solidworks adjust the size/columns/font in a Revision Table

solidworks adjust the size/columns/font in a Revision Table

Back a couple years ago SolidWorks gave us the capability to add flagnotes to our drawings without having to put a ''boarder'' over the number or letter. Although a small problem there are only 99 of each. Yes I know 99 is pleanty for 99.9% of all users. BUT, have you ever wanted another type of symbol, like a critical dimension symbol, key feature, or a tweek on a symbol that is already there, etc?. These can all be done with an edit to a file in the SolidWorks directory. The file is called gtol.sym. Its essentially a text file with the extention changed to sym.

The gtol.sym file is found in c:\\lang\english directory\. Open the file with notenad or any text editor you choose.

Opening up the file you will find there are editing and new creation directions at the top of the file.Step 1 is to make your own new catagory. Add a ''#'', and without a space add a shortened version name of what you catagory you are creating followed by a comma. Again no space then the whole catagory name you would like.

Example ''#Crit,Critical Notes'' (without the quotes).

Step 2, hit enter to go to the next line, and now its time to create the symbol itself. We need to give a name for SolidWorks to associate the symbol with and a name that the user pulls from the symbol pull down list. To do this type a ''*'' followed by possibly shortened name of the symbol, followed by a comma and then the name the user will see while creating the note.

Example ''*Crit1,Critical Note 1'' (without the quotes).

Step 3 is building the symbol with lines, arcs, circles, text and the other types listed above based on start end points.
Example:

A,LINE 0.,0.,2.0,0.
A,LINE 2.0,0.,3.2,.8
A,LINE 3.2,.8,2.0,1.6
A,LINE 2.0,1.6,0,1.6
A,LINE 0,1.6,0.,0.
A,TEXT 1.1,.8,
CRITCreating the symbol lines and all can be frustrating at times, but if you copy and paste from a similar type symbol, it will be much easier. If you need to create a symbol from scratch then drawing the symbol in SolidWorks and getting data from the x,y positions based with the lower left position at 0,0 and the distances in metric.

A symbol can be placed in your drawing, part or assembly any of 3 different ways.

buy cheap solidworks 2013 only $ 85

  It is not a OEM or tryout version.

  We offer worldwide shippment .

  You can pay by paypal.

Full version  solidworks 2013   at   $85         

open SolidWorks subassemblies using incontext toolbars

open SolidWorks subassemblies using incontext toolbars

Before creating new components in the context of an assembly, you can specify the default behavior for saving the new components either as separate external part files or as virtual components within the assembly file. See Saving New In-Context Components.

In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click either the top-level assembly icon or the icon for an existing sub-assembly, and select Insert New Sub-assembly.Click New Assembly (Assembly toolbar) or Insert, Component, New Assembly.

In the FeatureManager design tree, an empty subassembly is inserted as the last component of the selected assembly. Virtual subassemblies appear with a name in the form [Assem n ^ assembly_name ]. Externally saved subassemblies appear with a name in the form Assem n.

Add components to the sub-assembly:

To move a component that is already in the assembly into the sub-assembly, see Dragging Components to Edit the Assembly Structure or Assembly Structure Editing.

To add an existing, saved component to the sub-assembly, right-click the sub-assembly icon in the FeatureManager design tree, and select Edit Sub-assembly. Then insert components using any of the methods in Adding Components to an Assembly.

To insert a new component into a sub-assembly, you must edit the sub-assembly in its own window. You cannot insert a new component into a sub-assembly while you are editing the top-level assembly. Also, you cannot insert a new component while you are editing the sub-assembly in the context of a higher level assembly. Right-click the sub-assembly icon in the FeatureManager design tree, and select Open Assembly to open the sub-assembly in its own window. Then add a new component.

buy cheap solidworks 2012 only $ 85

  It is not a OEM or tryout version.

  We offer worldwide shippment .

  You can pay by paypal.

