eDrawings – Invalid file type I ran across this recently with a customer. On 1 machine, they could not open Pro/E files. An error occurred – “File type not supported”. It took us a while to get to answer. It... Continue reading

Firewalls of course help keep the bad things out, however they can also stop other traffic that you DO want. The built in Windows firewall is no different. By default it will not let traffic though to connect to the... Continue reading

I was asked one day…is there a way to automatically create a new component configuration when creating an assembly configuration? The answer is yes. This can be accomplished by the use of the “Parent / Child Options” under the assembly... Continue reading

I have run into this quite often..How do you get a custom property to display in more than 1 line? As you will notice, you cannot just hit the enter key in the custom property value to get a new... Continue reading

What’s new in Solidworks 2013 - Administrative Image Option Editor How have you rolled out your Admin images? Scripts ? Active Directory ? leave it up to users? No matter which way, it hasn’t been as easy as it should.... Continue reading

You may notice sometimes you come across a drawing that is very large in size, Sometimes larger than the part or assembly it is referencing. What is the cause? The main reason I have found is due to views being... Continue reading

SNL client configuration problems Server dies! - A network admin’s nightmare. After the stress of building a new server, now it is time to point the Solidworks network clients to it. Sometimes this is not as easy as it should... Continue reading

Make your own “backups” A lot of us take advantage to Solidwork’s ability to create a backup file. I know I have screwed things up on a file and saved it before I realized…..Time to call I.T. to go get... Continue reading

Staring with Windows Vista (now of course Window 7), there has been much confusion of what having administrative rights really means. Prior to Vista, being part of the administrators group was all it took. This is no longer the case... Continue reading

SolidWorks 2012 Uninstall Changes How many times have you uninstalled a program though Windows Add/Remove programs only to find it seemed that it really just removed it from your programs menu? The program’s directory and files are still there &... Continue reading