{"id":6260,"date":"2020-01-22T09:56:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T09:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6260"},"modified":"2020-01-22T09:56:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T09:56:32","slug":"solidworks-support-monthly-news-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/01\/solidworks-support-monthly-news-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News \u2013 January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello to all,<\/p>\n

Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News!\u00a0 This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide.<\/p>\n

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3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE WORLD 2020 is right around the corner<\/h2>\n

By Nicole Phillips<\/em><\/p>\n

One great event you do not want to miss is 3D EXPERIENCE WORLD!\u00a0 This year we\u2019re in Nashville from February 9-12, 2020.\u00a0 There is still time to register<\/a> and attend this event.\u00a0 Expand your knowledge with some of our available technical sessions. Join the community of designers, engineers, entrepreneurs and business leaders from around the world.\u00a0 Click this link<\/a> to view the Agenda and events available to you.<\/p>\n

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How to refresh fields in Word documents when using the Office to PDF task<\/h2>\n

By Tor Iveroth<\/em><\/p>\n

You can link a data card variable to a custom property in a Word document. This custom property value can be inserted and displayed as fields within the document.<\/p>\n

When you open a Word document that contains custom property fields, those field values will normally show the last saved value. If the data card variable has an updated value, the field in the document may not show this value unless it is refreshed.<\/p>\n

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To refresh the field values you would have to manually select and refresh the fields (CTRL+A, F9).<\/p>\n

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Alternatively, you could enable the \u201cUpdate Linked Fields\u201d option in the SOLIDWORKS PDM Office add-in to automatically refresh the fields when the document is opened.<\/p>\n

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Or you can use an auto-update refresh macro as outlined in the SOLIDWORKS PDM administration help.<\/p>\n

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When you convert a Word document to a PDF using the Office to PDF task, fields within the document will not automatically update unless the document contains a refresh macro. The generated PDF may show outdated values.<\/p>\n

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You can use the following steps to update the task script to automatically update fields before the PDF is generated.<\/p>\n

1 Open the \u201cOffice to PDF\u201d task in the administration tool.<\/p>\n

2. In the \u201cOutput to PDF details\u201d page, click \u201cAdvanced Scripting Options\u201d.<\/p>\n

3. Find the section in the script that opens the Word document
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cDim doc As Object = wordApp.Documents.Open(docPath)<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Below this section, add the following text:<\/p>\n

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5. The task will now refresh the fields automatically when generating the pdf.<\/p>\n

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Noteworthy Solutions from the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base<\/h2>\n

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\"icon When I select PMI annotations from a SOLIDWORKS\u00ae MBD to 3D PDF export, why do references to surfaces no longer appear in highlight?<\/b>
\nFor more information, see Solution Id: S-077378<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\" In the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PCB software, how do I relocate the working copy to point to the URL of a different repository root?<\/b>
\nFor more information on this, see Solution Id: S-077392<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Icon What can cause SOLIDWORKS\u00ae to stop working (crash) on systems with SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM and Solid Edge\u00ae 2020 installations?<\/b>
\nFor more information, see Solution Id: S-077382<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\" When customizing the CommandManager, how do I add the Simulation \u201cAdvisor\u201d buttons?.
\n<\/b>For more information on this, see Solution Id: S-077383<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\" In SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Flow Simulation, can I change the emissivity of the far field boundary?<\/b>
\nFor more information, check out Solution Id: S-077272<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it for this month. Thanks for reading this edition of SOLIDWORKS Support News.<\/p>\n

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Originally posted in the SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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