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Definitely looks into Upchain from Autodesk.

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Here's a gif file showing a slightly different way that I didn't know was possible in windows (win 10):

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"C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS PDM\Search.exe" is pinned to Start and Task Bar. That's my gateway to vault as normal user. From there search for something, rest of navigation is ~95% where used and contains tabs. Whaaaat; search has it own executable file? That's so cool; th...

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This is pretty much what I do. Current/ongoing project folders are shortcutted to a folder on the desktop, currently contains 8 separate ongoing project folder shortcuts. I'm fortunate I suppose in that I work alone. All files are stored on my machine locally. I keep all work related projects, (inc...

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DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 3:11 pm You CAN drag and drop the items in quick access to change the order. But you can't automatically sort as far as I know.

Should have clarified; windows folders I can drag; but anything PDM related is undraggable for me (Win 10 - PDM 2020).

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Frederick_Law Big if true! I'll test this soon; thank you (this may actually be why PDM is asking me for my credentials when I launch explorer every morning) DanPihlaja Actually one of the things I don't like about quick access is not being able to sort easily (unless u pin/unpin etc.); with shortc...

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How is everyone managing their access to different folders/projects in PDM/explorer? I'm just attaching them to quick access? I've seen some people create shortcuts of folders then bring those shortcut on their desktop or some central location. I'm interested to see how you do it? image.png Thanks!

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Hi JSculley That works, thanks! Seems like I can still use PDM generated CSV file (since the picture attached is how the output looks like for a sample assembly that has a part with two configurations) and then use the consolidate function there. Normally this wouldn't have been a big deal as I coul...

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@Hi @AlexB; good to know, but in my case they are both fully resolved and unsuppressed.

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Hello folks,

Any idea what is causing this?

Everything about them looks normal except that they show up like that in PDM Add-In and I can't check them out directly. When I open the part; I have the ability to check-out.

Thanks,

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Thanks @SPerman. Actually I already thought about that; but I wasn't sure how I can take advantage of that through PDM?

I don't want to open the top level assembly in SW & create a BOM file with that settings (going to be very time consuming); was hoping to quickly get it through PDM.

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Hello; Say you have a bracket; it has 5 configurations. I want to find out the total quantity of this bracket used in a large project. I decided to use PDM "Bill of Materials"; changed to "Parts Only" and export to .CSV and search for the file/part number in excel. image.png The ...

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I installed SP 2.0 yesterday (at home on student license) I can't say anything about performance yet; but reading through new additions; I liked these two updates:

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ryan-feeley Thank you; I picked up the file explorer method from the thread recommended by mp3-250 but never realized performance evolution provides that info as well. One other thing I thought might be helpful is if you have a large assembly with thousands of parts; the list in the file explorer c...

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@Rob I don't see the Macro anymore; would be possible to re-upload it again please?

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I can't think of a specific tool to create this directly.

I would draw a 10mm circle sketch; two parallel lines (chords) 8.5mm apart; then trim away the unwanted portions. The parallel lines need to be symmetrical about the diameter.

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I am developing a pdm task to update our hardware. there is an example in the KB with a general task (i.e. different from the usual print and conversion) and you could modify it. For my purpose I will lauch a task that: ・open a part file (ignore assy) ・cache locally the latest version ・checkout ・se...

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mp3-250 Thanks; that was a lot of good info to absorb :D! One last thing; so we always have purged configuration data un-checked by default. I noticed that if you delete configurations (say from a file that has 20 different configurations and then you delete half of it) & then save the file; th...

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I wanted to add an update to this post: I found a good solution in another topic; here's the link (essentially using a batch processor; in this case Batch+) https://cadforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=35105#p35105 Here was the workflow: checked-out parts from root assembly downloaded this macro https://www...

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Thanks; a little off topic. Say you get an Asterisk when you open an assembly; is there an easy way to quickly find out what component(s) has (have) been changed? Cause here's my issue: if I open an assembly and it has an asterisk then I say fine I save it so as to capture the latest changes and nex...

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Hi all;

Is it normal SW behavior that you get an asterisk mark next to file name after you force rebuild a part/assembly? Even a completely empty one? Cause I'm getting one.

