How can I change the spacing around the detail view letter(on the circle of the parent view) so it isn't so close to thearrows? I can't seem to find it anywhere... Thanks! SolidworksDrawings And Detailing
I'd like to see the weld detail box come up in some differentfashion so it doesn't block out most of your screen while it'sopen.SolidworksUser Interface
Is there a list of other variables you can use with equationsbesides dimensions. I saw an equations where someone was able tocontrol the number of instances in a linear pattern with anequation. I can't find a list of all the other things that can be controlledwith equations and what the proper syntax is for each of thedifferent variable types.SolidworksAssemblies
Hi I want to place a series of anglar dims in a drawing, all will beconcentric, like anglar ordinate dims. How do I place the text sothat all is readable from the center of the pitch circle, not thebottom right of the sheet? Sw rotates the text after I get 90 deg around and flicks it backafter 270 deg all so it is readable from the bottom right. SolidworksDrawings And Detailing
I have Problem With SW 2009 is Very Slow in Performace AndTake Time for Zoming In and Out and it has many craching. If any one have any solution for this probledm Ahmed samy Design Engineer SW 2009 Sp0 X 64 Edition AMD Phenom 5Gb Of Ram ATI Radeon 2600 WINDOWS VISTA Ultimate X64 SolidworksAdministration
could someone do a macro to save a pdf of a solidworksdrawing every time i save? this is to save the "save as option"? i normally save the pdf,s in the same location as the solidworksdrawing. is this possible? thanks in advance.SolidworksApi macros
Did anybody notice that default appearances are not saving inthe part templates. I've tried numerous times to change the defaultappearance to carbon steel, even by specifying the material, but myfeature appearances keep turning back to plastic. My VAR said there is an SPR out on it. But it is a majorpain.SolidworksParts And Features
Is it possible to put in a mitred cut angle column on a weldment cut list, i.e. structural members that are mitred would have a column that specifies what angle they are mitred at.SolidworksWeldments
Yeah, I've read a lot of very interesting discussiosn ondrawing practices, and I know this is a SW forum, so I waswondering if there's a more approprate forum for asking GD&Trelated quesitons? (one that doens't require paying for amembership also) Thanks, BM SolidworksDrawings And Detailing
What is the best method to model a hole that is counterborethen tapped thru? Do I actually do it as 2 hole features? How do I put the callout on a drawing? Thank you.SolidworksParts And Features
Anyone can help pls! I'm trying to use DM to get the name of the drawingview refenceusing ISWDMView.ReferencedDocument... I've check the help but I'm kind of confused. what is the good way should I need to have a view selected 1st orshould I select it with DM or ??
Can anyone help with the properies for hydraulic oil?SolidworksFlow Simulation
We have just upgraded from 08sp4 to 09sp2. Straight away wehave been hit with two bugs - 1] Custom property data is not displayed on the "Cards" in theviewer window. 2]
After exiting isolate some components of an assembly arestill hiden. The graphics card is a FX570 and the driver are downloaded from SWsite. Is there any explanation for this?SolidworksAssemblies
When I try to install latest SPO2.1 I get a message that SW task scheduler is running which prevents the install. The task manager in windows shows No SW programs running. How can I install SP2.1? SolidworksGeneral
If you delete a sub-project from Vault Admin, will it deletethe files that are in that sub-project or move them to the upperlevel project? Thank you, Scott MooreSolidworksWorkgroup Pdm
In response to another forum post(https://forum.solidworks.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=19&threadid=15875&forumid=3),I posted a small video to explain the details of how conversion ishandled for legacy colors/textures and PW materials applied to thesame references. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhoRHXKmPPsSolidworksPhotoworks
I have an assembly I just created in 2009 SP0.0. I made the assembly and saved it. Opened it back up and it is"hidden" all of the solid bodies are shown. I have tried control Q. When I insert this (assembly A) assembly into assembly B it makesassembly B dissapear also.
I thought there was a way of unloading drawing sheets inSW09? Can anyone tell me how to do this? Thanks, WayneSolidworksDrawings And Detailing
Hello everybody, Ive tried searching for this information but I cant seem to findit.. so here goes; I have an assembly with around 12 configurations, when I usepack'n'go to move this assembly to another location and alsorenaming it, the new assembly seem to have lost itsmate-relations.. in short: the configurations no longer work.. isthis a known problem or am I doin something wrong here?SolidworksSolidworks Explorer
Hello every one, can any body tell me how the stability of a column with its basecan be determined. I have a column of 4 feet and an arm of 2 feetof the same section. I have designed a base for it and I want to know its stabilityusing SW simulation.SolidworksSimulation
I had altered a Gauge table and I consistently get "Gaugetable is invalid". I had tried to get this to work for many hours and can not find outthe problem. Are there any standards for gauge table for formatting? Has anyone used the gauge tables effectively yet?
We're using eDrawings wtih AutoCad files. Is it possible touse the markup dimension tool to measure circles and arc?SolidworksEdrawings
Hi, I have an assembly where i want to dissolve a sub-assembly insideit, but every time I attempt to do so, Solidworks 2009 crashes onme. Any tips on how to do this successfully or is this another SWbug? I have tried setting everything to resolved/not lightweightand that doesn't help. -TimSolidworksAssemblies
