SW Explorer always minimized when opened.

[TheTick]

This one annoys me to no end! Whenever I start SW Explorer, it is minimized, and I have to activate it by selecting it from the Windows toolbar. It's not like this on other computers. I can't find any references in the help. There doesn't seem to be any options to control this behavior.

Any ideas?

I may make you feel, but I can't make you think.

 

[rocheey]

well, if you like to live dangerously...

open regedit and check out:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SolidworksExplorer\ExtReferences
look in the "RECT" param .. if either of the first 2 numbers are *negative*, make them positive.

Make sure to back up the key first, though.

 

[MadMango]

I am guesing that System Options> Maximaize document on open doesn't force SW to maximize?

I've never encountered this one before.

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"Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities."

 

[SBaugh]

I just found out there is an SPR on this issue.

The work around (other than the obvious) is to open it via SW. Just go to Tools\Solidworks Explorer and SW will open the explorer right up in your graphics area of SW.

I hope that helps,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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When in doubt, always check the help

 

[drhine]

While we are talking about explorer, maybe someone can help me out with something one of my co-workers ran into. He cna not open any files in SWExplorer,he keeps getting the message that the e-drawing data is not saved with the file. But, there always seems to be a but in there somewhere, if I go right behind them and open the same files in SWExplorer there is no problem.
Since it seems to be isolated to his program, is there any settings that we need to check to disable this or something?

 

[TheTick]

turn off the "View 3d" option, in the SW Explorer under "Tools --> Options" in the "Display" options box.

I may make you feel, but I can't make you think.

 

[SBaugh]

If you want to save data with your SW file go to Tools\Options\General\ "Save eDrawings data in Solidworks document" and see if that helps your user.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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When in doubt, always check the help

 

[JNR]

Scott: We may have our differences of opinion now and again, but I gotta luv ya, man. I hope everyone caught your signature line there.

"When in doubt, always check the help."

It does seem like a lot of the questions that pop up could be quickly resolved if people were to do that. (Granted the current one could be a couple of things, but I'm speaking generally.)

We have finally managed to get our users to do this first before they come asking. It was painfully and sometimes we had to be a bit rude to them, but they really appreciate it now. It has finally turned the "button pushers" into knowledgeable users who actually understand why and which buttons to push. One always learns a lot more than one expected by reading the help.

3/4 of all the Spam produced goes to Hawaii - shame that's not true of SPAM also.......

 

[SBaugh]

JNR: Thanks bud, the feelings are mutual!

We all can't agree and everything ,but as long as we can agree that each of as are entitled to form our own opinons, I think will get along just fine here!

Teaching users to look at the help is a long and can be (as you have found out) a tedious process. Most of the calls I get here could be solved by reading through the help. I put that signature line in a long time ago and it still holds true today. Yes there was a time that I always called my Tech Support guy every time SW decided to do something strange. Now here I sit having the same thing done to me everyday. Don't get me worng, I don't mind in the least little bit, it's just strange how some things workout in one's life time. I still use the help from time to time. Heck, I have even answered questions out here that was in the help. People just don't think about the help files. But I think most people (mainly Men) think they don't need to use the instructions (or help), that's like asking for directions .

To take it a step further for your users, JNR. Have them start looking through the Solidworks Knowledge base. There is A LOT of good information out there, that you can't find anywhere else.



Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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When in doubt, always check the help