Custom Toolbar 7

[SteveJJH]

Hello all,

I was wondering if there was a way of adding a new entirely empty toolbar? I suppose I could add one we don't use and empty it, but it would be nice to add a nice blank one with our own title. We're running 2009sp2.0 if it makes a difference.

Any Ideas?

Thanks

 

[handleman]

I dragged the "Boss-Extrude" button from the standard "Features" toolbar to the custom one so that the button was no longer on the "Features" toolbar. After closing and reopening SolidWorks, the button was still missing from the "Features" toolbar, but was not present on the custom one.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[ArtemTat]

This is really strange behavior. Have you a chance to look this issue with different workstation?

Could please you also try to unload/load addin within the current session? Has the button been removed from the toolbar as well?

Artem Taturevich
CSWP

 

[smcadman]

Excellent job Artemtat, SW users have been asking for something like this for YEARS!

It installed at: C:\Program Files\Default Company Name\SwCSharpCustTBInstall

Opened this: SwCSharpCustTB.dll

Right-clicked a button > customize and picked SwCustTB

After turning it on, just go to Commands in the Customize dialog box and drag and drop from there, no need to remove icons from existing toolbars unless you want to.


I'm using SW09 SP 3.0, and I can close SW and restart it and it remembered my buttons I dragged on there.




Flores

 

[fcsuper]

So, I still didn't get it to work, and my efforts actually crashed SW, so I'll skip this attempt until I'm looking at 2009 on my screen. I am wondering though, now that they added the S on-screen toolbar, why would this functionality be needed in 2009? There are some examples where individuals have completely eliminated the toolbars and just use S.

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group

 

[handleman]

To be honest, I don't really need this functionality myself either. However, as others have said, this has been asked for in the past. Personally, since I never design molds, I took the "Mold Tools" toolbar, stripped it bare, and then added my own stuff to it. The toolbar name is never displayed unless you un-dock it, so I don't really care what it's called either.

I have way too many macro buttons to get rid of toolbars entirely. Certain macros don't run well from the "S" popup.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[SteveJJH]

That would be an interesting experiment, although I do seem to use a huge amount of different commands, so I'm not sure it would work for me.

My reasoning behind wanting this was that a few of my collegues and I have put together some macros for automation and we would like to be able to install them in a company specific toolbar to all the users here.

I think I'm now leaning toward having just one button that brings up a second VB based dialog with all the available commands on that, but I'm quite happy I seem to have started something that looks useful to others

 

[handleman]

Steve,
You may want to look into SWTools from AngelSix.com. Go to the "Products" page and click "Free Products".

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[SteveJJH]

Thaks, I'll take a look

 

[JMarv]

I'm now leaning toward having just one button that brings up a second VB based dialog with all the available commands on that

Try Lenny's MacroLaunch.

http://www.lennyworks.com/solidworks/default.asp?ID=20

Joe
SW Office 2008 SP5.0
P4 3.0Ghz 3GB
ATI FireGL X1

 

[dogarila]

Thanks Artem. A star from me as well.

 

[ArtemTat]

Thank you, dogarila,

If this simple application can be useful for users I can take out the addin the generation of the name and the icon for toolbar. So everyone can set name and icon as he like.

If you need this please answer.

Artem Taturevich
CSWP

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

ArtemTat ... Obviously users are finding your Custom Toolbar very useful. Would you mind creating an FAQ for easier reference and for future users to discover?