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mgibeault

I was looking for SolidWorks Explorer (me too I feel the need for it every 5 years), and discovered it was dead for a long time... Threehouse would be a nice place to implement the lost functionality. It almost does, as you can rename files and edit it's properties (not always but I don't want to lo...

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Gang- I was looking at how Solid Edge and NX are now very closely matched. Integration of the PMI functionality and the sketches makes for interesting steps. Do you feel this is another step for Siemens in unifying their CAD products- Similar to the I-DEAS and UG "merger" to create NX. An...

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Ryan-3DS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:35 am ...a combination of marketing analysis needs, engineering design constraints/requirements, and artistic abilities...

It's very sad that's often how it works.

But the real answer should be "end-user needs fulfillment"

mgibeault

No problem :) I never expected this little tool to gain so much popularity, after all, it does maybe 1% of what PDM does, if that. But I'm glad you find it so useful. I will post the v5 in just a moment. I think it's because you constructed it with a module that is very easy to personalize and can ...

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Thank you for confirming, I thought that was it :) I added a check to disregard such files so you don't have to enforce that policy, but I suspect there is still plenty of ways to break my macro, I didn't include a lot of error checking because of how limited VBA is and how annoying it soon becomes...

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Well, thanks to you!!! That's certainly the problem, when I hover over "filename" it shows "231130-450.sldprt". So it's a file that was copied there without the macro. I can enforce a "do not touch directly" policy to the Repo folder but I cannot guarantee it will be fo...

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Ok, I still get this "Subscript out of range" error. Here's a video: sldrx.wmv -Nothing happens if I just use "Tools->Macro->Run..." or use the button "Run Macro". The MainForm shows up when I assign the macro to a button. Is it because there's a field for the method (C...

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... Can you please check if everything is working now? Please don't forget to change the Constants to your custom settings. If something is not working, please enable the Debug mode and make a screenshot or two. ... Thanks to you! I'll do extensive testing in the next couple of days and report. Are...

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Hi guys, sorry for my absence, for some reason I was not getting notifications, and now like 5 of them arrived at once :shock: I am looking into this issue as we speak. If there is no NDA or anything, could you please share at least one file (and it's revision history files) that shows the "su...

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Frustrating... it worked well for months and now this.
The only thing that happened is that I showed how to use it to a co-worker. It did not work on his computer, but I'll debug that after, if I manage to get it working again on mine.

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I think it is failing because there is only 1 instance of "_" in the FileName string, and you are looking for the 2nd one. The file I'm using right now that I'm testing on has these in the "Repo" folder: 66233193_A.1_231130-312.SLDPRT 66233193_A.2_231130-312.SLDPRT 66233193_A.2_...

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Great to hear that! Okay, feel free to share it here, but let me know what has been changed exactly, so I can merge your improvements into the main macro. Hi, I used the macro quite a lot here it was great and, with a few changes to follow our revision scheme, it was perfect. I say "was" ...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 3:27 pm ... I wish I could disable the "missing mate" popup. As often as not, I'm confused on which mate is trying to be repaired, and I make things worse instead of better....

Amen!

mgibeault

matt wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2024 4:19 pm Theo Jansen was at SW World one year, and brought a contraption that was a wind powered walker

Yep, that's the one year I went. It was in San Diego.

mgibeault

I restarted everything but it seems to be lost for good :roll: I retrieved a version with Windows' version history but either it never cached the one I modified or, since we use OneDrive, it's messed up by Windows. I'll send a copy home next time! We need a way to implement changes without having to...

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Is it a problem with the Macro Editor?
When I run the macro from SW it runs with my modifications...

mgibeault

Great to hear that! Okay, feel free to share it here, but let me know what has been changed exactly, so I can merge your improvements into the main macro. It's mostly changing some constants and some terminology. For example we use Phase / Revision instead of Branch / Version While updating my vers...

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Hi guys, sorry for the delay, I was neck-deep in other work. I fixed all of the issues that were reported so far. That includes @mgibeault , @JoshuaDeeMan and @Kn1ght. I didn't have a chance to test it very thoroughly, so if I made any new bugs, let me know, I should be able to fix them fast now. A...

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@Jaylin Hochstetler My organization uses Epicor. I keep my distance, but am forced every so often to use it (less so now since I run SQL queries in Excel to pull information I need) and It's manageable. I hear there's a lot of configurability but it was setup well before I started. Recently I've be...

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I don't like to work with them but I think the way to handle this in SolidWorks is with configurations. I mostly use them to have two "states" of the same part (a spring for example), but I think it would work well in your scenario. There are options to handle them correctly for your usage...

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I encountered the problem in 2024 SP1.0
The problem was indeed an exploded view saved in perspective.

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On a drawing, I'm trying to attach balloons on an exploded view but the tool doesn't pick up any edge or face.
Well, it does but it picks components where there's nothing. something like a quarter of an inch besides the component...

