How to save buttons and layouts

[lmackie]

Is there a way that one can save the layout of there tool bar buttons and the customization of them?

 

[SBaugh]

Not at this time.

I found a way, but it doesn't work 80%-90% of the time. I almost always end up deleting the reg key and redoing my toolbars manually. Also the way that found is NOT supported by SW in anyway.

Regards, Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.3dmca.com

faq731-376
When in doubt, always check the help

 

[djw2k3]

Hi lmackie,

I was once told at a SW tutorial that when you close a SW use the "Exit" command from the the pull down menu which should keep the buttons in the same place when you next open SW. (not entirely sure this works though)

I have had about as much luck as SBaugh when it comes to using the reg key ;-) ...

djw

(SW2001+)

 

[Standing]

I have not tried this on 2003 yet, seemed to work on SolidWorks 2001 Plus.

Tool Bars
SolidWorks 2003 enables certain Toolbars, depending on the type of file (part, assembly, drawing) that you are working with. This feature was intended to minimize the number of toolbars on the screen, and eliminates the Toolbars that cannot be used for a specific file type.

To turn off this feature, select Tools/Customize/Toolbars and uncheck "auto-activate sketch toolbars." This should keep your Toolbars displayed where you want them. It seems that you have to do this once for each type of file (prt, drw, asm) you open for the first item.
Bradley

 

[badboggs]

Actually there is a way to save your toolbar location.

Go into the registry.

Find

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Solidworks
then choose the version you want the toolboxes saved for

Export that Solidworks reg folder.
Then if you have to ever re-install solidworks all you have to do is double click on this reg file and your toolbars will be as you had them.

Note: This only works for same versions of Solidworks. Don't try to run a 2001+ reg file on 2003.

Good luck.

Boggs

 

[SBaugh]

This is the way that I found, and is not supported by SW in anyway...it's a use at your own risk method...good luck.

It doesn't work all the time and it can cause reg. issues if it fails to load it correctly and you will just have to delete it out and do it manually.

Regards, Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.3dmca.com

faq731-376
When in doubt, always check the help

 

[badboggs]

That is true.

Though I did it about 10 times in a row for sw2001+ for a previous company. Had no problems.