By Mario Iocco<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n By Ayush Agrawal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There could be times, when you might need to add custom components to your Toolbox library. In this blog, I will show you the steps to save custom files in the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox and also some important points that you should consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Custom parts do possess some challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here we will see the steps for saving custom parts in SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Which parts can be added to the toolbox?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Be careful of what you download from the internet, check of every fastener\u2019s dimensions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pre-requisites and Preparations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before adding a part files to Toolbox, make sure you do some homework:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example here, I have created this hex bolt in SOLIDWORKS and then added configurations for variations in the lengths of the bolt. More configurations could also be added clubbing variations in different parameters like Head Height, Shank Length, Thread length, Diameter etc. Use Design Table to optimize the configuration creation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also create custom properties that you want in BOM or in drawings. For example, here I have added the thread note and part number. You can add multiple different properties as per your need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding Parts to Toolbox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Open the Toolbox Configuration tool, found under Tools > Options > System Options tab > Hole Wizard\/Toolbox. Select the \u2018Configure\u2019 button. The tab \u201c2 \u2013 Customize Hardware\u201d defines available Toolbox standards library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now in the Toolbox Configuration window, right-click on a folder where the new item needs to be saved under and select \u201cNew Folder\u201d or \u201cAdd File\u201d to add a file in that folder. Then locate the required part from the popped-up open window and add to the list. Keep adding files are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new folder could also be completely separate from existing standards. In that case, right-click must be done on the Toolbox Standards folder name. One may decide to create sub-folders under the newly created folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the following image, ANSI Inch > Hex Head folder is selected and we will add a new hex bolt type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By clicking on each individual new item, General settings such as file name, description and other custom properties of the part can be modified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure you save the Toolbox changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now this part can be added to an assembly in the same manner as the other toolbox items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also refer this help document for more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/help.solidworks.com\/2021\/english\/SolidWorks\/toolbox\/t_tbx_standards_custom.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ByNav Mahajan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the license timeout settings for DraftSight\u00ae cannot be controlled using Options file in DraftSight, we can use Administrative profile to override license timeout settings in DraftSight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CAD administrator can enforce the License Timeout specification by using a profile XML file. The DraftSight\u00ae Help defines profiles as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIndividual profiles store configuration settings for the application environment that are not saved with drawings. Administrative profiles let workgroups and companies to share common configurations and configuration overrides.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Individual profiles are user settings, whereas administrative profiles are administrator-enforced settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To enforce the License Timeout specification using Administrative Profile, you will need to create a new .xml file only with setting that we want to override. It will look as below example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <?xml version=\u201d1.0\u2033 encoding=\u201dwindows-1252\u2033?><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <settings><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <group name=\u201dcurrent workspace\u201d><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <setting type=\u201dQString\u201d name=\u201dworkspace name\u201d value=\u201dDrafting and Annotation\u201d\/><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/group><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018<group name=\u201dpreferences_license\u201d><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <setting value=\u201dtrue\u201d name=\u201dlicensetimeoutenabled\u201d type=\u201dbool\u201d\/><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <setting value=\u201d30\u2033 name=\u201dlicensetimeouttimeinminutes\u201d type=\u201dint\u201d\/><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/group>\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/settings><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Once done, save this file as \u2018administrative_profile.xml\u2019 and put it on a location which is accessible to all the users or a workgroup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, create a profile override xml file. A file named \u2018profile_overrides.xml\u2019 provides the locations of administrative profiles to use and determines for what versions of the software they are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To become operative, the file has to be placed on local computers into a specific application related folder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018<\/strong>C:\\ProgramData\\Dassault Systemes\\DraftSight\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>The XML file uses a specific syntax as shown in the following example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong><?xml version=\u201d1.0\u2033?><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n -<profileoverrides><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n -<version build=\u201d*\u201d><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <setting value=\u201d[Location where Administrative Profile is placed]\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong> type=\u201dQString\u201d\/><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/version><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/profileoverrides><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In SOLIDWORKS\u00ae software, how could I solve issues due to Equations and Potential Circular Reference?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With added changes in Equations with last SOLIDWORKS\u00ae versions, it happens often that opening legacy files (earlier than SW 2021), in Equations, the \u2018Automatic solve order\u2019 is disabled, and in the \u2018Name\u2019 column, alert yellow icons are shown. To get more information, see Solution ID: S-079511<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Why does my IFC format import file display different colors than the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae IFC format export file? How do I troubleshoot the following error that appears in the log file of the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM \u2018Convert\u2019 task? The SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM \u2018Convert\u2019 task depends on the SOLIDWORKS CAD software. When the task runs, it evaluates the task script and generates a SOLIDWORKS macro. The task starts SOLIDWORKS, passes this macro for processing and waits for SOLIDWORKS to respond. To get more information, see Solution ID: S-079527<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Plastics application, why is the \u2018Number of Elements\u2019 option no longer available in the \u2018Runner System\u2019 PropertyManager?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Effective with the release of SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Plastics 2022, the software automatically calculates the \u2018Number of Elements\u2019. To get more information, see Solution ID: S-079524<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s it for this month. Thanks for reading this edition of SOLIDWORKS Support News.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/How-to-create-your-own-customized-Command-Manager-tab.jpg\")
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Noteworthy Solutions from the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>To retain the colors when importing a model to IFC readers, you must use the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae IFC4 file format and activate the \u2018Tessellation\u2019 option.
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