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I am looking into the print-to-pdf functionality and the only printer option I have is "Microsoft Print to PDF" and it doesn't give a lot of configuration options. However, it does print the filled hatched area the correct color. What color is your border and title block? I don't have &qu...

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DanPihlaja I really appreciate your help and the time you put on this problem. 1- I've already tested both modes of "Color Display Modes". The result is the same. 2- My settings for "Color" tab in Adobe PDF Settings is exactly the same as your image. 3- I had tested "Color/...

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Save as PDF used to have a lot of problems, so we haven't used it in quite a while. I tried it out just now and didn't find much difference. I did find that Save kinda missed the circle arrowhead, made it a little small. That's not an important difference to me, but it does show they aren't the sam...

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Dwight wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 7:34 am Set in Page Setup?

It's already set to color. As you see, the isometric view in pdf is in yellow which shows the pdf printer side knows about the color. It's only Fill feature that doesn't show as color.

Thanks anyway for your time.

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:57 pm I'm not getting that issue, that's odd.

How exactly do you print your drawings in pdf? A step by step please.
And what's your SW version?
And if possible, can you please show a portion of a drawing, printed colored in pdf?

Thanks.

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With the help of all, specially jcapriotti , it seems that my problem is solved. Thanks to all and if you don't mind one more question. (Though I have a new working method) Back to my original question, does anyone know why printing a sheet in pdf, prints the views(Fills, lines, etc)in black and whi...

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We have the layer FORMAT set to black. The borders and title block lines are set to the layer FORMAT. So save as PDF results in black lines for borders and title block lines. I don't know why SolidWorks makes a simple task so sophisticated. Mine is the same. The default color for FORMAT layer is bl...

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And I'm getting the correct colors in the PDF. So try toggling the PDF save as setting, and check if that helps. test - DG.pdf I used "Print", and selected pdf printer. I didn't use "Save as PDF" because if I do so, the lines in "Sheet Format" are printed in gray, not ...

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I was able to solve the first puzzle.
I have to select hatch, select Line Color and select a color. Seems that Layer in Hatch property sheet has nothing to do with anything.

I appreciate any help on second question.
thanks.

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I'm having a hard time with layers in drawing and how to print drawings in color. Here's a test. A).In bellow image, I've selected blue layer for Area Hatch, but for some reasons, the color is magenta. As you see, there's no magenta color in my layers collection at all. . 2024-11-06_09-25-17.png . B...

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Motivated, detail-oriented, and results-oriented, creative thinker, self-starter, and can work with ambiguity

Apparently, I don't fit.

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If all necessary dimensions are on the drawing, why should someone try to scale it?

Not on ours either.

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RichGergely wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:07 pm The third angle in the drawing template is for fun.

Everything about those drawing is for fun. How is it 135 degree?

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A while back, all platforms of social media was filled with this test by a Chinese company.

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Sometimes I think those who program SW, never use it themselves and have no clue how a designer need a software to be. Well, I was able to group a note with a hole callout per given advices, but as Dwight had warned, it sucks. Before moving the dimension: 2024-10-08_08-31-13.png . . After moving the...

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You can place a note below the dimension line, and then can group the hole callout and that note. Sorry for acting stupid. When I ctrl select a hole callout and a note, the right context menu has a lot of options. The only two that seems to be a possible solution is "Merge Annotation" and...

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You can type the desired text in the dimension property manager. I had been doing this since a long time. Hole Callout.png Thanks for your time, but I'm aware of it. As your image shows, it all goes to above the dimension line. I just want to have an effect like when I add a dimension with smart di...

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In a drawing, I need to add a note to a hole callout dimension. Somehow that if I drag the dimension, the note moves with it too. In a dimension that is added with "Smart Dimension", dimension property sheet gives me upper/lower dimension text, where I can add some note in the lower side o...

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Frank_Oostendorp I Deleted the mirror feature, and mirrored each individual miter flange separately. The flat pattern seems to be OK now. Thanks for your help and taking your time to look into this. I will keep the thread open to see if anyone else has any idea why mirroring several feature togethe...

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After changing the feature sequence, and copy only one item a time, the flat pattern looks o.k. image.png And repaired a small detail. image.png So you need to keep it simple. I wonder why one at a time makes any difference. I don't have SW at home. I'll check as soon as I'm back to my desk (8 hour...

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I have added two Mitter flange to a sheet metal part, then mirrored it to have the same thing on the other side of the part. (Colored face in following image) When I flatten the part, the mitter flange and mirrored section, show different. Can anyone advice what I'm doing wrong? Thanks. 1.png -- 2.p...

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@josh Thanks for the advice. I think I will go with your second suggestion.

Million thanks again.

