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Embedd eDrawings2008 assembly into PowerPoint

Question asked by John Bjerke on Oct 26, 2007
Latest reply on Nov 30, 2009 by John Layne

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I am trying to get a .easm file embedded into a power pointpresentation. I was able to get it to work fine on my computerwhich was using eDrawings 2007. I sent the presentation and .easmfile to co-workers who did not have edrawings installed. they theninstalled the 2008 version and the power point presentation did notwork. We tried to add an edrawing into a new presentation but itdid not work. I then installed 2008 edrawings on my computer andtried to embedd an assembly, but it does not work. Now I am notable to insert the object using 2007 since i upgraded to 2008.

Has anyone else see this problem or been able to embed 2008edrawings into power point ?

Can I downgrade to 2007?

We are all using edrawings basic 2008 and powerpoint 2003.

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John Burrill Oct 26, 2007 7:49 PM
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try using Insert==>Object and selecting 'edrawings 2008 control' from the new objects list.
To specify the file, right-click the control (once inserted) and select properties. IN the properties dialog form, in the filename field, there's a button with an ellipsis (...) on it. click that button and a dialog will appear where you specify the path of the file. There's also an elipsis button on this dialog, but when I pressed it, it crashed power point. typing in the path manually did the trick.
I tested the presentation and it looks like it works OK.
John
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- John Bjerke @ John Burrill on Oct 29, 2007 7:05 PM
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  The 2008 control seems very flaky. We were able to get theproperties once. Then like you said clicking on the ellipsiscrashes powerpoint. Now we are not even able to get that far. Justtrying to insert the control causes an error. I have uninstalled2008, then reinstalled 2007 edrawings. I am able to add theedrawings 2007 control without any issues and presentations workfine.
  
  Now... another issue. I no longer have an eDrawings Publishertoolbar in solidworks. According to the help file, "TheeDrawings publisher for SolidWorks is installed withSolidWorks." I want to add the toolbar back in, but do notknow how. I don't see an edrawings option in the toolbar list, andI did not see anything in the add-ins either.
  
  I am able to save files as *.eprt, etc... but then I have to openedrawings, and then that part in order save it as an exe file.
  
  How can I add the eDrawings Publisher toolbar back into Solidworks?
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Tony Miller Nov 4, 2008 7:25 PM
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I am using eDrawings 2009 Version 9.0.0.706. I embedded an eDrawings 3D model ("model.easm") into a Powerpoint 2003 presentation, and when I double click it, I am able to rotate and zoom it in place on the slide while in "Normal" view. However, when I switch to "Slideshow" view, nothing happens when I click or double click the object. When in Powerpoint, if I set an "Action Setting" or "Custom Animation" event to edit the object when I click it, it just opens eDrawings in another window without the model.

This is not a linked object, it is an embedded object, which is what I need.

Is there any way to make the object open and let me zoom and rotate in slideshow view like it does in normal view?
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- David Suelflow @ Tony Miller on Dec 17, 2008 9:21 PM
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  Tony,
  I'm having the same problem with PowerPoint, just a static picture during the slideshow. Also I am missing all the controls, tools and configurations. I can only insert the file; I don't have the option to insert "eDrawings control". I see your post is a month old, could you let me know if you got it figured out?
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  - John Layne @ David Suelflow on Nov 29, 2009 9:46 PM
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    This thread is a year old, but I'm hoping for an answer to the same issue.
    
    Can't use edrawings in the Slideshow?
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    - Neil Larsen @ John Layne on Nov 29, 2009 10:08 PM
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      http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/pages/faqs/index.html#106
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      - John Layne @ Neil Larsen on Nov 29, 2009 10:26 PM
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        Should have stated earlier, have tried that doesn't work for me, have you had any success with this? Can you post a working example?
        
        I have had some success with this http://www.labnol.org/software/insert-webpages-in-powerpoint-presentations/5108/ and linking to a .htm file created with Edrawings however as soon as I click for the next slide it crashes.
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        Neil Larsen @ John Layne on Nov 30, 2009 4:57 AM
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        Hi John,
        I have Powerpoint 2007sp2 and Edrawings 2009sp5 here.
        I can embed and run an edwg in ppt ok.
        There seem to be different instructions around for embedding and for various versions but I found the way I did it that .htm actually wasnt needed?...
        see below for some clues I found at SW Knowledge base - searched for 'edrawings embed'
        HTH
        
        For Powerpoint 2007 you can embed edrawings by:
        •     In PowerPoint press the Office button and select PowerPoint options.
        •     On the first option page tick the box called ‘Show developer tab in the ribbon’.
        •     Now go to the ‘Developer’ tab - go to Macro Security button > enable all macros
        •     Next select the ‘More controls' button (small hammer and spanner...).
        •     From the list select ‘eDrawings 2008/9 control’ and click OK.
        •     Draw a box that will retain the eDrawing on the slide.
        •     Right Click in the box and select ‘Properties’.
        •     In properties cut and paste the path to the eDrawings file into the ‘FileName’ field.
        
        Edit OK finally worked out how to cut and paste...
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        Deepak Gupta @ Neil Larsen on Nov 30, 2009 3:43 AM
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        21029 wrote:
        
        btw SW why cant we cut and paste in our posts?? annoying!
        
        Neil, thanks for sharing it. BTW, I can easily copy paste from the KB in my reply on the forum.
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        John Layne @ Neil Larsen on Nov 30, 2009 1:17 PM
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        Excellent -- Thanks for that Neil
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