Thanks,

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@SPerman

This forum is amazing.

I edited the macro and replaced Coarse with Fine and it ended up around where I wanted; it's perfect now, thank you Sperman!

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Hi Eddy Alleman I installed batch+ and it worked fantastically; thank you! I like how versatile it is; it's much more than just a batch processing software. It even provides a log so you know which files the macro couldn't work on. I hate to ask this since you already helped me tremendously; but is ...

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Amazing!
Thank you Eddy for putting this together; I didn't realize it has auto-save capability! Let me give it a try.

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Hello @Eddy Alleman

Thanks for sharing this!
I want this settings to take effect permanently on all parts (meaning I want to also apply a save operation). Is this going to do that?

Here's the topic I started recently about this: viewtopic.php?t=3403

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No worries! Technically you were correct that it applies to all parts. The limitation is that there's not an easy way to permanently (i.e. save) apply that settings to all referenced components. Though describing it as a limitation may not be correct; since as mp3-250 said if there was such an optio...

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AlexLachance Thank you! The only issue I have with "Apply to all referenced part documents" is this: Let's say I open my root assembly. I then set image quality to 20% & check the "Apply to all referenced part documents" and it successfully applies that settings to all the p...

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@gupta9665

Thank you.

Follow up question:
What would be your workflow then say if you have an assembly of 500 parts in PDM and you know there are some parts that have high image quality settings.

You would do a complete check-out on the root assembly then run the macro?

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mp3-250 Thanks; that makes sense. When you say setting company standard; is that something that the user still has to apply the settings say when you download a new catalog part? I think for neutral file formats this would work great since SW just grabs the default template you set so I assume it l...

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Hello all; I have a large assembly and I want to set image quality of all its components to an exact value in settings. There are macros out there to achieve that. My question: Do I have to check-out all the components (i.e. have write-access) before running such a macro in order for this to take ef...

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Just wanted to share this link to 3DX/SW World 2024 Replays:

https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... Kuq6RaQ4kg

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Hello everyone, Basically a macro for the subject says. I searched the forum library but could not find something similar. I have Custom Properties setup which is great but it does not work in drawings environment o[ . This forces me to switch back & forth a lot when I want to change properties ...

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Ditto. It's a Clipboard Manager; can't live without it!
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NBLG ... n-ca&gl=CA

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Something like this; not the best sketch.

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matt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:54 pm That's a really REALLY old link. 20 years old or more. I think that's an address I had when I lived in Rochester. REALLY old. 20+ years.

Can you dig up that macro for me please? Just kidding.

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This is a one-liner macro. You can easily assign it to a hot key. Pre-selection of one or more components is required. Dim swApp As Object Sub main() Set swApp = Application.SldWorks swApp.RunCommand swCommands_e.swCommands_ChangeTransparency, "" End Sub Thanks! I will give it a try, hope...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:37 am This will take you to the knowledge base. From there you can search for that SPR.

https://support.3ds.com/knowledge-base/

Nothing will show up when I look up this SPR:

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JSculley wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:23 am SPR184416 -- Unable to assign a hot key to "Change transparency" (short cut key quick )

Hello JSculley, where can I see a list of these SPRs. Do you have a link?

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Found this thread from eng-tips which is about same request; but the link referenced there to the macro is dead

https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=140985

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According to the swamp the answer is no. It is an old thread, but has replies from the last few months. https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:yUw32GbYTEqKdgY7-jbZPg/iquestion:NX3vPl18Rma-9ijKAr-pKg If you are trying to write a macro, I think this is the call you are look...

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I think this shows up by default when you click on a part image.png Yeah I am aware of that, but I'm trying to avoid the extra clicks. I like to be able to assign a key to it and toggle quickly between opaque and transparent, solidworks currently doesn't allow that, hence my inquiry about a macro t...

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Hi Josh,

I'm using 2020 and transparency toggle or anything like that won't shop up in the commands (under keyboard tab in customize menu) when you search for it.

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Hello forum, My 1st post here! looking for a macro which I think might be helpful for all actually. So you know how you can use tab and shift-tab to hide & unhide hovered components; love that feature, super convenient, right? Can something like that be done but for transparency (basically a tog...

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