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I've added a 3D Sketch.
While editing the 3D Sketch, I've add a sketch plane.
When I exit the 3D sketch, the Sketch Plane is visible.
Is there anyway to hide this plane?

I need to keep 3D sketch visible. Only hiding the Sketch plane within 3D.

Thanks.

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Never mind. Found it:

https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms-linkfree.html

thanks again.

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Do you have a link to that user agreement?
I googled and ended up to this which doesn't mention above point:
https://www.adobe.com/products/eula/too ... ivate.html

Thanks.

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Here is a quick (dirty) macro that does the job. Sub Mian() Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks Dim swPart As SldWorks.PartDoc Dim swFeat As SldWorks.Feature Dim swSubFeature As SldWorks.Feature Dim FeatureName As String Dim i As Integer Set swApp = Application.SldWorks Set swPart = swApp.ActiveDoc Set ...

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Thanks to both.
Will give it a try.

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Now that it seems what I need is not possible,
is it possible to rename only the selected sketch to --> the name of the feature it belongs to + SK?

thanks again.

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josh wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:42 am How would it work when sketches are shared?

We never use shared Sketches.
But for the sake of changes in our workflow in future, I prefer it be named with the first feature that use that sketch.
If it makes any problem, renaming it to the last feature is OK as well.

thanks.

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I've been looking for a macro to rename all sketches in feature tree to the name of the feature it belongs to + Sketch.
Something like :
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Does anyone know a macro that does something like this?

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You can use @artem code as that would work OK for previous version I'm trying to check for future version. I'm on 2022 SP5. Downloaded and used 2023 SP1 for a while . After a while our company decided to end its subscription. I want to see how many files we have on version 2023. If the amount of fi...

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Hi Tera, Have a look at https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-api/document/versions-report/ @artem code used the solidworks application to get the version history. Which limits the speed. A faster way is to get the file atribute 'Last Saved With SW' itself, see example code below I haven't reviewed ...

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I've been searching around for a while to find a macro that can crawl in a folder (and its sub folders) and find all Solidworks files created in a given version (2023).

Do you any know any macro that can do the job?

Thanks.

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What mean the "_" at the end of each line ? In VBA, When a line of code is too long, you can divide it to several lines by adding a "_ " at the end of the code. So if you have a line like : If swFeat.GetTypeName = "SolidBodyFolder" Or swFeat.GetTypeName = "CutList...

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@gupta9665 Table Driven Pattern was perfect.
I really appreciate your help.

Thanks.

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Have you looking into using feature patterns, fill shape, or table driven pattern (you can use an external file in this)? The holes doesn't follow a pattern. So feature pattern can not be used (I assume) I don't know what is fill shape. If it's the same as Fill pattern, it can not be used too. Beca...

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I have a sheet metal with a lot of holes (maybe more than 60) on one of its flanges. Even by using patterns etc, I have to add a lot of dimensions that makes the sketch too crowded and makes it very hard to check if the dimensions are correct. Is there any possible way to use a table or an excel fil...

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Thanks. Will give it try.

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Display Pane visibility is file dependent (so yes it's template driven). So you have to set it to show for individual file. If I save the file with visible Display Pane and close and re-open it, the Pane is hidden again. Is there any understandable reason for this. (Again, if the file is based on a...

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When I open some parts/assemblies, Display Pane is hidden. I have to click the right arrow on top of feature tree to make it visible. If I save the file and re-open it, it's hidden again. I have to click and make it visible again. Jesus, How many times a day should I click that damn arrow? Why SW do...

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At times when I open an assembly Solidworks shows the following dialog. - 1.png - No matter which option I choose, the result is the same. All components of the assembly are virtual. When I open the references, I can't even find a reference to an external file. - 2.png - Why Solidworks asks for conf...

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Hmm....let's see what ChatGPT comes up with: There is a new chatbot in town: Pi. I'm in Japan and it still doesn't cover us, so I couldn't test it personally. I've heard a lot about it that gives a lot of priorities over ChatGPT. It is starting to get like that movie, "Her"! Go to heypi.c...

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 10:41 pm Only if tangent lines are shown in the view. You could select the face and "Convert Entities" then put it on whatever layer you want.

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I'm away from my PC for 2 days. I'll test it as soon as I'm back.
Thanks

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 3:50 pm @martin I'll second @SPerman method. Split the faces in the model and show them in a different color. In the drawing you can hatch the face.

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Is there any way to export the splitted lines to DXF too?
At present we use @Frederick_Law's solution to be able to export them to DXF.

Thanks.

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gupta9665 wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 3:32 am Instead of home button, use R button on the keyboard.

Thanks. That will do. Never knew about R shortcut.

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