Full version  solidworks 2012   at   $85         

solidworks fix a broken references are in the vault

solidworks fix a broken references are in the vault

We are all designers, well some of us are CAD draftsmen, but whoever you are, you will need to keep iterations of your CAD Models. Often you might want to make a change to an assembly whilst still keeping the original copy as a reference. Other people/businesses have a file naming convention and when the project reaches the next stage they need to rename all their parts and assemblies to resemble the next stage of the project. For example, during the concept stage parts are called 'concept#.clientname.partname.sldprt' or something along those lines, and then when a prototype is made the file is called 'prototype#.clientname.partname.sldprt'. Also what if you want to send a client, a supplier, or a colleague a Solidworks assembly in a way that you have absolute confidence that when your associate opens the zip folder everything will work and be linked correctly?

There is a simply solution! Use the 'Pack and Go' feature! If you are familiar with Adobe Indesigns 'package' tool, you will notice it serves the exact same purpose as the 'Pack and Go' feature.

 

Have your assembly open that you want to duplicate or rename and go to 'file' and then 'pack and go'. The above dialog box will come up which lists a few options. You will see a main dialong box that lists all your parts and assemblies and shows the parent/child relationships. If you want export the drawing please ensure you tick the 'include drawings' box and likewise with simulation results. If you want to rename parts or replace certain name file conventions of your files, for example you want to replace 'concept1′ within your file names to 'prototype1′ click on the 'Select/Replace' button. At the bottom you can choose whether you want to save the assembly in a sub folder or as a zip folder for email purposes. And even further below you can add a prefix or suffix to your fole names as well if you want!

 

buy cheap solidworks 2012 only $ 85

  It is not a OEM or tryout version.

  We offer worldwide shippment .

  You can pay by paypal.

Full version  solidworks 2012   at   $85         

solidworks Updating File References

solidworks Updating File References

Models and Drawings generated through DriveWorks Administrator, User or Autopilot can execute a SolidWorks macro after all of the captured parameters have been driven. There are two methods available to allow this:
Run a SolidWorks macro on all models or drawings.
Run a SolidWorks macro on a single model or drawing.
The Macro
The macro must contain a module called DriveWorks, all code within a sub-routine called Main in this module will be executed by DriveWorks.
1. Run a SolidWorks macro on all models or drawings
The macro must be located in a sub-folder of the Group Content folder called Macros. They must have the names as listed below.
There are four types of macro that can be executed:
Model.swp - will be run on all models before any individual macros have been executed
ModelAfterMacro.swp - will be run on all models after any individual macros have been executed
Drawing.swp - will be run on all drawings before any individual macros have been executed
DrawingAfterMacro.swp - will be run on all drawings after any individual macros have been executed
Information on locating the Group Content Folder can be found in General Settings
The Macros that are to be used globally must be stored in a folder called "Macros", for example, if the Group content folder is found at "C:\DriveWorks\My Project\" then the global macros folder should be found at "C:\DriveWorks\My Project\Macros"
2. Run a SolidWorks macro on a single model or drawing
The macro must be located in the same location as the master model or drawing.
The name of the macro must be the same as the master model it is to be run on, as drawings can have the same name as a model a macro to be run on a drawing must have Draw appended to the file name.
For example the SolidWorks documents:
MyAssembly.sldasm will have a macro named MyAssembly.swp
MyPart.sldprt will have a macro named MyPart.swp
MyDrawing.slddrw will have a macro named MyDrawingDraw.swp
Example
This example requires a custom property in the SolidWorks model the macro will be run on called SaveLocation. This custom property can be captured and the model will be saved to the location, with the file name and extension driven into the custom property value.
For example if the custom property SaveLocation results in the value C:\DriveWorks\Images\Project1005.jpg the model will be saved to C:\DriveWorks\Images as a .jpg image file.

buy cheap solidworks 2012 only $ 85

  It is not a OEM or tryout version.

  We offer worldwide shippment .

  You can pay by paypal.

Full version  solidworks 2012   at   $85