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CustomTools 2011 CustomTools 2011 For SolidWorks® Quickly insert a date For SolidWorks® Batch prinng and file conversions All the prinng and conversion processes have been automated and are no longer me-consuming tasks. Print and convert all your drawings at once. You can associate a sheet format to a printer, paper size and orientaon. The following conversion formats are supported: Pdf, Jpeg, Tif, Dwg, Dxf, & eDrawings. In addion, you can batch translate the custom properes and tle blocks of your drawings or/and convert the sheet formats during your batch operaons. - Key features: o Always print to the right size, orientaon and printer o Convert & Rename your files in mulple formats o Convert the sheet format & Translate your drawings o Assign custom property per batch process (e.g. project name, RAL color,...) Locate where parts are being used Quickly idenfy where a specific part or sub-assembly has been used. Since a file may be referenced by different assemblies, it is a good pracce to check where a file is used before making any modificaons. - Key features: o Locate where a part is being used o Avoid costly mistakes o Preview all the files where the part is used Manage customer specific custom properes Fill custom properes per enty which can be e.g. customer or order. Allowing you to have different values for specific custom properes for a SolidWorks file. - Key features o Enter custom properes per order/customer without need to copy original file o Batch print or convert drawings using selected order/customer custom property values o Locate SolidWorks files based on order informaon Quickly insert notes in your drawings CustomTools allows you to save your notes into the database, this way you do not have to type the same notes over and over again. - Key features: o Quickly insert a note o View the notes made by other designers o Everyone uses same notes. Customize your drawings You can quickly insert your custom properes and revisions tables into your drawings/drawing templates. The custom properes and layers can be translated during your batch prinng and conversion operaons. - Key features: o Quickly insert custom properes o Manage the visibility of a layer during a batch operaon o Quickly customize your drawing(s)/drawing template(s) Open your drawings in a couple of clicks When working on a specific part or assembly, designers can spend a lot of me locang and opening related drawings. CustomTools gives you the ability to open a referenced drawings from a selected enty that can be part, assembly or component. -Key features: o Drawing name can differ from its referenced model o Possibility to have a drawing per configuraon o Preview each drawing and its sheets Copy and rename your SolidWorks documents With CustomTools you can easily copy, move or rename the assem- bly. It will automacally update all referenced models and related drawings for you. You do not have to copy and rename each one separately anymore; everything has been automated. - Key features: o Copy, rename and move all your files at once o Use your naming rules to rename files o All the references and links are maintained CustomTools Viewer CustomTools Viewer provides viewing access to SolidWorks parts, assemblies and drawings. In addion to providing all eDrawings® viewing capabilies, it also allows users to access similar features to those provided in SolidWorks add-in. - Key features: o View the custom properes o Batch prinng o Locate where a part is being used o Open the drawings of the acve 3D model o Advanced search tool Download a 30 days full evaluaon license at www.customtools.info Automate your daily rounes CustomTools has been designed to automate the most me consuming rounes and to bring consistency to the users of SolidWorks. With CustomTools you can be sure that you will invest in savings. As once menoned by the SolidWorks found- ers: “No maer how easy it is to use, it is never easy enough” and “No maer how fast we make it, it is never fast enough”, if you think that this is sll true today, then you should consider CustomTools. Advanced custom property management The custom properes are managed through profiles that can be defined based on the type of user (e.g. project manager, designers…). The CustomProperty pane is fully configurable and integrated into SolidWorks. This allows users to find documents based on their custom properes. - Key features: o Improve the management of your custom properes o Link your CustomProperes with your ERP o Easy and consistent management of your properes Automac file naming and saving Generate file names based on your own naming convenons. Define an unlimited number of sequences and combine them to other custom properes to generate a file name. CustomTools offers many different ways and tools to automate the naming of your files (e.g. sequences, smart numbers,...). - Key features: o In case model name changes, referenced drawings names are also automacally updated o Combine custom properes to name your files o The sequences are shared among the designers Bidireconal link with ERP/MRP systems CustomTools gives you the ability to connect SolidWorks to a corporate ERP system and link custom properes with items in your ERP. You can also connect to almost any other types of external database. You can search items directly from the ERP and link an unlimited number of aributes to your custom properes. - Key features: o Link & Synchronize custom properes with ERP items o Export your BOM to your ERP o Create new items in your ERP from SW Link a dimension of your model to a custom property in one click Create, search, link and/or synchronize items in your ERP with your 3D models’ custom properes Select and set a color for you parts Manage SW based/Custom material. The mass will reflect the changes Define your revisions in a unique way Define your own look up list (Possibility to retrieve values from an external database) Combine custom proper- es together to create a new one Create key value pair look up lists (e.g. Delta=1, Alpha=2,...) Use your own language diconary Insert SolidWorks or CutomTools default value, autofill available Use your custom proper- es to name your drawings or/and models Configuraon specific Fully configurable for parts, assembly, drawings &weldments