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gupta9665 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 10:58 am You can not have the values multiplied in the custom properties.....

This SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog describes that it is possible.

But I will still try to apply your suggested solution tomorrow.

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I have adapted my macro and inserted the value 30 instead of the enumeration. But unfortunately it did not lead to the hoped for result. The "formula" I specify as equation is displayed to me without calculation as result. 2022-12-29 08_46_17-Zuschnittslisten-Eigenschaften.png Is it becaus...

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Hi all, i try do add some properties to a Weldment cutlist, i use this example as referenz. Add and Get Custom Properties Example (VBA) - 2021 - SOLIDWORKS API Help For "normal" properties it works fine, but i must also add an property that includes an equation. The enumeration for the Cus...

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@JSculley
thank you very much, that's exactly what I was looking for

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Hello all, I am trying to select the cutting list folder as parts of a larger macro and run the function to create the 3D bounding boxes. Exactly the way I have been doing it by hand. https://cadforum.net/download/file.php?mode=view&id=8746 Probably due to lack of sufficient knowledge I don't ma...

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Hello,
today i got following message from the IT department:

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Take a look a this Document

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@DanPihlaja this is how I do it with all purchased parts that I import per step and still have to post-process. Unfortunately, I can't do that with the standard parts, because then I lose the mate reference. @ berg_lauritz Thanks for the hint, I will try the macro and see what happens. @federick_Law...

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try the following: Start the macro editor, drag the editor window to the screen where you want Solidworks to appear. Now simply close the editor again. This happens to me regularly when I program macros and move the editor to the second screen to observe what happens in SWX. When I close the editor ...

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Hello, I create actual standard parts for Solidworkls (the ones in the Toolbox are too unperformant for me). To create the standard parts, I make myself a master file with configuration controlled by Excel. With a macro I then save each configuration individually as a part out, delete the configurat...

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I am currently trying to control the dimension of a cosmetic thread by configuration.
Is there a way to control the nominal diameter directly by configuration instead of the core diameter?

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The thanks do not belong to me but to this user -> @RonE
He is the one who found the solution.

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What a coincidence, I ran into the exact same problem last week. I have also written a macro to sort the parts list, and also with me the sorting results were partly not correct. However, for me it was not dependent on the number of lines in the BOM, but on the type of BOM used. With the type "...

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.....HP offers a program (free of charge until this years end) that allow to connect remotely, supporting multi display and remote 3D mouse: ZCentral Remote Boost. It is better than MS remote desktop as it uses the remote workstation GPU. there is another software for remote working that uses the g...

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Is there a guide / best practice for library feature creation somewhere? I ask for the following reason: A few weeks ago jcapriotti oa showed me a great solution to a library feature problem. -> https://www.cadforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=20912#p20912 While analyzing his solution, I noticed that he did...

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Hi, i had the same Issue some Weeks ago in SWX 2020-SP5, now I am on 2021 SP 5.1 but i did not test in this Version.

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For additionally inserted planes, you can use the "Flip normal" function to flip the alignment. Is it possible to control this option with configurations? This would make a library feature I am trying to create much easier. I need a extruded cut that goes asymmetrically in both directions....

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thanks to all for sharing your experiences.
I will stick to the text´s that are stored in the library.

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do you insert them as text or better as a block?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the two options?
What I have already noticed as a disadvantage of the block is that I can only put the complete block with the hint line on a layer when inserting it.

Which method do you use and why?

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Just my 2 cents on the subject of data security in the cloud: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-ovh-fire-idUSKBN2B20NU And what you should also consider because of the current unpleasant situation in Ukraine. An e-shelter can be a worthwhile target for a retaliatory strike to inflict signifi...

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Hello all, I have been trying to include the still relatively new Save as Copy with a subset of the configurations as a macro to get to the command. https://help.solidworks.com/2021/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/r_save_as_copy_subset_config.htm The following command was recorded longstatus = Part.Save...

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I've noticed this illogical behavior as well, don't understand the point of this function either. With the function Mark for rebuild when saving it behaves exactly the same. I have also tried to add the markers for the standard configuration already in the template. But if there is only one configur...

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in the forum on the other side there is a similar post: https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:yUw32GbYTEqKdgY7-jbZPg/iquestion:9LiNcOleQ3uxWmkjSBZrUA Very interesting in this topic is the post of Ronald van Til:" .....I received a mail today that Dassault is focusing...

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does anyone know how licensing is done with NX?

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KQuigley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 6:42 pm
If I am reading the press releases correctly 3DX/Cloud “rental” packages reduce in cost slightly whilst desktop “permanent” licenses of Solidworks increase substantially.

