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mimicking file access speed of solidworks eplorer
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 12:20 pm
by colt
How does sw explorer access file details so quickly? It looks like it can access the assembly component list without fully opening the file. Can this speed be harnessed in a macro or external application?
I would like to write a program that reduces the time it takes to do the solidworks file shell extensions like move, rename, and replace. It looks like the search function that sw explorer uses could be improved by delegating the search to multiple cores. My idea hinges on being able to instantly access the assembly component list like sw explorer.
Re: mimicking file access speed of solidworks eplorer
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 12:39 pm
by AlexLachance
colt wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 12:20 pm
How does sw explorer access file details so quickly? It looks like it can access the assembly component list without fully opening the file. Can this speed be harnessed in a macro or external application?
I would like to write a program that reduces the time it takes to do the solidworks file shell extensions like move, rename, and replace. It looks like the search function that sw explorer uses could be improved by delegating the search to multiple cores. My idea hinges on being able to instantly access the assembly component list like sw explorer.
Can't really help you on this, but CustomTools does exactly what you speak of, maybe somewhere on their site it explains how it works?
Re: mimicking file access speed of solidworks eplorer
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 12:52 pm
by colt
Yeah, that is exactly what I want. Good find. I wonder if you need to have integrated pdm or if this is running off raw file set.
Re: mimicking file access speed of solidworks eplorer
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 12:58 pm
by JSculley
colt wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 12:20 pm
How does sw explorer access file details so quickly? It looks like it can access the assembly component list without fully opening the file.
Most likely, it uses the
Document Manager API, just like PDM does.
Re: mimicking file access speed of solidworks eplorer
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 1:08 pm
by gupta9665
colt wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 12:20 pm
How does sw explorer access file details so quickly? It looks like it can access the assembly component list without fully opening the file. Can this speed be harnessed in a macro or external application?
I would like to write a program that reduces the time it takes to do the solidworks file shell extensions like move, rename, and replace. It looks like the search function that sw explorer uses could be improved by delegating the search to multiple cores. My idea hinges on being able to instantly access the assembly component list like sw explorer.
You can check the following tools where SWDM is used
https://sites.google.com/site/bibotacconcept
http://www.esoxrepublic.com/freeware/WhereUsed.php
Re: mimicking file access speed of solidworks eplorer
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 2:02 pm
by mattpeneguy
Hey Deepak,
What's the story with the surf board? Do you surf or was that something you made with SW and had fabricated? Looks like it has a SW related logo on it...Maybe you won it at an event?
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Re: mimicking file access speed of solidworks eplorer
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 2:32 am
by gupta9665
mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 2:02 pm
Hey Deepak,
What's the story with the surf board? Do you surf or was that something you made with SW and had fabricated? Looks like it has a SW related logo on it...Maybe you won it at an event?
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Hey
@mattpeneguy , this picture from CSWE event at #SWW18. I've not modeled or created this board in SW but I believe that this might have been created using SW
Below is picture with SW legends in it