Customizing Solidworks

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Customizing SolidWorksDennis L. Miller, CSWP

Machine Designer & System Administrator

Graybills Tool and Die, Inc.

Before starting

-Turn off Command Manager

-Remove check in cmd mgr for weldments, mold tools, sheet metal.


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Customizing SolidWorks

Basic Information for:

Newer Users

Anyone who wants to learn how to customize their SolidWorks UserInterface


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We will be talking about SolidWorks 2008 & 2009, but the items discussedmay apply to other versions as well.

Topics we will cover:

Menus Standard and In-context

Toolbars Standard, Heads-up, Command Manager, In-context, S-key

Task Pane & Workflow

Keyboard Shortcuts

System Customization - Custom Templates

Drawing Sheet Formats

Copy Settings Wizard

Time may not permit us to cover all these items.

The following topics will be covered:

-Standard menus and in-context/shortcut/pop-up menus

Showing/Hiding standard menu items

Short & Long in/context/shortcut/pop-up menus

-Standard toolbars and the Command Manager

Whats the difference? Enabling/Disabling the Command Manager

Choosing/Locating toolbars

Adding/Removing buttons and drop-downs

Customizing the Command Manager

The S-Key (shortcut)

-The task pane and built-in work flow customizations

Expanding/Collapsing and pinning the task pane

Work flow for consumer product designers, machine designers, and mold designers

-Keyboard shortcuts

Supplied keyboard shortcuts

Creating your own keyboard shortcuts

-System Customization

Custom Templates


Automating sheet format information

-Copy settings wizard

Save your settings

Re-use your settings


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Customizing SolidWorks Session Goals

After attending this session a SolidWorks user should:

Be able to customize SolidWorks Menus

Be able to customize SolidWorks Toolbars

Understand the SolidWorks Task Pane & Workflow settings

Understand, establish, and edit Keyboard Shortcuts

Setup Custom Templates

Setup Drawing Sheet Formats

Utilize the Copy Settings Wizard

Read slide highlights.

First a little background on menus


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Customizing SolidWorks - Menus

Standard Menus

Before opening a part, assembly or drawing:

In Part, Assembly, or Drawing:

Standard menus are:

File

Edit

View

Insert

Tools

Toolbox

Window

Help

Different menus displayed based on if an item is opened or not


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Customizing SolidWorks Standard Menus

File EditView

Standard menus:

-File: Create, Open, Save, Print files and access their properties

-Edit: Undo, Redo, Repeat Last Command, Cut/Copy/Paste, Suppress/Unsuppress,

Bend Table, Appearance

-View: Display, Modify, Hide/Show non-solid items, Task Pane, Appearancecallouts, Toolbars


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Customizing SolidWorks Standard Menus (contd)

InsertToolsToolbox

Window

Help

The rest of the standard menus:

-Insert: Features, Parts, DWG/DXF, Annotations, Design Table, Object, Hyperlink

-Tools: Sketch Entities, Sketch Tools, Spline Tools, Dims, Relations, Measure,

Mass/Section Properties, Check, Feature/Assembly Statistics, Equations, Import

Diagnostics, Draft Analysis, Undercut Detection, Deviation Analysis, DrawCompare,SolidWorks Explorer, CosmosXpress, MoldflowXpress, Macro, Add-ins, Customize,

Options

-Toolbox: Standard components, Structural Steel Shapes, Grooves, Cams, Beams

& Bearing Caculators

-Window: Viewport, New Window, Cascade/Tile, Arrange Icons, Close All, Select a

document

-Help: SolidWorks Help Topics, Add-in help, Quick tips, API Help, Moving from

AutoCAD, Tutorial, Whats New, Interactive Whats New, Service Packs, Release

Notes, About SolidWorks


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Customizing SolidWorks In-context Menu/Toolbar Examples

In-context menus are also called shortcut, or pop-up menus. They are activated with

a right-mouse-button click. Located above the in-context menu is the in-context

toolbar. This toolbar provides access to frequently performed actions for that

context. The tools in the context toolbar are a subset of items previously found on

the shortcut menus

They are called in-context because the items displayed differ depending on your

context. Your context changes when your cursor is over different types of objects,

and when different tools are active.

Show examples (use part1.sldprt show sol id / show sketch)

Depending on what tool may be active or inactive, and where the cursor is pointing

when the right-mouse-button is pressed, the user sees a different menu. The idea is

to give the user the most common commands for what they are doing, or where

their mouse is. Most of the time, a user should be able to right-click and quickly find

the next function they want to use.

