SolidWorks

This page contains all the quick tips I have come across and hope to remember. This page will be updated constantly, as opposed to creating a new post for small notes.

• eDrawings: Open an Assembly. Even if there is no Exploded View/Configuration, press “CTRL+e” on the keyboard for an automatic exploded view.
• Double left clicking on a section line in a drawing, flips the direction of the section.
• Windows Key + Pause/Break Key = System Properties in Windows
• Debug SolidWorks with Microsoft Visual Studio: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a329t4ed(VS.80).aspx
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\currentversion\image file execution options
  Create New Key called SLDWORKS.exe
  Create New String Value called debugger with the value vsjitdebugger.exe
  Make sure vsjitdebugger.exe is in your System Path. If not set it in Environment Variables inside System Properties.
  Start SolidWorks (or double click on a solidworks part file)
• Open a PDF in SolidWorks. Convert to Sketch lines: rename document.pdf to document.ai, and go File -> Open in SolidWorks. This may not work with all pdfs. [Reference]

Windows Tips & Tricks

• Delete the Print queue/spooler in Windows:
  stop the Print Spooler service (Control Panel -> Admin Tools -> Services)
  del /q %SystemRoot%\system32\spool\printers\*.*
  [ reference: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1022016.htm ]

Set 3GB Switch

• Vista:
  Command Prompt:
  BCDEDIT /set increaseuserva 3072
  (source)
• XP:
  Edit boot.ini in notepad
  Add in /3GB
  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP Professional” /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /3GB
  (source)