In the variable table in the part enviroment. Select expose variable on the dimensions you want to track. Then in the assembly enviroment select tools-reports-bom. You can customize this reports file for pretty much anything, it will even pick up the exposed dimension on your parts and it...
I have had this same problem with my wireless mouse. It seems to respond slower than a regular mouse. It takes getting used to, but you can click the scroll just give it a second then move your mouse and the rotate will work everytime. I think that it is the mouse not Solidworks causing this...
Just to follow up. We updated the driver and now we are plotting fine. I hope this helps anyone that comes across this problem. Thank you SBaugh for your help.
Steven Cobb
We are using SW2008 and everytime I try to plot something the software encounters a problem and has to close. I can print out a part drawing on a 8 1/2 x 11, but if I switch the printer to the plotter it crashes. I have tried plotting on another computer that has the same software and it...