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    SOLIDWORKS 2007 BLOCK SCALING PROBLEMS?

    IN SOLIDWORKS 2007 SP2.0 WHEN INSERTING BLOCKS INTO A DRAWING, WHICH IS NOT SCALED 1:1, THE BLOCKS WILL DISPLAY INCORRECTLY. THE TEXT WILL BE JUMBLED AND ROWS WILL BLEED INTO EACH OTHER. HAS ANYONE EXPERIANCED THIS?
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    2005 linear pattern editing for muliple configurations

    How do I edit a linear pattern for multiple configurations in 2005? In prior releases you would simply DBL click the pattern feature which in turn would display the driving dimension variables which you could edit for this configuration. This functionally is no longer available for 2005? Does...
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    Custom Excel BOM

    Do the original columns have to be the 1st columns, or can information be inserted above them?
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    Custom Excel BOM

    I am trying to create a custom Excel BOM which consists of several lines of information before the actual columns from which SolidWorks will propagate its information. When this BOM is inserted into a SolidWorks Drawing it shifts information, and duplicates information when CTL Q is selected...
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    Configurations could not be found?

    Hello all, To answer a few questions, the configurations do exists and we are able to re-select them. We are all mapped to the same location, and are not using Toolbox for fasteners. No configuration names can be changed as these libraries are read only. What happens is a fastener is inserted...
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    Configurations could not be found?

    We have created a company standard fastener library. The models used to construct this library contain design tables. When users insert the fasteners they get an error message which reads "The following component configuration could not be found. (configuration name) If the configuration was...
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    Custom Hole Callouts

    Hello, I have created some custom hole wizard holes, Dowel (inch), & Dowel (mm). These are created and active; know I would like to link them to the Hole Callouts. I have tried to edit the callout.txt but cannot seem to link them? Does anyone know of a procedure I should follow, or can...
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    Custom Hole Wizard Hole

    Thanks for the direction, I figured out how to create the custom Dowel holes, but now I need to distribute them to other users? The Default.mdb did not work, nor did a copy of the reg file...any suggestions? Regards, Mike
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    Custom Hole Wizard Hole

    Does anyone know how to create a custom Hole Wizard hole? I am looking to create Dowel holes to be specific. I would like the option for the hole to be a Press of Slip fit. Also would like the tolerance information to propagate to the detail level when using Hole Callouts. Any assistance...
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    Toolbox component locations

    I am using 2004 sp0 with Toolbox. Is there a way to specify where Toolbox saves its generated components? Problem is it defaults to save them on local drive, I would prefer to save them with there project on the network, to avoid un-resolved file links. Thanks
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    Hole Table

    Is there a way to show multiple units for X & Y coordinates? Example I have a clearance hole and a dowel hole, the clearance might want to have a (2) places and the dowel a (4) place, can this be done or do I have to add an additional table? Thanks
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    creating custom sheet formats

    Hello everyone, I am currently running 2004 sp0, and have created some custom Bill of Materials. Creating them was pretty self explanatory except removing one of the predefined columns. I can delete it but when I try to save as template and re-insert it, the column re-appears, any...
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