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Do any of you know of a way to show thumbnail previews of STL files in Windows Explorer? Or, is there a basic STL viewer available? I will be using STL files (my only option) as an interim file format to import into another program from SolidWorks, and it would be helpful if I could see...

Anybody happen to know if a Google Desktop Gadget is available to preview SolidWorks files? There's one for DWG files (which is sweet) but it sure would be nice to do the same with SW files. Thanks, Brian

I want to put a hard return in some of my custom properties so they display as two lines on my drawing sheet. I'm pretty sure that it's possible with some ASCII key combo, but the few I've tried haven't worked. Does anybody know how to do this? Thanks, Brian

I can't because of the way I print drawings. I have a macro that batch prints, and it would print those extra pages as well.

I've searched for an answer to this and come up with nothing. When I send files to my waterjet (typically a flat pattern drawing view), I delete all other views and notes from the drawing, and turn off the sheet format visibility, and hide the bend lines. I'm left with just the flat pattern...

That's nice... a step in the right direction for me. I would need to be able to browse to a folder. I'd use this for the first file save; after that it wouldn't be necessary (as the file is already named properly). Thanks for the response... Brian

I swear that somewhere I saw a macro that saves a part/assembly based off of some of the part properties (or writes the file name into part properties if they don't exist) on the first save. Am I wrong? Commonly used properties might be part number and description; I'd like to use it to...

Quite a response. I understand the agreement--no maintenance, no service packs. However, I don't agree with it. If they hold back SP's because they contain enhancements, then they should separate enhancements from SP's and hold back 'Enhancement Packs' from non-maintenance customers. I...

I'm not entirely sure that this is a SolidWorks issue. I like to drag and drop files from Windows Explorer and into SolidWorks (which is usually in the background behind Windows Explorer). SolidWorks does not take focus; instead it remains behind the Explorer window. Is this normal behavior...

I'm okay with that--I'll work a little harder to get a service pack if I'm not paying for subscription. My VAR is checking into it (they didn't know right off the bat). Thanks, Brian

I went from a large company with 13 seats of SW and annual subscriptions (or maintenance contracts--whatever you call it) to a small company with one seat of SW and no subscription contract. I can't download SP1.0. Am I understanding this correctly--I don't get service packs unless I'm on...

I noticed that the first search (in a series of renames) is painfully slow, but any searches afterwards are fast. It always works like that for me.

I hate to ask such a trivial question, but this thing is driving me nuts... I have a small white square dot at the origin of my parts. I can't turn it off. What is it? I looked all over for what it might be--can't find anything. Help? Thanks, Brian

I switched from MDT to SolidWorks about two years ago. I had the most difficult time adjusting to having separate files for parts, assemblies and drawings instead of having everything in one file. You have to pay attention to file references, and it is critically important that you understand...

Jackpot. It's the system setting "Automatically place dimensions inserted from model." When on, it tries to arrange dimensions. When off, I believe that it uses sketch placement. It must be attempting to arrange based off of the sheet scale or something... whatever it's doing isn't pretty...

New 2007 install--when I place drawing views, dimensions are often stretched far off the sheet. I have to zoom way out and drag them back in. I recall something like that happening in 2006, and I thought I changed a setting that took care of it. However, I either remember incorrectly, or I...

I've been running 2007 for about two weeks with almost no problems. Yesterday, I checked the "Automatically load components lightweight" option, and I modeled a display that took me over the "Large Assembly Mode" minimum. Since then, I've had issue after issue. Like: -Parts becoming...

I don't think that this is normal behavior? I have an assembly full of parts. All parts have configuration-specific properties. These properties are used in a SolidWorks BOM on a drawing. I'm using 2007. If I open the assembly normally, then open the drawing, the BOM displays all properties...

I wrote a macro to add revisions. Each revision line gets the initials of the person who made the revision. Those initials are pulled (in VBA) from the file summary info "Saved By": swModel.SummaryInfo(swSumInfoSavedBy) In order for it to work the way I want, my user name must be in the...

I want to change the "Last Saved By" name that is used by SolidWorks. I believe that this was registered in SolidWorks as the name of the logged in user during installation. Does anybody know where this is saved so that I may change it? I guess the registry; but I couldn't find it. Any ideas...