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I just discovered that it's a bit more difficult when the sketch entity is still directly atop of what it needs to be re-mated to and there's no way to temporarily drag it out of the way. Haven't quite figured that out yet... Don't forget "Select Other"... 2024-07-26_085045-Clipboard.png

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PaoloG wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 5:04 am Hi, it's not your fault: the problem is that the button invokes the Core.Restore function, which doesn't exist. The right function is Core.Replace...it's a small typo on the original file...

That's it!! It works!!

Thanks a lot, this tool will be so useful!

mgibeault

Ok, thanks Matt!

mgibeault

Direct messages sit in your outbox until the recipient reads them. This is just a quirk of how the phpbb works. If you have fewer than 3 approved messages posted, you won't be able to send direct messages. So @mgibeault , just post a couple more messages that don't look spammy, and you'll be able t...

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I usually watch from: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ih5GTBPp1xU3Naas6 It's a temporary village with foodtrucks, a beach, a band or DJ, with a pretty good view of the fireworks. Not the perfect view though. I go there early with my camping chairs. We eat, drink, dance while my daughter plays around. Very g...

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 1:17 pm I need no rain on Sat night.

Great, that's what I planned!

mgibeault

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 12:02 pm @AlexLachance
Going Montreal this weekend for fireworks, again LOL

Enjoy your stay!
If you need something, hit me before Thursday!

-Marc

mgibeault

Hi Matt,
I tried to send a DM but it's stuck in the "outbox".
Preview works and when I press on Submit, it simply get me back in the Outbox with the message still there.

Thanks,

-Marc

mgibeault

Hi Marc, sorry for the delay. I am not sure what that error is about, I haven't seen it before. Can you click on "Aide" when that error appears, and show me what the application does then? Maybe make a video of the whole thing? Does this happen with any SW document? Please send this as PM...

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In my new job we will definitively implement this tool, with the options you provided in v3 we can configure it just like I need. But I cannot get the "Restore" function to work, I get this message: 2024-06-13_024820-Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications - Version_control_app [running]....

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In the assembly BOM table, when you show the column with the mass, you can have it add a row with the calculated total.
If I recall correctly... I am not there yet at my new job...

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I'll try that, but for the moment I'm pleased with the light schemes... reminds me of the old times!

mgibeault

Hmm, okay, that could work. So, you're suggesting the archive would be one folder up... In my new job we will definitively implement this tool, with the options you provided in v3 we can configure it just like I need. But I cannot get the "Restore" function to work, I get this message: 20...

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Thanks Alex!
At least I know this combination is possible somehow... When I'll have some time I'll dig into that.

mgibeault

When switched to Default color scheme, the text is black and visible...
But then all the interface is changed.

: 2024-06-13_101353-SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP1.0 - [231130-999.SLDPRT].png (9.09 KiB) Viewed 1105 times

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The header of the "Custom Properties" panel:

: 2024-06-13_100812-SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP1.0 - [231130-999.SLDPRT].png (9.38 KiB) Viewed 1109 times

What they were thinking?
Is everybody has these colors? Is there a way to change this?

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I managed to get back to this.
Effectively, when no SolidWorks is installed, only one Description column is available and it's the one that doesn't work.
Once SolidWorks is installed, the second Description column is available...

mgibeault

Thanks Alex,
I'll try to install some free stuff like SW File Explorer to see if I can get it without a full SW install.
I'll report back.

mgibeault

Reading my post today makes me think the question is not very clear... In Windows' file Explorer, I have the habit to add a column to show the Description custom property of SolidWorks files. I go through the process described on every reseller website such as this one: https://www.solidsolutions.co...

mgibeault

Is the second "Description" property, the good one that shows what we add in SolidWorks is only available on computers that have SW installed?

mgibeault

do you need pdm? pdm client is likely going to break with win11 23H2 or the explorer update. it need an hotfix to replace the pdm dll on client side. in that case you are left with the old control panel trick to start the old explorer as the hf is not available for versions before sw2022. also pdm ...

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In the Compatibility modes options I have only Windows 8 or older... and the SolidWorks installer says that's too old. Running normally, without the compatibility mode option, there's a message saying that a reboot is pending from a previous installation... the computer has been rebooted several tim...

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Have you tried installing it in "Compatibility Mode"? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-older-apps-or-programs-compatible-with-windows-783d6dd7-b439-bdb0-0490-54eea0f45938 Did you receive any kind of error message when it failed? Good idea, I'll try the compatibililty mode!...

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Thanks Alex, I wrote the question in a hurry and it's not complete... We have a computer that was upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11. SolidWorks 2020 SP5 was already installed and continues to work without problems it seems. On a new computer that we received with Windows 11, the SW2020 installa...

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Does somebody has experience on installing these on Windows 11?
For some reason, they are the versions we have available and we have a new computer with Windows 11.
We tried to install 2020 SP5 on it but it got stuck. Before spending too much time on this, what should I spend my efforts on?

Thanks!

mgibeault

A few suggestions; Free to use with a 1300 node limit, CDN$99 for a perpetual license: https://lisafea.com/ $60 a month for this Onshape addon: https://www.intact-solutions.com/rev/intact-simulation/intact-simulation-onshape/ Or there's a version that takes advantage of Grasshopper (parametric plug-...

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