It is also important to realize that in-context menus can contain commands that look

similar, but are really quite different. For example, a face is created by a feature,

and it contributes to a body. When we right-click on a face, there are commands to

affect either that face, or the feature that created it, or the body that it belongs to. To

help avoid confusion, SolidWorks groups commands together, giving each grouping

a BOLD title. When starting to use the in-context/shortcut/pop-up menus, make sure

the command youre selecting is from the correct group of the menu.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Customize Menu

Tools

Every standard menu has Customize Menu as the last choice.

Selecting Customize Menu on a standard menu brings up a control list for that

menu.

Any list item with a check in its box is displayed on that menu.

Any list item without a check in its box is not displayed on that menu.

The graphic on the slide demonstrates removing the checks from each command

between and including Measure and Equations.

Clicking away from the control list (in an empty space of the graphic area, for

example) implements the change.

The next time the tools menu is selected, those items are not displayed.

Of course, those items can be redisplayed by selecting Customize Menu andputting a check back in their boxes.

Demonstrate use Part1.sldprt from previous example


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Customizing SolidWorks - Show All

What if I really get things messed up?

Go to:

Tools

Customize

Options Tab

We now have an option to either show all of the menu items, or to restore all of the

menu items to their default display state (not all menu items may be set to be

displayed by default).

Go to Tools, Customize (or right-click in the toolbar area and select Customize,

or go to View, Toolbars, Customize) to bring up the Customize dialogue box.Go to the last tab, which is Options.

Under Menu customization, the Show All button will display all items on all

standard menus, and the Reset to Defaults button will reset all standard menu

items back to their original display setting.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Customize In-context Menus

Many of the in-context/shortcut/pop-up menus have a lot of items, sometimes too

many.

Sometimes not all of the menu items are displayed by default. When this happens,

a double arrow is displayed at the end of the pop-up menu. Selecting this double

arrow expands the menu to display all of its items.At the bottom of every full-length in-context/shortcut/pop-up menu is a Customize

Menu choice. IMPORTANT-This works differently than the Customize Menu

choice at the bottom of every standard toolbar.

When Customize Menu is selected from the bottom of an in-context/shortcut/pop-

up menu, it displays a control list for that menu. This may LOOK very similar to the

customization explained earlier for standard menus, but it is important to keep in

mind that this is different.

For in-context/shortcut/pop-up menus, a check in the box means that the item is

displayed immediately when the menu pops-up. No check in the box means that the

item will only be displayed if the user selects the double-arrow at the bottom of the

initial pop-up menu.

The images on the slide show the menus when a face is right-clicked.

Delete Face Example Use Part1.sldprt fi le

If the user selects Customize Menu, they can put a check in the control box next to

the Delete Face command. The next time the user right-clicks on a face, they will

see the Delete command under the Face area of the pop-up without having to

select the double-arrow.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Show All

What if I really get things messed

up?

Go to:

Tools

Customize

Options

We have an option to either show all of the in-context menu items, or to restore all

of the shortcut menu items to their default display state.

Go to Tools, Customize (or right-click in the toolbar area and select Customize,

or go to View, Toolbars, Customize) to bring up the Customize dialogue box.

Go to the last tab, which is Options.Under Shortcut customization, the Show All button will display all items on all in-

context/shortcut/pop-up menus, and the Reset to Defaults button will reset all in-

context/shortcut/pop-up menu items back to their original display setting.

Demonstrate using Part1.sldprt file


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Customizing SolidWorks - Toolbars

Toolbars

Heads-Up Tool Bar

Standard vs Command Manager

Icon Size and Tooltips

Working with Standard toolbars

Working with Command Manager

We will discuss:

The head-up toolbar.

The difference between standard toolbar configuration and the command manager,

as well as how to enable and disable the command manager.

Changing toolbar icon size and the display of tooltips will be demonstrated.

Turning standard toolbars on and off, as well as how to move and locate standard

toolbars.

Adding and removing buttons from the toolbars.

Changing the size of the Command Manager buttons (by showing/hiding the

description).

Adding and removing toolbars to and from the Command Manager.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Heads Up Toolbar

Cannot add/remove icons

Can turn items on or off

Right click on the toolbar to modify

The heads-up toolbar is a transparent toolbar in each viewport providing all the

common tools necessary for view manipulation.

Demonstrate use Part1.sldprt file

There is no reset button to get back to defaults.

