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Does anyone no where I can find a document with hidden SW commands. There are some key strokes and commands in SW that are not always listed in the help, or if they are they are overlooked very easy.

For example a user call me today asking how can he get normal to but from the opposite direction... solution select "Normal to" again and it flips the direction.

This is just one of those basic hidden commands, and I don't know if someone has made a document of these commands or not already.

Thanks in Advance,

Scott Baugh, CSWP [pc2]
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"
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krywarick6 (Automotive)
8 Dec 10 12:39
Using the alt key when dragging a component in assembly to reorder it will prevent it from falling into a subassembly, if you are placing it near that subassembly.
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That is awesome! I've missed out on that one for far too long. I usually end up moving parts under other parts and then moving but this rocks! Good post!

Tony Greising-Murschel
Windows 7 x64
Core i7 870 - 8GB
Nvidia Quadro FX 580
SolidWorks 2010 SP3.0
 
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Alt+0176 = ° but that's just ASCII functionality.

• As mjcole said, CTRL+8 will go 'Normal To', hit it again and it'll flip it 180°.
• ALT dragging a part in an assembly will 'auto-create' mates depending on what you grab, and where.
• Hit the 'F' key for zoom to fit (default SW setting)
• Surprisingly, many do not know the power of the 'S' key.
• ALT+0149= •


Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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M9 Defense
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Here is my tip
When using the mouse wheel to modify a dimension
Holding the control key increases the spin box increment by 10
Holding the alt key decreases the spin box increment by 10


Jim Self
SW10 SP4.0
Dell Precision T7500
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Jim I guess it's

Holding the control key increases/decreases the spin box increment by 100

Holding the alt key increases/decreases the spin box increment by 1

Deepak Gupta
SW 2009 SP4.1 & 2007 SP5.0
MathCAD 14.0
Boxer's Blog
 
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This is how it works for me
I have my spin box increment set to 0.1mm
The control key gives an increment of 1.0mm
The alt Key gives an increment of 0.01mm

I fined this very useful for tweaking dimensions and a lot quicker than typing in small changes

Jim Self
SW10 SP4.0
Dell Precision T7500
Win 7 64bit
6GB Ram
Quaddro FX 4800
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So basically Ctrl key give 10 times increment and Alt keys give 1/10 times increment of spin box setting

Shift + C to collapse a Feature manager tree.

Deepak Gupta
SW 2009 SP4.1 & 2007 SP5.0
MathCAD 14.0
Boxer's Blog
 
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OK I started writing this Document and I am going through these posts.

mjcole:

Select Face to view
CTRL+Sel Face to point upwards
Hit CTRL+8 or Normal To
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I am not seeing hte benefit here, what I am doing wrong?

I understand if I select a face and click Ctrl+8 it goes Normal To, if i click Ctrl+8 again it reverses it just like Normal to does, but the other 2 I am not following.


ctopher

Command Line Commands
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Ctopher - How do you use these commands you listed? Are you still using the 2D Emulator? My SW 2010 add-in no longer lists it.

Thanks Everyone I have some good information here... any one have anything else they want to add? I will post this when I have my completed copy.

Scott Baugh, CSWP [pc2]
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F5 Toggles Filter toolbar on/off
F6 Clears active filters
F9 Hides/shows the feature manager
F10 Hides/shows command manager
F11 Full Screen


Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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Print shaded views in hi res (no jaggies)
Ctrl + P | Page Setup | Check 'High Quality' | OK

Paste external graphics in at high res (importing JPEG's or PDF's give rotten resolution) I've used this to paste customer artwork onto drawings:

Open in bitmap editor (paint.net is free, works well) trim to suit, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, toggle to SW, Ctrl+V to paste onto drawing. Once in the drawing, RMB (over bitmap) | Properties | specify scale to suit.
 
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