SolidWorks

trouble after loading SW 2008
I recently loaded SW 2008, now when I try to get into Microsoft Office (2000), the page will come up momentarily and then disappear. I uninstalled the MS Office, then reinstalled MS Office and got the message "Unable to access configuration for Microsoft Personal Web server". My SW 2008 works fine. Does anybody... 20 Jan 2008 10:47

custom property macro for Weight, how to get the parenthesis?
I am trying to write a macro to create a custom property for Weight and set the Weight custom property value to "SW- Mass(a)Part1.SLDPRT" (including parenthesis) so that at the next save the value of the Weight custom property will be set to the weight of the model. The macro works for the most part but I cannot get ... 10 Jan 2008 15:47

Mathematical functions for curves in sketch
Is there a way to use mathematical functions for curves used in sketch to describe cross section of a part? For example, square without one straight edge (eg. top one), but curve that would have some mathematical function (y = - x*x ; if coordinate system positioned on the vertical axe of square; y is oriented ... 27 Dec 2007 22:36

API - How to get swApp total Frame Size?
Is there a way to get the "Frame" dimensions of the SolidWorks application? That is, the working area where its windows are tiled? For example, I can get a Model's window position and dimensions (FrameLeft, FrameTop, FrameWidth, FrameHeight), but how can I get the total width and total height available for it ... 4 Jan 2008 08:54

Save bom as csv
Hi all I save many of my bom's as a *.csv in order to open it up in excel to reorder for sparepart lists and then later on save it as pdf. I found no better way to do this, and today it works great with a macro in excel which takes care of everything with only one hot-key. Only one small irritating problem....wh... 9 Dec 2007 23:56

Warning: sketch text update failed
Does anyone know what "Warning: sketch text update failed" is supposed to mean. I'm using some text in an extruded cut feature, and the sketch feature has "blood" on it. It seems OK visually, and the "display/delete relations" dialogue box doesn't indicate any errors. Any thoughts? TIA John H ... 16 Nov 2007 11:08

Arbitrary Circle Sketched in space
SW fans I am having an issue defining (from VB code) a sketch in space with coordinates x1,y1,z1 and with radius r1. I have currently sussed out the code to define an arbitrary plane where I want, but I am only able to sketch circles properly in the XY plane. This is primarily with the code: (after generating ... 10 Nov 2007 08:22

GB/T1804-m
Anyone familiar with this? I have a print from a customer with the note "DIMENSIONS WITHOUT TOLERANCE ARE ACCORDING TO GB/T1804-m." The part is a simple sheet metal angle so I'm not too nervous, but we've been bit before with unclear standards. I googled GB/T1804-m and didn't find anything useful. Thanks in adva... 10 Nov 2007 08:21

Exploded Views
Hi All, I hope you can help me with this problem. How do you explode Sub Assemblies within an Assembly. Can't see a way of doing this although I know it must be possible. SW2006 SP5.1 Thanks in advance ... Roger ... 27 Oct 2007 15:19

Defining a plane in a VB script from 3 points
Guys I require the syntax to define a plane from 3 points to be executed in a vb macro. The SW API help is horrible, any help would be appreciated. ... 28 Oct 2007 18:59