Can be customized for each view displayed.

Demonstrate with Part1.sldprt using 2 view / 4 view.

Be careful if you want to change back - order of change is important.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Standard setup

Standard Toolbars vs. Command Manager.

Standard toolbar display uses multiple toolbars, of the users choice, located around

the screen at the users discretion.

The standard toolbar configuration for part editing is to have the Feature toolbar

docked on the left side of the screen, and the Sketch toolbar docked on the rightside of the screen.

Reduces work area.

Can be docked & undocked.

Demonstrate opening tool bars, moving & docking Use Std Toolbars.sldprtfile.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Command Manager

One toolbar

Always docked at top of screen (2008)

Dockable on Left, Top or Right (2009)

Contains multiple toolbars

Tabbed interface

Icon size can be changed

The Command Manager uses only one toolbar.

Always docked across the top of the screen (2008).

Dockable in 2009. L/R/Top

Although the Command Manager only takes up the screen space of one toolbar, it

contains multiple toolbars. The available toolbars are shown in tabs across thebottom of the Command Manager. The tabs that are displayed by default, depend

on the type of document open and the work flow customization (more on that in a

moment) you have selected. These tabs control which toolbar is currently displayed.

The size of the Command Manager buttons can be changed several ways.

By turning on/off the display of text descriptions.

By selecting large icons in the Tools, Customize, Toolbars menu.

Demonstrate OPEN MENUS FOR MOLD TOOLS, WELDMENTS,SHEETMETAL BEFORE GOING TO CMD MGR.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Enable/Disable Command Manager

Right click on menu

Select CommandManager

OR

Tools

Customize

Toolbars

When customizing toolbars, the first question to ask is whether or not to use the

Command Manager.

To enable or disable the Command Manager select Tools, Customize (or right-

click in the toolbar area (not on the Command Manager) selecting Customize, or

select View, Toolbars, Customize). On the first Toolbars tab, the first checkboxis for the Command Manager. If there is a check in that box, the Command

Manager is in use, if there is no check in that box, the Command Manager is not in

use.

Note: Both the Command Manager and standard toolbars can be used at the same

time. This presentation will assume that only one or the other is being used at any

given time. Please feel free to enable/disable standard toolbars while using the

Command Manager.

When customizing Cmd Mgr tabs are grayed out if available but not selected.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Customize Command Manager

Changes can be seen

immediately

Many other settings can bechanged

Icon size

Tooltips

Many settings can be customized through the Customize dialog.

On the first Toolbars tab there is a list of the SolidWorks toolbars. Putting a check

in the box next to an item turns on that toolbar. Clearing a check from a box turns

off that toolbar. Using this method allows you to turn on and off and locate many

toolbars at a time.

Using the Customize dialog box has advantages.

Changes can be seen immediately

Other settings can be changed

Icon Size

Context toolbar settings

Tooltip size

Demonstrate any file (use sketch).Show on Selection check box uncheck and disappears upon selection.

Show in shortcut check box uncheck and disappears in shortcut toolbar.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Working with toolbars

Working with Toolbars

Tools; Customize

Right click on a toolbar

Or View; Toolbars

May be floating or docked

Drag and drop

Toolbars may be customized

Add or remove icons

There are different ways to work with toolbars. Explain 3 ways to get into editing

toolbars.

Explain difference between View, Toolbars and View, Toolbars on View menu.

Moving toolbars around is as simple as drag and drop. If a toolbar is floating in the

graphics area, it can be moved by placing the cursor over the title bar on thetoolbar, pressing and holding down the left mouse button, and dragging the toolbar.

While dragging a toolbar around the screen, it can be docked on any side of the

graphics area. If the user drags it into the left or right portion of the toolbar area, it

will, at some point, snap into a vertical position. It can then be dropped, and it will be

docked there. It can then be easily dragged up and down the toolbar area. It can

also be dragged away from the toolbar area to either become free-floating or

docked somewhere else. Any toolbar can be docked on the top, bottom, left side, or

right side of the screen.

If docked, each toolbar will have a dotted line either at the beginning or the top

(depending on the orientation of the menu). When the cursor is over that line, itchanges to the pan symbol. At that point, the user can press and hold down the left

mouse button, dragging the toolbar. The toolbar can be dragged anywhere on the

screen. If the user drops the toolbar in the middle of the graphic area, it will float

there until the user drags it somewhere else or turns it off. When a toolbar is turned

off, then turned back on, it should reappear in its most recent position.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Customizing Toolbars

Change shape/size

Commands tab

Select category

Drag and drop icons to/fromtoolbar

Floating toolbars can have their size and shape modified by placing the mouse

cursor over an edge of the toolbar and then pressing and holding the left mouse

button while dragging the edge of the toolbar box. Release the mouse when the

shape and size are what you desire.

