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Our programmers are in an office with other programmers, I plan on installing a PDMStandard Contributor license for them to access the vault. How then do they get files out to the CNC manufacturing area and still be connected to the vault? Currently they copy nc files to a stick walk out to the...

Can anybody tell me if after migrating from PDMW to PDMS that file references all work ok? My VAR has written their own migration utility that migrates files from PDMW to PDMS with all history revisions and versions in tact. This is great, however assemblies that have references to files in...

Working to develop a search card, I am trying to make check boxes work to enable me to filter by extensions if checked. Is this possible? For example, 3 check boxes 1) sldprt, 2) sldasm, 3) slddrw. I would like to check 1 or 2 or all three which would be the primary search criteria, the I would...

I figured it out. Thanks anyway tom

SolidWorks 2016 SP5 I'm trying to utilize a Sum equation in a general table In my table I have a column with 5 rows, I typed values into each cell in the column. Immediatelt below in the 6th row I am trying to use the Sum equation for the 5 cells above with no luck. It shows the Sum equation...

Using AutoCad Mechanical 2017 SP2 I have many Palettes that contain dozens of dynamic blocks in each palette. Recently I was tasked to make a geometry change to all of the master blocks in each master drawing. So I copied all the drawings and edited all the blocks in each drawing. This was time...

Scott, Yes PDM Standard Client types There are three client types available: CAD Editor, allows interaction from within SOLIDWORKS. This includes viewing, adding and modifying files. Contributor, allows interaction through a Windows Explorer window. This includes viewing, adding and modifying...

Ok, our SolidWorks Supplier came in today and we had a great meeting looking over SW PDM standard as a replacement for our PDM Work Groups. Although, our goal is not just to upgrade, but to find a system that will handle all of our Engineering Documents, Laser and Robotic automation, CNC for...

Scott, we are having our supplier come in for a PDM standard demo soon. I will find out first hand. My understanding is that it would handle these file types. Tom

Thanks for your replies. MadMango...is there a reason why SolidWorks Standard couldn't do the job of Arena for other documents? I can see putting 2d AutoCad and Windows documents in the SolidWorks Vault, but MasterCam integrates with Cimco MDM vault where it manages NC files as well as Output...

We have been using SolidWorks PDMWorkgroups for many years for SolidWorks files only. We are about to upgrade to PDMStandard. We are thinking of taking this opportunity to get all of our Non-Cad related engineering files into the vault. This would include MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project...

Sorry I'm just getting back to this, I've been out of the building. I created a mapping file as jboggs suggested and I have all of the drawing elements mapping properly to AutoCad except for the darn cosmetic threaded hole. I get the thru hole, but the hidden geometry circle just doesn't come...

We only convert the Solidworks drawing to DWG files for our WEDM dept. Mastercam for WEDM just isn't up to par for models. Whereas for CNC Milling we send Mastercam solid models directly. I have callouts in the solidworks drawing, but the AutoCad Dwg file is geometry only, no dimensions or text...

Using SolidWorks 2016 SP2 When I save a SolidWorks drawing as a dwg file all Toolbox Threaded holes lose their hidden circle and look like a thru hole. Anybody know why this happens? or if there is a fix for this? Any help is appreciated Tom

Hopefully this is simple for someone who knows VB code. I am trying to use an equation with embedded code to extract the last 6 characters of a part filename (ignoring the extension) and passing them to a custom property in my part model named "DetailNo" My typical file name would be...

Our company uses a Solidworks Block to insert detail number Labels in drawings. When I insert the block it gets the detail number property from the part model as shown below. DET:$PRPVIEW:"DetailNo" Our company also uses coded file names, that's another issue in itself for another time perhaps...

Im working in a drawing trying to add a few balloons to some components in a small assembly. My problem is the balloon text does not display the Component Ref information, it is blank. Here is what I'm doing. I select the Annotation Tab, then Balloon, Set balloon style to None, and Balloon Text...

Thanks everyone! We generaly dont have nay issues with cnc toolpaths even with the gaps. It is just piece of mind by ACAD users that all is good even though they can't polyline it. Back in the day we had many CAD meetings talking about good construction methodology to avoid gaps and lines on top...

Much of our cnc toolpath geometry is created direct from our SW models, but we often save a SW drawing as a dwg file and then bring it in to Autocad for non SolidWorks designers to use as ref, and quite often geometry is used for cnc toolpaths. Here is my issue. In Autocad prior to sending...

Thanks for the suggestions Updraft, and dgowans, thanks for info on this utility Tom