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by ReeceB
Wed Sep 25, 2024 2:18 am
Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
Topic: PDM DataCard: Input formula does not update without interaction
Replies: 2
Views: 1654

Re: PDM DataCard: Input formula does not update without interaction

This has been a big headache for me as I could achieve so much QOL niceties if this simply would update automatically instead of requiring user input. Unfortunately I have not found a workaround either apart from running a custom dispatch.
by ReeceB
Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:35 pm
Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
Topic: CAD Admins, raise your hands!
Replies: 63
Views: 24029

Re: CAD Admins, raise your hands!

That's more or less how most admins become admins, welcome! Setting up PDM can seem like a bit of a daunting task but laying out and planning a lot of things beforehand is key. I would advise to start simple and add complexity as needed. Good luck and don't be afraid to ask questions as you run int...
by ReeceB
Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: SolidWorks PDM
Topic: Setting or clearing custom property when adding files to vault
Replies: 8
Views: 2239

Re: Setting or clearing custom property when adding files to vault

The automatic transition at the start does work well from my experience but as mentioned requires users to first check files in, then out again before they can be worked on however I have found discipline in this regard to be poor. I set the "Default Value" category in the data card editor...
by ReeceB
Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:00 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: 2023 SP5 is now available
Replies: 41
Views: 13441

Re: 2023 SP5 is now available

1) Why a registry key modification is needed when that setting is inside the system option?? The option is greyed out for all our users, I assume due to the user accounts being set to english so the only way to adjust it is via the registry that we could see. Updating everyone via a group policy up...
by ReeceB
Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:40 pm
Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
Topic: CAD Admins, raise your hands!
Replies: 63
Views: 24029

Re: CAD Admins, raise your hands!

Introducing myself, hope to learn a bit from this forum and help out where possible. For a brief intro, I was more or less assigned as company admin for our design related systems. At the time the company did not use a PDM system and was relying on the good old fashioned manual handling within a net...
by ReeceB
Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: 2023 SP5 is now available
Replies: 41
Views: 13441

Re: 2023 SP5 is now available

Jesus f*** christ, how hard is it to fix a damn language bug? Requesting a hotfix to my VAR right now. image.png BTW this can easily be fixed client side by the following: Regedit > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 2023\General Set "Use English language feature names" to 1