To remove toolbar buttons from the toolbars, access the Customize dialogue box bychoosing Tools, Customize (or right-click in the toolbar area (not on the Command

Manager) and select Customize, or select View, Toolbars, Customize).

Simply drag any button off of any toolbar into either dead space in the graphic area

or anywhere in the Customize dialogue box. Thats it.

Demonstrate remember drop down boxes you can duplicate commands.

To add toolbar buttons to the toolbars, access the Customize dialogue box by

choosing Tools, Customize (or right-click in the toolbar area (not on the Command

Manager) and select Customize, or select View, Toolbars, Customize).

Go to the second tab labeled Commands. Select a category from the list on the leftside of the box. Each category contains many buttons. To find out exactly what a

specific button does, select it. Its description will show up in the lower portion of the

dialogue box.

Drag any button to the toolbar you want the button added to. A black line will

preview the location of the button once added. Drop the button, and it will be added

to that toolbar, in that spot. While the Customize dialogue box is active, users can

also drag and drop buttons already on toolbars to reposition them.

You can create your own Super Toolbar using this method.

Flyout/dropdown buttons are individual toolbar buttons that actual contain entire


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Shortcut Bar

Press the s key

Can be customized

Is context sensitive

Can save time

Adding a sketch

Working in a solid

Press the s key to activate the shortcut bar. It appears near your cursor

position.

Can be customized.

Is context sensitive.

Can save time but takes a little getting used to.


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Shortcut Bar - Customize

Press s

Right click on toolbar

Click Customize

To access the customization area same as other toolbars.


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Shortcut Bar - Customize

Drag n Drop as

other toolbars


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Customizing SolidWorks - Task Pane

May be:

Visible/hidden

Expanded/collapsed

Pinned/unpinned

Docked/floating

Cannot be user modified

The task pane is the expandable vertical area on the right side of the SolidWorks

window. It can be expanded by clicking any icon. It can then be collapsed by

clicking anywhere outside of the task pane. The task pane can be pinned by

pressing the push-pin button in its top right corner.

Cannot be user modified but may be modified by vendor (Solid Professor).Demonstrate any file.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Industry Customization

Adds/removes shortcuts

Adds/removes toolbars

Based on industry standards

SolidWorks has included some industry specific workflow customizations for

consumer product designers, machine designers, and mold designers. To access

these built-in customizations select Tools, Customize (or right-click in the toolbar

area (not on the Command Manager) selecting Customize, or select View,

Toolbars, Customize). Go to the last tab labeled Options.

There is a section titled Work flow customization with three checkboxes.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Workflow Customization

Activating the a specific work flow customization will alter the tabs displayed on the

Command Manager, resources available in the task pane, and menu items available

on some menus.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Keyboard Shortcuts

Print List

Copy List

Can assign your own

Can edit existing

Some keyboard shortcuts are provided by default. The user can create their own or modify existing

ones. You can print a list of existing ones.

The copy command will copy the list to the clipboard where you can import it into Microsoft Word or

Excel, or other programs. Note: if you print or copy the list it can be lengthy. You may want to check

the Only show commands with shortcuts assigned check box first.

To create your own keyboard shortcuts, access the Customize dialogue box by choosing Tools,Customize (or right-click in the toolbar area (not on the Command Manager) and select Customize,

or select View, Toolbars, Customize). Go to the fourth tab, labeled Keyboard.

On the Keyboard tab, first select a Category. The Categories are the standard menus. All

Commands does just that it displays all the commands.

Scroll through the Commands list to find the specific Command you want to create a keyboard

shortcut for, and select it. The cursor will be placed in the Shortcuts column ready for editing. Any

keyboard shortcut assigned to the selected command will be displayed in the column labeled

Shortcut(s). You can assign more than one keyboard shortcut to the same command. Type in the

keyboard shortcut that you want to assign. (Any keyboard combination involving standard characters,

, , or can be used.)The keyboard shortcut is created immediately. If the keyboard shortcut was created successfully, it

will be displayed in the Shortcut(s) box. If the keyboard shortcut you typed in is already assigned to

another Command, a pop-up box will tell you which Command it is assigned to and ask if you want

to reassign that shortcut to the new command. If you answer Yes, the shortcut will be deleted from

the old command and assigned to the new command.