@KQuigley Could you please add the link to the original press releases?

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Today i got the following information from DSS: Our legacy Basic Script code had a hard limit on characters on a single command line of 512 including all decorations. Practically that led to an effective limit which was 25 characters shorter. Now we are using VBA. The command limit is 65535 characte...

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Oh shock, you're right. I confused this with the display in the "normal" Explorer. There you can display the content of the variable "Description". Is it not possible to add more columns in the PDM display in Off Line mode? https://help.solidworks.com/2016/english/solidworks/sldw...

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looks like the post was removed

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Hello to all, which variables from PDM are displayed in off line mode in normal windows file explorer? I read this a few weeks ago in a description from a SWX dealer from USA? but I can't find the description anymore. grumph I mean it was definitely Discription and Status, the others I don't remembe...

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The lecture was very interesting as far as I could see. Unfortunately, the technology prevented me from attending the lecture completely and throughout. After about 15 minutes and another time after 30 minutes, the technology failed. I already had this problem on Tuesday at another lecture. Is the p...

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Hello Deepak, until now I have not worked with configurations for the library features, because I have the goal to build the library feature so that they are "intelligent" and automatically select the correct dimension. I have just looked if there is a possibility to control the selection ...

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Hello to all, I made myself a library feature with nested if functions for wave inserts for retaining rings. Since I covered the dimension range from 3 mm to 150 mm, the equation became very long. The longest equation had something like 2500 characters! There were no error messages or other problems...

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Fastest way is to save the assembly as a parasolidfile. Reimport this file an all parts and sub parts are fixed.
This way is much faster then do this job with an macro

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Save the Assembly as Parasolid File. Reimport the Parasolid File. Advantage all the sub Parts are fixed.

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hey, I've done a few additional tests. I reduced the diameter of the marble. With the smaller marble, it is possible to get past the point where the marble with the original dimensions gets stuck. But a little further on, the smaller marble also gets stuck. It looks like it is hanging on a silk thre...

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Hello to all, to get a little bit more into physical motion simulation, I was looking for a simple "project". Well, what is fun for the little ones to play, is good for the big ones to practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMGzGU9Ccs But it is not as easy as it looks. In my first atte...

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Hello Mike

great solution, basically so simple, but you have to come up with the idea first.
Thanks for sharing the solution.

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Hello to all, is there a way to monitor two sketch dimensions from different components with one sensor? As soon as the dimension from component 2 is larger than the dimension from component 1, the alarm should be triggered. I have only found the possibility to monitor one dimension against a static...

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hello all, for a new macro project I searched the net for some code snippets. In one of the references I have found a query whose sense I do not understand. 'check if application is open if swapp is nothing then msgbox "to execute the macro, swx must be open" ..... what the query checked i...

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I am currently creating a library feature for a client of mine to create a knurled interface. He needs the function because he wants to produce the parts in 3D printing.
But I'm not sure what will take more time. Adding the knurl in CAD, or printing the complete part :-(

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I also had the problem in SWX 2019 Sp3. After updating to SWX 2019 Sp5, it no longer occurred.

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Hello all, I have received a model of a new "energy-saving" motor from a supplier. The energy that the motor saves in operation is consumed several times during the design in CAD, because the model is so detailed that it turns up the computer to maximum power at the latest during assembly....

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No! I really can't believe that. I was recommended the online licence because deactivating and activating it constantly led to the licence being blocked. That can't be true! Industry 4.0? more like back to the stone age. We'll probably soon be sitting in front of the office chiseling away at a stone...

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In the German counterpart to this forum there is a macro for creating and inserting a fit table in drawings.
The macro exists for many years and is continuously developed and improved by the creator.

https://ww3.cad.de/foren/ubb/Forum2/HTML/033409.shtml

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I found this tool at Grabcad.com.
Does anyone know this tool or does anyone even use it?

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I use the hole wizard in a similar way to Glenn Schroeder. However, I do not define the hole positions in the wizard but already in the sketch. With the wizard I also insert only one hole. At the top left, at the place with the circle, there is no sketch point for the hole in the sketch. I then use ...

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I have just ordered the additional keyboard. As soon as it is delivered and installed, I will report on my experiences.

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I have tried to get the part number on the parts so that it is visible in the model and in the drawing. I also tried the idea of labelling them as sketches, but on the one hand it bothers me that they are always visible through other bodies, and on the other hand they are not output when exporting i...

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Source: https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/antivirus_sw.html

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I'm afraid my thumb is too thick for the buttons on the side.
I also can't imagine that you can enter a sequence of numbers nimbly with your thumb.

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