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  • Linking design table to a file makes file saving slow - how I keep the link without saving?

    I have a part which has a lot of dimensions driven by a Design Table. I want to link this Design Table to an external...
    J. R.
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    Linking design table to a file makes file saving slow - how I keep the link without saving?
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    • How to break the link of a Design Table to External Spreadsheet

      I have written a macro to update the links in the cells of my design table with an external spreadsheet and now I wan...
      Mike Smith
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      How to break the link of a Design Table to External Spreadsheet
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      • I want to insert multiple solidworks part files into an assembly at parts default position from a folder using a macro and save assembly with it's folder name. Any macro is available to do such tasks/any idea to create such kind of macro.

        Need a macro to insert multiple solidworks parts into an assembly at parts default position and save assembly save wi...
        Rahul Gaikwad
        Bookmarked 13 hours ago by Rahul Gaikwad
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        I want to insert multiple solidworks part files into an assembly at parts default position from a folder using a macro and save assembly with it's folder name. Any macro is available to do such tasks/any idea to create such kind of macro.
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        • Can the Cut List Properties dialog box be opened with an API command?

          Good morning all,   I use multi-bodies a bunch. It is quite tedious to chase down a cut list folder->RMB->...
          Seth Moser
          Bookmarked 1 day ago by Seth Moser
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          Can the Cut List Properties dialog box be opened with an API command?
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          • Going crazy trying to model this..

            Hi - I am trying to make a bowl with this pattern/texture of divots on it:   Basically imagine that on a...
            Andrey Grigoryev
            Bookmarked 2 days ago by Andrey Grigoryev
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            Going crazy trying to model this..
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            • How to access Make Parts Flexible in 2021 Pro version? Tried the process from Solidworks help but can't access the feature as it never shows up! I'm trying to compress a spring for a intake valve assembly. Any help much appreciated.

              Want to compress a spring for an intake valve assembly. Followed the process in Solidworks 2021 Help for Flexible com...
              Larry Walker
              Bookmarked 2 days ago by Larry Walker
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              How to access Make Parts Flexible in 2021 Pro version? Tried the process from Solidworks help but can't access the feature as it never shows up! I'm trying to compress a spring for a intake valve assembly. Any help much appreciated.
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              • Have you ever been given a SW tip that you didn't know existed?

                I was given a tip today by one of our User Group Leaders, Betty Baker, that I'm ashamed that I didn't know.  It ...
                Steve Calvert
                Bookmarked 2 days ago by Steve Calvert
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                Have you ever been given a SW tip that you didn't know existed?
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                • What mouse/keyboard you like to use

                  I was wondering what type of mouse/keyboard you like to use. I like my setup of the Logitech K360 wireless keyboard i...
                  Danny Edwards
                  Bookmarked 2 days ago by Danny Edwards
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                  What mouse/keyboard you like to use
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                  • How to insert QR Code to SOLIDWORKS drawings

                    Hi,   In this YouTube video, I demonstrate a new feature that is coming to CAD+ toolset Community Edition which...
                    Artem Taturevych
                    Bookmarked 3 days ago by Artem Taturevych
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                    How to insert QR Code to SOLIDWORKS drawings
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                    • Large Assembly Performance Discussion

                      I would like to start a discussion on performance with large assemblies and potential workflows and/or work-arounds y...
                      Don Van Zile
                      Bookmarked 3 days ago by Don Van Zile
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                      Large Assembly Performance Discussion
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                      • Hype your Enhancement Request

                        Given that votes from the users through the Customer Portal are one of the primary criteria that SW's developers use ...
                        David Mandl
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                        • Crusty Old Template File Gotcha

                          While working on a thorny problem with EPDM and SW BOMs, I discovered the following in the Knowledge Base:   ==...
                          Jim Sculley
                          Bookmarked 3 days ago by Jim Sculley
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                          Crusty Old Template File Gotcha
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                          • EPDM creating duplicate serial numbers

                            Issue I have seen now about 5 times is that one user would create a part and EPDM issue SN, then for another user it ...
                            Jakobus Kruger
                            Bookmarked 4 days ago by Jakobus Kruger
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                            EPDM creating duplicate serial numbers
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                            • Adding draft to a slot on a curved cylindrical surface

                              I am struggling add draft to the slot circled in red. This is a shelled out cylindrical object with a slope on the in...
                              Justin Blommer
                              Bookmarked 4 days ago by Justin Blommer
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                              Adding draft to a slot on a curved cylindrical surface
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                              • Another macro to batch manage custom properties

                                Hi,     There are already quite a few great macros for managing custom properties available on a forum. ...
                                Artem Taturevych
                                Bookmarked 4 days ago by Artem Taturevych
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                                Another macro to batch manage custom properties
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                                • Is it possible to isolate drawing views?

                                  Would it somehow be possible to easily execute an isolate command in drawings similarly to assembly mode? With partic...
                                  Jyrki Luumi
                                  Bookmarked 5 days ago by Jyrki Luumi
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                                  Is it possible to isolate drawing views?
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                                  • The power of the API and Macrofeatures

                                    The power of the API and macrofeatures   Here is a quick video of what I've developed over the last 6-7 years. ...
                                    Jacob Corder
                                    Bookmarked 5 days ago by Jacob Corder
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                                    The power of the API and Macrofeatures
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                                    • How little do you know about Solidworks?

                                      The older I get the more I know and the more ignorant I feel.   Seems like this is the path of my life and SW i...
                                      Matt Juric
                                      Bookmarked 5 days ago by Matt Juric
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                                      How little do you know about Solidworks?
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                                      • Combine Identical Components

                                        Is there a way to combine identical components in BOM table through MACRO? It seems that I cant find the right functi...
                                        Oskars Milbergs
                                        Bookmarked 5 days ago by Oskars Milbergs
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                                        Combine Identical Components
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                                        • I made a mistake in materials library. Instead of making a custom library i renamed some materials. Made now a custom library but how can a reset my renamed materials (plastics)

                                          Is there a list of the standard plastic material, so i can set the names to the original one. I have SW2018.
                                          Johan Brem
                                          Bookmarked 5 days ago by Johan Brem
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                                          I made a mistake in materials library. Instead of making a custom library i renamed some materials. Made now a custom library but how can a reset my renamed materials (plastics)
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