Press the Reset to Defaults button to return all the shortcuts to their default settings.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Accelerator Keys

PressAlt to display

PressAlt+letterto activate

Need to hold down Alt key for multipleselections

Accelerator keys are another keyboard shortcut available. Accelerator keys are

available for most menu items and dialog boxes and are indicated by underlined

letters. They cannot be customized!

To display the underlined letter for menus or dialog boxes, press Al t.

To access the menu or command, press Alt plus the underlined letter.Note: Hold down the Alt key to make multiple selections. If you release the Alt key

the menu will close when pressed a second time.


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Customizing SolidWorks - System Customization

System Options

Tools

Options

Reset All resets all systemoptions, not only those onactive page

System wide

Access the System customization options by selecting Tools, Options or by

clicking on the Options icon.

I wont attempt to cover all the options available but will touch on some important,

newer and useful options.

To implement an option just click the box beside it. If a checkmark appears in the

box it is turned on. Deselect to turn the option off. Click OK to implement your

choices. These settings will apply to the current and future SolidWorks sessions.

To find out what a particular option involves select the category in the left column

and click on Help.

Demonstrate any file.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Default Templates

The default template options specify the folder and template file for automatically

created parts, assemblies, and drawings. You should set the path to the default

templates. I set mine outside of the current SolidWorks version path so they dont

get overwritten on upgrades.


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Customizing SolidWorks - File Locations

File locations options are used to specify folders to be searched for the specific type

of document. Folders are searched in the order in which they are listed.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Feature Manager

Redesigned Interface

Hide/show

Options

Options for the Feature Manager design tree.

Reset All returns all system options, not only those on the active page, to thesystem defaults.

Arrow key navigation.

You can control what is displayed in the feature manager design tree by selections.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Feature Manager Transparent/Opaque

In the Feature Manager Options this is the difference in transparent/opaque setting.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Backup/Recover

Set path

Set frequency

Number of backups

Use this option to change the frequency and the path of the auto-recover info.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Hole Wizard/Toolbox Configure

2008

Interface

2008 Interface Shown

Using this option you can configure the Hole Wizard and Toolbox parameters.

Set the path (may be on a shared network drive).

Click the Configure button.

Uncheck items you dont use or dont want to see.


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User Access Control. If The Administrator has set a password, the user must log on

to be allowed to make changes. Notice left side of the screen is grayed-out no

password has been set.

You can control how toolbox parts are handled from this area.

Notice read-only status buttons.


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You can setup Custom Properties for items in the toolbox.

Ideally. this should be done when the toolbox is new.

Be careful, I had trouble removing the properties after they were added.

Again, you may need to login to make changes.


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2009

Interface

New interface for 2009.

Demonstrate new interface any file.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Search

This is too in depth to cover in detail.

Be aware that it is here and what can be customized.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Collaboration

This is where you go to turn on collaboration.

I have not used it.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Advanced

Dismissed messages may be turned back on at this location.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Document Properties: Units

Interface has beenredesigned

Redesigned interface 2008 & 2009.

Demonstrate


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Customizing SolidWorks - Templates

Part, drawing, and assembly documents that include user-definedparameters and are the basis for new documents

You can create many different templates

mm/inches

ANSI/ISO standard

Grid spacing

Material

Etc.

Part, drawing, and assembly documents that include user-defined parameters and

are the basis for new documents.

Once you get your system and document options setup the way you like them,

make a template file.

You can save multiple templates with different settings, such as:MM/inches

Dimension standards: Extension line and break line gap

Grid spacing

Text scale

Material density

Etc.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Create a Template

Create new file part, drawing or assembly

Set options (Tools, Options)

Save As

Change Save as type to template

*.prtdot part template

*.asmdot assembly template

*.drwdot drawing template

Enter Name & click Save

Review the steps to create a template.

Remember File Location!!! In System Options.

You can arrange your different templates by placing them in different folders. Again,

remember File Location!!! These will show up as tabs in the New SolidWorks

Document dialog box.Demonstrate


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Customizing SolidWorks - Customizing Sheet Formats

Sheet format is selected when you open a new drawing

May contain links to system properties and custom properties

Formats can be modified

Saved as .slddrt file type

Sheet size is selected when you start a new drawing. It can also be configured to be

selected when a sheet is added to a drawing (in Document Properties).

