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Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #4

Why is my fully-defined sketch not changing colors? The first item to check is to ensure that the option is enabled; in an Ordered sketch, go to Inspect -> Evaluate, Select the Relationship …

Interview with Matt Lombard – The Man Behind the Scenes

Matt Lombard needs no introduction. The world knows Matt as a CAD user, celebrated author, blogger, sought-after speaker and an insightful voice on CAD and related technologies. He is down to earth i…

Searching for Text Content in Networked Unmanaged Solid Edge Draft Files

Before jumping into the instructions, I just want to quickly point out that in both this and the previous related blog post, installing the IFilter does not require Solid Edg…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #3

How do I get an underline on a Drawing View Caption?
Go to the View Properties dialog and the Caption tab. In the Format box, check the Separator option.

Why can’t I zoom in &…

Searching for Solid Edge Files Based on Text Content in Unmanaged Draft Files

Unfortunately out-of-the-box unmanaged Solid Edge does not provide functionality to search for Solid Edge files based on text within the content of unmanaged draft files. Windows Search will only ind…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #2

Thanks to Fred White and the GTAC folks for this info. Part of the beauty of these tips is that they are easy to add to. So use the comments to add your observations/ideas/questions to expand on the …

Interview with Tushar Suradkar, CAD Rennaissance Man

I’ve never actually met Tushar face to face, only through the Solid Edge Community site and email. I could tell right away that he had an unusual combination of skills that I value highly. First he’s…

How to export draft images

Have you ever had a need to export vector graphics or raster graphics from a draft file? Over my 15 years of working with Solid Edge, I have found myself in that position many, many ti…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #1

 

How do I make Solid Edge use all the processors/cores on my PC? Solid Edge is a single threaded application, and as such will only use a single CPU core. There are exceptions to this i…