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Design Library Toolbox Icons.....

Question asked by Dave Bear on Jul 14, 2016
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Hi all,

Whether you are using SolidWorks default Toolbox in the design library or using one that you have created yourself, is there a library of icons for the other categories of parts that you might add? As standard, there are (in the default Toolbox) folder and list icons for pretty standard stuff like hex bolts, hex nuts, washers and structural steel. But what if I want to create folders for things like shims, chains, valves and rivets. Is there a icon library anywhere on the net to help keep my toolbox looking uniform when I add such items?

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Dave.

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Dave Bear Jul 15, 2016 10:35 PM

No suggestions anybody????

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Anna Wood @ Dave Bear on Jul 16, 2016 1:00 AM

Nope....

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Dave Bear @ Anna Wood on Jul 16, 2016 6:12 AM

Lol

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Nadjaran Tehupelasury Jan 30, 2018 10:17 AM

Hi Dave,

Even though this discussion is out-of-date I can still provide you with some information.

It seems that the folder icons are hardcoded into the Toolbox-software. So you can't assign your own icons to the Toolbox folders or files, but you can use theirs. It's a bit devious, but when you rename a folder into a Toolbox familiar name, the folder icon will automatically change after you've saved your Toolbox. For example: Rename a folder into 'Rivets'. It will look like this after you saved:

It seems that the software recognizes the name and automatically changes the layout. You're able to add text after the core name (ex. Rivets & Studs), but do not put anything before the core name of the folder. It will change the icon of the folder to the default layout.

Toolbox familiar names are (if I looked correctly):

Bearings
Bolts
Screws (same as Bolts)
Keys
Nuts
O-Rings
Pins
Power Transmission
Retaining Rings
Structural Members
Washers
Jig Bushings
Rivets
Studs
Seals

You can also copy-paste existing folders to maintain the layout and fill them with your own content.

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Dave Bear @ Nadjaran Tehupelasury on Jan 30, 2018 6:18 PM

Great stuff Nadjaran.

Dave.

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Dave Bear Jul 15, 2016 10:35 PM
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- Anna Wood @ Dave Bear on Jul 16, 2016 1:00 AM
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Nadjaran Tehupelasury Jan 30, 2018 10:17 AM
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Hi Dave,
Even though this discussion is out-of-date I can still provide you with some information.
It seems that the folder icons are hardcoded into the Toolbox-software. So you can't assign your own icons to the Toolbox folders or files, but you can use theirs. It's a bit devious, but when you rename a folder into a Toolbox familiar name, the folder icon will automatically change after you've saved your Toolbox. For example: Rename a folder into 'Rivets'. It will look like this after you saved:
It seems that the software recognizes the name and automatically changes the layout. You're able to add text after the core name (ex. Rivets & Studs), but do not put anything before the core name of the folder. It will change the icon of the folder to the default layout.

Toolbox familiar names are (if I looked correctly):
- Bearings
- Bolts
- Screws (same as Bolts)
- Keys
- Nuts
- O-Rings
- Pins
- Power Transmission
- Retaining Rings
- Structural Members
- Washers
- Jig Bushings
- Rivets
- Studs
- Seals
You can also copy-paste existing folders to maintain the layout and fill them with your own content.
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- Dave Bear @ Nadjaran Tehupelasury on Jan 30, 2018 6:18 PM
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  Great stuff Nadjaran.
  
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