Demonstrate


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Customizing SolidWorks - Customizing Sheet Formats

Editing Sheet formats

Open a drawing with the sheet format

Click Edit, Sheet Format or right-click any blank area on the drawingsheet and select Edit Sheet Format

Edit format as required

Click Edit, Sheet or right-click any blank area on the drawing sheet andselect Edit Sheet

Remember to Save

Edit Sheet Format may be turned off in the Edit Menu.

Use sketch and annotation tools to modify the sheet format.

Remember to Save your modified sheet format. File Locations!!

Unfortunately, they all show up in one long list. There is no way to tab this like upon

creation. User enhancement?


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Customizing SolidWorks - System Properties in Formats

You can link note text in the drawing sheet format to the value of adocument property, a custom property, or a configuration-specificproperty

All SolidWorks documents have system-defined properties


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Customizing SolidWorks - System Properties


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Customizing SolidWorks - Summary Information

Demonstrate how to get here!

Show tie in with previous slide.


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Customizing SolidWorks - System Properties

Prefixes for Custom Properties

This can get a little confusing.

It may be best to show a demonstration.

Prefix MUST BE ALL CAPS!!!

Demonstrate with Part1 model & drawing.

$PRP: properties from sheet.

$PRPSHEET: properties from model view.


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Customizing SolidWorks - Copy Settings Wizard

Save your customizations

Share or reuse your customizations

Once you have tweaked your menus, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, and possibly

macros, you wont want to lose that work. Youll want to save all of those changes.

That way, you can share your time saving tools with other users. In addition, when

you perform a full upgrade to the next full version of SolidWorks, you wont want to

spend the same amount of time customizing again.

To preserve your customization you need to save your settings.

You can also restore those settings on your own computer, or another computer.


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Saving your customizations

Press the Start button and find SolidWorks under All Programs. Go to the

SolidWorks Tools flyout. Select Copy Settings Wizard.

This launches the Copy Settings Wizard which is used to both save and restore

customizations.

Make sure that the Save Settings button is pressed. Hit Next.


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Saving your customizations

On this page, the user can browse to select a location and name for the file which

will hold the customizations.

Also on this page, the user can select which customizations to save. The keyboard

shortcuts, menu customizations, system options, and toolbars can be saved

separately or together.Pressing Finish creates a file with the extension .sldreg. The customizations are

now saved. Double-clicking this file in the future will start the Copy Settings Wizard

to restore those settings.


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Restoring your customizations

To restore customizations, make sure that you have the correct .sldreg file. Either

double-click that file, or use the Start button. find SolidWorks under All Programs.

Go to the SolidWorks Tools flyout. Select Copy Settings Wizard. This launches

the Copy Settings Wizard. Make sure the Restore Settings button is pressed. Hit

Next.


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Restoring your customizations

If you did not double-click the .sldreg file to start this process, press the Browse

button and select the appropriate .sldreg file.

Select which customization(s) to restore on your computer. The keyboard shortcuts,

menu customizations, system options, and toolbars can be restored separately or

together. Hit Next.Note version selection if saved under precious version!

Now select who to restore these settings to. Typically an individual user will select

Current User. Administrators might restore settings to roaming profiles, or to

roaming profiles. Hit Next.

Finally, select whether or not to create a backup file. Hit Finish. The settings have

now been set on the current computer.


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Topics we covered:

Menus Standard and In-context Toolbars Standard, Heads-up, Command Manager and In-context

Task Pane & Workflow

Keyboard Shortcuts

System Customization - Custom Templates


Copy Settings Wizard

Presented by Dennis L. Miller, CSWP

Email: [email protected]

This is the end of my presentation. This is what we covered:

-Standard menus and in-context/shortcut/pop-up menus

-Showing/Hiding standard menu items

-Short & Long in/context/shortcut/pop-up menus

-Standard toolbars and the Command Manager

-Whats the difference? Enabling/Disabling the Command Manager

-Choosing/Locating toolbars

-Adding/Removing buttons and drop-downs

-Customizing the Command Manager

-The task pane and built-in work flow customizations

-Expanding/Collapsing and pinning the task pane

-Work flow for consumer product designers, machine designers, and mold designers

-Keyboard shortcuts

-Supplied keyboard shortcuts

-Creating your own keyboard shortcuts

-System Customization

Custom Templates

Documents

Customizing Solidworks