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Nothing imported, it's a native SW model with extruded surface. What I'm saying is that SOLIDWORKS normally ignores surface bodies when creating drawing views. If I have this model with a solid extrude, a planar surface and an extruded surface: image.png and I create a drawing view of the model, by...

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Hello, I'm struggling with something that must be simple, I'm just not finding it. There's an extruded surface in a part buried a couple assemblies below the drawing I'm working on. It looks like I can go drill down to the feature in the path finder and hide it there. But if I close the drawing and...

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Then you need to work around them. I don't know if it's possible, but I'd suggest looking into how CustomTools does their "Save as", "Save as Copy" and "Rename and move" commands. I understand that it's one file, but in SolidWorks lingo, it isn't. There are times when ...

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Here's how I see it, in SolidWorks talk; I see State A and State B as files. You have State A open, you save as copy and it becomes State B. While State A is still open, you take State B and try to overwrite State A, authorisation denied, someone currently has access to it. So in order for it to wo...

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If you don't mind my asking, what bug is this? I'm very curious now Here's the e-mail I sent in my most recent report: =========================================================== Since as far back as SW 2015, I have been able to induce a hard crash (access violation) in SOLIDWORKS from a simple PDM...

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I reported the same SW/EPDM API bug 4 separate times, since SW 2017. Only my latest report (submitted on June 13) has gotten any traction, after I spent days whittling my example code down to 86 lines, submitting it with a sample vault, test files add-in DLL and source code. My reseller tossed all t...

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Log in as the 'admin' user and delete the files.

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Machinery's Handbook lists this thread under 'Metric Self-Threading Screws'. The data is taken from ANSI/ASME B18.6.5M

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berg_lauritz wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 4:36 pm Some things I noticed:

I've added these as Issues 4 through 6.

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And is that "need to use new templates" thing a real thing? Here is what SOLIDWORKS has to say: ==================================== Solution Id: S-071805 Product: SOLIDWORKS Professional 2016 Created: 8/18/2016 Technically Reviewed Date: 9/2/2020 Area: Save/Open Sub-Area: Question: In th...

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From the Knowledge Base: ======================================================== Solution Id:S-053149 Product:SolidWorks 2011 Beta Created:12/10/2010 Technically Reviewed Date:5/9/2011 Area: Sub-Area: Question:After installing SolidWorks 2011, why is the default templates folder empty? Answer:The t...

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MattW wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:56 pm Didn't have that one listed, but there was one listed for "Drawing open Progress Indicator". That seems to have done it.

There are individual dialogs for each document type:

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Assembly Open Progress Indicator:

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Pre-release 0.3 is now available which includes:

Search as you type

Remembering dialog location, size and settings between invocations

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For those of us who deploy SOLIDWORKS, PDM, etc via admin image, the inability to repair those images can be a hassle since you have to uninstall and reinstall. After dealing with this for many years, I just found out (via my VAR) that you can repair an admin image installation. In the C:\Windows\In...

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Thanks for the addin. I hope you don't mind several points: I have a triple monitor setup. Solidworks is always on the right monitor. Search Material dialogue box opens on the middle (main) monitor. I drag it to the right one, search and close it. I expect it to be on the right monitor the next tim...

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I don't know if it's possible, but perhaps you should rename your topic title to reflect your add-in's capacities rather then have it be the question that caused you to create this. You could also add to your original post the link to the Prerelease. so that it is "easier" to find, if thi...

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As a result of discussion in this topic I have created a small SOLIDWORKS add-in that replaces the SOLIDWORKS Edit Material dialog with a custom version that allows searching by material name or description: image.png The Open Library button will open the standard dialog if you need to access other ...

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Prelease v0.2 which includes the Windows Installer for the add-in is now available here

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I've finally gotten around to putting together an installer and pushing this to GitHub. The 2022 version is available on the develop branch. I will create an official 0.1 tag and preliminary release tomorrow. If you need a version for a different SW version, submit an Issue

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Microsoft's WebView2 should do the trick.

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Answer I received from our reseller was this:- I got the following response from solidworks support, can you please provide these details. "Do you know what API example(s) the user needs? I can see if we have it and send it to them or you directly." Seems to be another cost cutting measur...

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AddFile is for adding new files to the vault. If you just want to copy over the top of an existing file, use the .NET System.IO.File.Copy function. As long as the file is checked out, it should work.

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Awesome work mate, is this to avoid overwriting a file that was more up to date then yours..? I'm not a user of PDM, but I think I understand the principle. It's more about making sure that what you are looking at is correct. Imagine you built a machine and released it at Rev 0 and then sold it to ...

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In response to this question in the SWYMP, I created a SOLIDWORKS add-in that will attempt to retrieve the versions of files that were referenced the last time an assembly was checked in before opening the file. Basically, it eliminates the manual step of retrieving the as-built references, which us...

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:lol: Indeed, but perhaps someone had done it already somewhere or had started thinking of something along that line. Sometimes, brainstorming like this can create new ideas/solutions much faster then by remaining alone with your own ideas. It seems like the easiest solution to part of your problem...

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Thanks for the reply and screengrabs. I've just tested it on a new file and it works just like your explanation.....so guess there's something wrong with the real asm file I'm working on as I follow the same workflow and even though the annotations in the 3D update correctly, the imported model ite...

