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For SOLIDWORKS drawings, you can map a variable to a custom property of the model that the drawing is based on instead of a custom property of the drawing so the property value of the model is copied into the drawing’s file card. When the drawing is saved in SOLIDWORKS, the linked properties are copied from the model and updated in the drawings file card.

If you are trying to dimension a diameter in SOLIDWORKS, but you get <MOD-DIAM> rather than the Ø symbol, it is probably due to your gtol.sym file.Most of the time this happens after an upgrade and your file location is pointing to an older version of the gtol.sym file.

 

Now that you have CAMWorks installed on your computer, it is now time to “dive in” and experience what CAMWorks is about. There are two ways to approach this task: Jump right into CAMWorks, start picking and clicking to see what icon “potentially” does what or leverage all available CAMWorks Help Topics and CAMWorks Manuals (Tutorials) at the click of a mouse button from the Windows Start Menu.

 

If you cannot deploy the SOLIDWORKS Admin Image and determine that it is a permissions issue on the client side, these are the steps needed to get the image to deploy correctly. To do this browse to the SOLIDWORKS admin image folder, right-click and to go properties.

The installation of SOLIDWORKS can fail to complete for several different reasons including insufficient user permissions and actively running antivirus/firewall applications. One installation error that can be particularly problematic to troubleshoot is error 1402. This guide will cover the symptoms tied to the SOLIDWORKS installation error 1402 and the workflow to resolve it. 

 

In this SOLIDWORKS PDM tutorial, learn what the difference is between saving, checking in, and getting the latest version. Saving a file to the local file view ONLY SAVES THE FILE LOCALLY, it does not save the file to the vault. 

 

 

 

SOLIDWORKS Electrical provides a method of organizing your electrical projects through the use of 'books'. These books can be used, for example, to separate sub-systems within a project. The default SOLIDWORKS Electrical Bill of Materials report (Bill of Materials grouped by manufacturer) includes the components from an entire project instead of consolidating the components and their quantities by the books defined.

This guide will walk you through the steps of creating a From-To List using the From-To List Wizard in SOLIDWORKS to populate cells in the table with existing component and cable/wire information. The From-To List is a compilation of components, connectivity, and wires used in an electrical route.

In this FAQ, we address several questions about SOLIDWORKS lofts. How are lofts adjusted? Sometimes a loft will not generate as desired. There are a few "tips" that can help make a loft the desired shape. When selecting the different profiles, be sure to click a place on the profiles edges most adjacent to each other so that you obtain the shortest possible distance for the loft lines, and they do not twist around the section.