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Are there any instructions for doing a clean uninstall of Inventor 9? I.e. after uninstalling via Add/Remove Programs which registry entries and directories can/should be deleted? Thanks! Chris Gervais

Hi Folks, I'm hoping that someone can hook me up with some VBA code or tips for connecting to a Filemaker Pro database and pulling a recordset from it. I only need to read the contents of the recordset and pass that info elsewhere. My preference is to stay with VBA but I suppose that I can go...

Hi All, I'm just wondering if anyone has a macro handy for exporting ACIS/STL that you wouldn't mind sharing. I'm mucking around the help file and it seems like on one hand I ought to be able to pull this off but then I try to tie everything together there are missing pieces. Seems as though...

Hi, This might not be the correct place to post my question but I figured that I would start here because SW figures prominently in what I am asking about. Has anyone tried pulling in values into the Solidworks materials file from ANSYS? I believe they're both XML and it seems as though...

Hi Everyone, Has anyone ever had occasion to model a stencil in SolidWorks (e.g. "FRAGILE", "THIS SIDE UP", etc.)? Specifically, I have someone who's in need of a text font (which keeps the letters connected) to use in their sketch. I would appreciate if anyone could point me in the right...

Hi All, I need some help with code for selecting/querying points in sketches which exist in SolidWorks parts that are being added to an assembly. If anyone show me how I might query such points in order to obtain their location information in relation to the origin of the assembly it would be...

Hi Folks, This is a somewhat subjective question but I'm interested in hearing from some of the API junkies here. My question is simple: What are your feelings about coding and implementing a SolidWorks Add-in over a stand-alone application and vice versa? When do you decide that going this...

Hey Folks, Just a real quick one here. I'm just finishing off an app for a customer and realized that I forgot to do one bit of checking at startup. That being - is SW actually installed (a pre-requisite)? Anyhow I am just wondering if anyone has a couple lines of code to share w/ me (and...

Hi Folks, I'm having a hell of a time w/ something and I'm sure the answer is simple. Here's my situation, I'm trying to come up to speed using VB.NET (VS2005 flavor) to author an application that's using the SolidWorks 2007 API. My previous experience (and I've had a fair amount of it) has...

Hi Folks, I've been asked to look into whether or not it's possible to create the hatch for insulation (shown below in yellow). I started looking at the definitions of the standard SW hatch patterns in "Sldwks.ptn" but in reading through the instructions this doesn't appear to be an option...

Hi Folks, I just had someone ask me what I think is a really good question. If you're trying to export/save as a SW assembly file to Pro Engineer format, is it also necessary to go through and export/save as every constituent part/sub-assembly as well to send along with the top-level assembly...

Hi Folks, I just had someone ask me an interesting one. They are trying to create a label in SolidWorks but it needs to be bilingual with a warning in "congi" (mandarin chinese apparently). Anyone ever try something like this before? Is it possible to pull off in SolidWorks? It's certainly...

Hi Folks, Has anyone ever run into a situation where they've set a drawing to print in black and white but the actual text fonts are being printed in grayscale? This particular problem that I'm dealing with is machine specific (I believed) because the same settings produce the expected results...

Hi All, If someone has located their macros on a network drive (and flagged this in the appropriate SW settings) is it possible to assign a keyboard shortcut to the individual macros using the customize dialog? It isn't obvious to me that I can drill down any further to get at the individual...

Hi Folks, I think that I know the answer to this one but want to check in with everyone to be sure. SW06 can open Inventor part files but there is not any option for assembly files. Is this correct? If so, is there any work-around? Please pardon the fact that I am blissfully unaware of...

Does anyone know what the global file size limitation is in SolidWorks offhand? How big can a file become before it (SolidWorks) throws an error? Thanks, Chris Gervais Application Engineeer CADD Edge

Hi Folks, Can someone please tell me how to change the color of a section views' hatch in a drawing? This seems like it should be easy to do but apparently I'm dense or it isn't easily accomplished. According to SW06 help I can do this for an area hatch that I create but not for an hatch...

Hi Folks, I have done some digging around on the topic of patterning fillets and am interested in learning more about other peoples' experiences. Going back in the forums' archives I found one comment from Scott Baugh (which I tend to agree with): "Fillets never have patterned or mirror...

Hi Folks, I'm just wondering if anyone has ever import a PCB design (done in Allegro) directly into SolidWorks. If so what have you found to be the best intermediate format? Or what intermediate formats are available for export within the Allegro environment (e.g. IGES, STEP, etc.). I've...

Hi Folks, This is probably an easy one but can someone summarize the advantage of and how to set the 3GB switch in WinXP Pro or at leat point me to an FAQ that is SW centric? I've searched the forum but only found bits and pieces here and there and these don't necessarily cover the topic in...