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Here's a weld: image.png and the drawing: image.png Change the model: image.png and the drawing updates: image.png If this isn't working for you, something is wrong. Out of curiosity, if you insert a weld table, do it not update either? Also, can you upload a sample assembly (with parts) and drawing...

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Is there any way I can hack the BOM around to show some components as different rows by configuration, but not others? There is an SPR (623867) requesting component-by-component control of the Display configurations of the same part as separate items option. Or is there any kind of sideways thinkin...

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I also don't add weld beads in my models. All they're good for is to clutter up drawings and make them more difficult to decipher. I just add weld symbols in the drawing. Weld beads as an assembly feature don't clutter up drawings at all. They don't even show up unless you use shaded views in the d...

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Hi All, So maybe my memory is failing.... but it turns out if you: - add weld beads to in your 3D model (Insert > Assembly Feature > Weld Bead) - import them to your 2D drawing views (Insert > Model Items) - change the weld properties in the 3D... The weld notes don't update in the drawing.... What...

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That's fair. I don't always use periods, unless the note is a complete sentence. in 13 years I haven't received any complaints about it from clients or suppliers. I'm just writing what they are all thinking. :lol: By the way, I dimension to hidden lines also. I'd like to see how the people who made...

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I found a trick a while ago that I've used a few times. I know we can only break extension leaders around other dimensions, but I figured out a way to get it done if I need to break them around other leaders (notes, weld symbols, etc). I place the other annotation, then add a dimension that I reall...

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Toby, Thank you for this video it should be helpful. In drawings where I have created the dimensions rather than importing them I have never been able to reattach a dimension that has lost BOTH connections. If it has one red box I can move and reattach one, but with two it has never worked. Is this...

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Unfortunately, VSTA seems to be some sort of bastard child. When it first came out, I thought it was gonna be the bees knees, but I ended up having stability problems using it where the same thing in VBA ran just fine. I read of real programmers having issues with it as well - specifically Artem an...

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This is the most info I've found about it. Looks like it might be possible, but you need a runtime version of 2015 installed still. https://help.solidworks.com/2021/english/api/sldworksapiprogguide/GettingStarted/VSTA_2015.htm image.png Yeah. I've tried all that. I went so far as to download the VS...

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gupta9665 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 1:01 am I'm using Visual Studio 2022 to create standalone programs and testing on SW22 and have not seen any such issues.

Apps and add-ins aren't the problem (they don't use VSTA). Jut macros.

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berg_lauritz wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 2:05 pm I will adjust my workflow and shamelessly plug this macro everywhere if you allow me to?

Sure. Just be aware that minimal testing was done.

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Sub main() Set swApp = Application.SldWorks Set mDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc Set pDoc = mDoc vBodies = pDoc.GetBodies2(swBodyType_e.swSolidBody, True) For Each vBody In vBodies Dim nextBody As Body2 Set nextBody = vBody Dim bodyCopy As Body2 Set bodyCopy = nextBody.Copy2(False) vFeatures = nextBody.GetFe...

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Agreed. Something about Core that do not play will with CAD APIs, I don't remember what it was, barely understood it at the time. The point was keep with .NET Framework 4.x for PDM or CAD add-ins for now. Core is cross platform (more like cross OS) can be complied for Linux, MacOS, Win, Android... ...

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I think this is what you are after. Here's the C# macro code: public void Main() { ModelDoc2 mDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc as ModelDoc2; PartDoc pDoc = mDoc as PartDoc; object[] bodyObjArray = pDoc.GetBodies2((int)swBodyType_e.swSolidBody, true) as object[]; foreach (object nextBodyObj in bodyObjArray) { B...

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After some research and testing, I think that the answer is no, but I want to be sure, so I'll as the question. Is anyone developing SW macros using .NET with SW 2022 and a version of Visual Studio newer than 2015? From what I can tell, SW 22 is hard wired to use Visual Studio 2015. If it isn't inst...

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P/Invoke seems to be the recommended method:

https://renenyffenegger.ch/notes/Micros ... tiveObject

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azreal1031 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:03 am It just keeps getting better.

If you turn on Instant3D you only have to click a face once. And you can drag the blue 'handles' to alter the dimensions. See Instant2D as well.

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All in all, I want to read and show the user the time that SolidWork registered as 'Open time' which means that document is opened first and then the macro is run by user. Assembly visualization uses 'SW-Open time' as column header and file open time can be seen from file info when cursor is hovere...

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From what I've seen, Workgroup PDM is very project centric. You create projects in the vault and then files can be assigned to those projects. The vault view in SOLIDWORKS would show all the projects and you could drill down in to them. I could see how the loss of this might bother someone. A year a...

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Create a List or Array. After you process a component, add its path to the list. Before you process a component, check to see if its path is in the list, and skip it if it is.

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I think (100% speculation) after moving to server licensing, the Admin Dashboard doesn't do much, if you have web licensing I think it becomes active. Th dashboard is still active. We are still using SW2017 here and none of those machines show up anymore, but I have a 2022 test machine that does sh...

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That's actually super handy. I like to leave a lot of references on but larger assemblies do get a bit cumbersome over time. Handy tip. Thanks! Personally, I dislike that button. Primarily because it takes precedence over the individual 'View....Hide/Show' selections. If you have hot keys to toggle...

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2022 is released by the even year group, 2019 was released by the odd year group, so the fix likely didn't get communicated to the even year group. :? I'm trying to figure out if: they took you comment and ran with it they are being facetious someone actually told them this and was serious image.png

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