variables

Showing the ‘Last Saved With’ file property in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018

Previously, SOLIDWORKS introduced functionality which automatically created a file property which showed the version of SOLIDWORKS that the file was last saved with. Now with SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018, we can easily take advantage of the SOLIDWORKS Last Saved With file property to display that information in…

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How to update SOLIDWORKS PDM Drawings linked to the $PRPSHEET Attribute

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In a previous article I discussed the use of $PRPSHEET to create a link between Part or Assembly Properties and a Drawing. The article described how to create the link, purely through SOLIDWORKS, and how to use SOLIDWORKS PDM to update the link. While there are…

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PDM – Mapping Variables to Microsoft Office

EPDM variables can be mapped to a Microsoft Office document. This can be used to automatically populate documents such as ECN’s (Engineering Change Notices).   This article will assume that the appropriate Variable has been configured for Excel xls and/or xlsx file types and that the…

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