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Joe Medeiros, CSWE
EPDM – What does “The docfile has been corrupted” message mean???
By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on September 6, 2011There can be many causes for this. One known cause is attempting to save over the network to a NAS or SANS device while exceeding the disk space allowance. If this error is only reproducible while attempting to save over the network, the next step would be to contact the IT department to investigate this issue. (Thanks to Brent McDavid from SolidWorks for this tip)
EPDM – Reinstalling SolidWorks – Use Caution When Cleaning Out Registry
By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on August 29, 2011DISCLAIMER: This blog article contains information on modifying your Windows Registry. It is always recommended that you take a backup of the Registry before editing any of the values because any improper editing can cause strange behavior and at worst could even corrupt your operating system completely, requiring you to re-install Windows. Proceed with any of the actions listed below only if you know what you are doing and if you do it with care. A clean installation of SolidWorks consists of uninstalling SolidWorks and deleting certain keys in the Windows registry. These keys reside in: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\… HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\… Care must be taken when deleting these keys in order to prevent breaking the link between the vault and your local vault view. Breaking this link very rarely results…
SolidWorks Network Client Installation Prompting to be Activated
By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on August 9, 2011If a network license is installed on a client computer when that computer is not connected to the License Manager, the user will receive a message that they have a number of days to activate their license every time they start SolidWorks. They may still receive this message even when they are connected to the License Manager. To resolve this issue: Click on the windows START button. Type ‘CMD’ to bring up the Command Manager app. Right-click and ‘Run As Administrator’ In the resulting window enter “<SolidWorks Corp Install Folder>\SolidWorks\setup\i386\swactwiz.exe” /primprod:solidworks /dellic (include the quotations) When prompted ‘Do you really want to delete SolidWorks product licenses?’, click Yes. If the default installation location was used, you would enter the following line in the Command Prompt:…
EPDM – Unsupported File Type???
By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on August 9, 2011
Here is an interesting article from the Solidworks Knowledgebase which can address some issues when using eDrawings to view files. What can cause eDrawings to launch but fail loading the file with “Unsupported file type” error when using View option (in button bar, history, notification) in…
When using Convert to Sheet Metal tool, the selected fixed face will define the bend direction. The Bend Direction specified in the flat-view of a drawing will be normal to the fixed face. If a different Bend Direction is required, select the opposite face…
EPDM – Deleting a Search Favorite from the Local Vault View
By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on June 13, 2011
Finding where to delete unwanted Search favorites can be tricky if you don’t know where to look. The trick is to click on the favorite icon and not the pull-down. After clicking on the Search you will be able to access your favorites.
The eDrawings viewer displays nested tessellated data of the most recently SAVED version of the file being viewed. The eDrawings viewer will reflect changes to a saved file, but not for any referencing files which are not themselves saved. When these unsaved files are opened in eDrawings, eDrawings will indicate that the document is out of date. Normally this will occur with drawings or assemblies, but it may also happen to parts with external references. When viewing a drawing in eDrawings the title-block information may not be appear to be accurate. In this scenario there is normally a link between a note in the title-block and a property in referenced document. The property is modified in the referenced document, but the drawing is not opened and saved….
Increasing SOLIDWORKS Drawing Performance
By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on November 1, 2010
Here are recommended options and best practices for increasing SOLIDWORKS drawing performance and reduce processing time when making changes: Select Sheets to Open Let’s start with the Open dialog box. By using “Select Sheets to Open”, you select the sheet(s) you need to work on. The remaining sheets can be viewed…
There are already a few things that I do when I travel in order to be green. I bring my own soap & shampoo, turn off unused lights, put out the “Do Not Disturb” so that my bed is not every day and I turn…
Quick View can substantially increase performance by only loading the components that you require for your current session or a specific operation. Quick View only opens and loads into the memory selected component. Components that are not selected are NOT loaded into memory. The selected…
1. KISS- Keep It Simple. Simple sketches are easier to edit less likely to develop rebuild errors help downstream features such a configurations 2. Center the first sketch of a part on the origin. simplifies downstream operations such as Mirroring promotes the use of symmetry…
Winners for the Javelin Earth Week contest
By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on April 27, 2010Lauren Murdoch: GreenPrint software http://www.printgreener.com/enterprise.html Scott Durksen: Carpooling parking spots Jeremy Jobin: “stylish” recycle and compost bin Congratulations to all the Winners & thanks to all who participated