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: one sketch dimension driven by multiple global variables
- Replies: 9
- Views: 579
Re: one sketch dimension driven by multiple global variables
I tried to copy your process and the behavior was not repeatable in 2019SP4. I was thinking maybe you had dirieved configs, but I didn't see that any were indented (treed) in the drop down menu. I did notice some strange behavior in the global variable selector that might point to something. When yo...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, change user's login name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 612
Re: PDM, change user's login name
What registry entry is of you concern? Server side entries like usercache should be recreated. You need to allow the access from AD adding the new user names you modified in the db in the archive server as well. Thank you. I don't know if it should even be a concern. In the link below they go on to...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:54 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, change user's login name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 612
PDM, change user's login name
Sometimes users change their names. We use Active Directory for PDM login, so when IT updates the users login name in AD and I run "Update Group from AD" it wants to remove the user's old name from group(s) and create new user by new name. In effect it's the same user (person) just a new n...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1683
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
My current plan is to make parts with multiple configurations, and then save each configuration as a new part. If I need to fix something I can go back and do it from that one "template part" and save out the affected variants again, instead of having to go into each part and do the same....
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1683
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
If using PDM, and want to search for where used of the specific part, then don't use configs; actually I would say stick to the one part per file rule in that case. Where used in PDM works pretty well, but not always. If you want to know the where used of a specific config in a file, you must first ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3734
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
But it works! Why can't I use it? BY the way once the head (screw not hammer) is stripped, the hammer is about all that is left! You bring up a good point to continue the metaphor. While knowing the difference between a screw and nail should either be common sense or covered in 8th grade shop class...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:29 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3734
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3734
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
I have fond hopes that at some time in the distant future (but not too distant because I plan to retire in 2028) when we suppress a feature in a Part, and it has children further down in the tree, we will have a System Option to have those features remain active, but showing errors, instead of bein...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3734
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
Doing that every day. At the risk of being a jerk: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/capitulate I get it, we don't have a choice much of the time. But it just seems if we keep on this path of replacing the expectation of reason with training, eventually we'll run out of people with enough logic abi...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3734
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
SE isn't showing a warning or error that I see, just the link icon if you edit the sketch, but its not obvious that its connected to anything. I guess its remembers the edge from history that isn't there anymore? Not really sure how I feel about that, like its linked to a ghost I can't see anymore....
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:35 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3734
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
CAD software is a "tool". How much "training" did you get when you buy a hammer? Was there instructions/warning not to hammer a screw or bolt? Company need to establish a standard and train employees to that standard. Most company just hand over the hammer and say "Go nuts&...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3734
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
I think you nailed it .. I seems that Dasult have gone to town of crafting UI components and forced upon workflow just to have end user to give up and slab everything that needs to be edit at the end of the feature tree. In other words their own poor man "synchronic" workflow. One way mod...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3734
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
Put reference in sketches. Don't project/convert from model. Reuse the sketch. Features can move up and down. Just not above the sketch. Preach on! But you know, the out of box training shows how to use the software. Not always so much how to use it properly, usually focus on what it can do and spe...