To answer my own question, it appears that having the standard changed to ANSI from ISO does the trick, although I could have sworn I tried that change without success.
I have a drawing template which I've been using with which I can create ordinate dimensions which do not come up as chained. I've recently switched to a new drawing template created by someone else in the office. With this new drawing template, every ordinate dimension is automatically drawn as...
I have the same problem. I can't find a way to directly access the file name in VBA, but you can use the CustomInfo to link it.
In the drawing template, under the Custom tab in Summary Info (accessed from File->Properties), add a File Name (or whatever you want to call it) property which links...
I like having a large 'Open File' dialog box so I can see more files at once instead of scrolling like a chimp.
When I expand the dialog box, it maintains that size for each subsequent Open, until I shut down SolidWorks 2005 and start again, at which point it reverts to the annoying small size...
Ah, that's exactly it - after doing the regular SolidWorks install, I looked at what was available in SolidWorks Office, so it must have updated the install to SolidWorks Office then.
Anyway, I just did a reinstall from the CD with the regular SolidWorks option (without uninstalling first), and...
Just installed SolidWorks 2004, running under Windows 2000, and installed eDrawings from the CD as well. Now every time I save a drawing (and sometimes when saving a part or an assembly too), the eDrawings Professional registration window pops up. I neither want nor need the Professional...