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Solidworks Option File
Do you need the ability to control your Solidworks Network licenses? Then the Options file is the solution. The options file can control many variables. Some of the most requested include Reserving specific licenses for specific users Returning a license when…
Bianca
23 June 2021 -
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Silhouette Entities
SOLIDWORKS introduced the Silhouette Entities in 2020, it allows you to create multiple sketch entities by projecting the outline of the bodies in a part or components in an assembly onto a parallel sketch plane. To create silhouette entities: Create a…
Tianshuo Sun
29 April 2021 -
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Edit Registry on a Secondary Hard Drive
SOLIDWORKS settings are stored in registry files. You can find a lot information in the registry files about your current SOLIDWORKS installation. But what if the computer crashed while the hard drive survived and you need to recover your SOLIDWORKS serial…
Tianshuo Sun
21 April 2021
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Auto Dimension Scheme
The Auto Dimension Scheme tool in SOLIDWORKS can automatically allpies dimensions and tolerances to the manufacturing features of a part. The…
Tianshuo Sun
14 April 2021 -
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PDM Resource Monitor Warning
SOLIDWORKS PDM Resource Monitor Warning that the available GDI handles are critically low for Explorer.exe GDI (Graphical Device Interface) each application…
Mithilesh
7 April 2021 -
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Searching Files Using Report Generator
“Files are lost in PDM” or cannot check in file “Duplicate file name” message. These message means that there is already…
Mithilesh
31 March 2021 -
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PDM System Tray Shortcuts
PDM system tray shortcut is widely used for : Logout/Login Task host configuration PDM Inbox (Notifications) All these shortcuts are available…
Mithilesh
24 March 2021 -
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PDM Notifications NOT WORKING
Jim is the PDM admin , he upgraded the PDM recently but after few weeks users start complaining they are not…
Mithilesh
16 March 2021 -
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SolidWorks 2021 Activation Error
There is currently a SolidWorks 2021 activation error that some users are coming across when they upgrade their SolidWorks to the…
Emma Mearns
23 February 2021 -
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SolidWorks 2021 Update, Redo Support for Part Features
The redo command in SolidWorks allows you to reverse a recent undo that was performed. Up until SolidWorks 2020 this redo…
Emma Mearns
12 February 2021 -
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Linking MS Word Document Properties to PDM Variables
Most MS documents can be controlled and linked to Solidworks PDM, as per the following instructions. In PDM Administration Tools –>…
Amgad Yacoub
10 February 2021 -
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Moving Solidworks Electrical Collaborative Server to a New Server
Moving SWE Collaborative Server to a new server/workstation is a straightforward process. But like with anything in life, it needs planning…
Amgad Yacoub
3 February 2021