Solidworks 2012 Toolbox

[Pina87]

Hi
I just instaled the new version of SW 2012. Before I used 2010 and I was always constructing with bolts and nuts that I saved (as copy) in a special folder of the particular assembly. When I open this assembly with the new version, SW automaticly changes the bolts and nuts with the ones from the toolbox. Version 2010 always asked if I want to exchange the features with the ones from toolbox, but this version does it without asking. In the past I have used the features directly from toolbox, but it often happened that the dimensions of features were messed up when I opened the assembly on a different PC.

Is there a way to save toolbox features as normal parts that would not be treated as toolbox features or is there a way to stop SW from automaticly generating toolbox features?

THNX

 

[PhoenixDynamometer]

Hello Pina87,

Please reference the following post (scroll down to the reply from SMCADMAN

http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=219817

You should have an executable on your PC (.exe) called sldsetdocprop.exe. This will allow you to break the link and it should also change the icon from a bolt to a standard SW part icon.

Regards,
PD

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Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

 

[EEnd]

Try the setting change suggested by SWUSER71 in thread559-309197.

Eric

 

[Pina87]

Thank you for your help.
But it looks like this exe file is not working by me. When I first started it..it gave an error, that the zlib.dll is missing. I copied a zlib.dll file that I found in programfiles/Solidworks...folder to the folder with the exe file. Than it started. But it seem like it does not save the property change. When I open it again, it's always on YES.

Is there a special way to save this property or just update?

Thnx