Compulsory custom property CustomProperes Acon: Document Informaon: Designer Informaon: Mass Properes: Dimensions: Generate your own sequences Delta-500-PL180.00X10.00X110.00 Default All configuraon Default Filename DWG name Document code Item Number Descripon Descripon 1 Descripon 2 Customer Customer Nb German Descripon Unit Item Category Product Category Revision Designer Design date Approved Approve date Mass Density RAL Color Material type Dimensions Dim 1 Dim 2 Dim 3 Cut length Material informaon: Standard Editable material PL180.00X10.00X110.00 PL180.00X10.00X110.00-2 00010 I20056 Table plate Toolbox Werkzeugkasten Delta Manufacturing 2 Pcs Material Office chair 2 John Miller 04/01/2010 07/01/2010 Amanda Griffin 455,04 1000 kg/m3 RAL 1003 Signal yellow Plate PL180.00X10.00X110.00 180.00 10.00 110.00 Item linked in the ERP AND MUCH MORE!!! User based default value Allu Alluminium EN AW-2014 Alluminium EN AW-20175 Remembers last used values
Transcript of CustomProperties CustomTools 2011 For SolidWorks®
CustomTools 2011CustomTools 2011For SolidWorks®
Quickly insert a date
For SolidWorks®Batch printing and file conversionsAll the printing and conversion processes have been automated and are no longer time-consuming tasks. Print and convert all your drawings at once. You can associate a sheet format to a printer, paper size and orientation. The following conversion formats are supported: Pdf, Jpeg, Tif, Dwg, Dxf, & eDrawings. In addition, you can batch translate the custom properties and title blocks of your drawings or/and convert the sheet formats during your batch operations. - Key features: o Always print to the right size, orientation and printer o Convert & Rename your files in multiple formats o Convert the sheet format & Translate your drawings o Assign custom property per batch process (e.g. project name, RAL color,...)
Locate where parts are being usedQuickly identify where a specific part or sub-assembly has been used. Since a file may be referenced by different assemblies, it is a good practice to check where a file is used before making any modifications. - Key features: o Locate where a part is being used o Avoid costly mistakes o Preview all the files where the part is used
Manage customer specific custom propertiesFill custom properties per entity which can be e.g. customer or order. Allowing you to have different values for specific custom properties for a SolidWorks file. - Key features o Enter custom properties per order/customer without need to copy original file o Batch print or convert drawings using selected order/customer custom property values o Locate SolidWorks files based on order information
Quickly insert notes in your drawingsCustomTools allows you to save your notes into the database, this way you do not have to type the same notes over and over again. - Key features: o Quickly insert a note o View the notes made by other designers o Everyone uses same notes.
Customize your drawingsYou can quickly insert your custom properties and revisions tables into your drawings/drawing templates. The custom properties and layers can be translated during your batch printing and conversion operations. - Key features: o Quickly insert custom properties o Manage the visibility of a layer during a batch operation o Quickly customize your drawing(s)/drawing template(s)
Open your drawings in a couple of clicksWhen working on a specific part or assembly, designers can spend a lot of time locating and opening related drawings. CustomTools gives you the ability to open a referenced drawings from a selected entity that can be part, assembly or component. -Key features: o Drawing name can differ from its referenced model o Possibility to have a drawing per configuration o Preview each drawing and its sheets
Copy and rename your SolidWorks documentsWith CustomTools you can easily copy, move or rename the assem-bly. It will automatically update all referenced models and related drawings for you. You do not have to copy and rename each one separately anymore; everything has been automated. - Key features: o Copy, rename and move all your files at once o Use your naming rules to rename files o All the references and links are maintained
CustomTools ViewerCustomTools Viewer provides viewing access to SolidWorks parts, assemblies and drawings. In addition to providing all eDrawings® viewing capabilities, it also allows users to access similar features to those provided in SolidWorks add-in. - Key features: o View the custom properties o Batch printing o Locate where a part is being used o Open the drawings of the active 3D model o Advanced search tool
Download a 30 days full evaluation licenseat www.customtools.info
Automate your daily routinesCustomTools has been designed to automate the most time consuming routines and to bring consistency to the users of SolidWorks. With CustomTools you can be sure that you will invest in savings. As once mentioned by the SolidWorks found-ers: “No matter how easy it is to use, it is never easy enough” and “No matter how fast we make it, it is never fast enough”, if you think that this is still true today, then you should consider CustomTools.
Advanced custom property managementThe custom properties are managed through profiles that can be defined based on the type of user (e.g. project manager, designers…). The CustomProperty pane is fully configurable and integrated into SolidWorks. This allows users to find documents based on their custom properties. - Key features: o Improve the management of your custom properties o Link your CustomProperties with your ERP o Easy and consistent management of your properties
Automatic file naming and savingGenerate file names based on your own naming conventions. Define an unlimited number of sequences and combine them to other custom properties to generate a file name. CustomTools offers many different ways and tools to automate the naming of your files (e.g. sequences, smart numbers,...). - Key features: o In case model name changes, referenced drawings names are also automatically updated o Combine custom properties to name your files o The sequences are shared among the designers
Bidirectional link with ERP/MRP systemsCustomTools gives you the ability to connect SolidWorks to a corporate ERP system and link custom properties with items in your ERP. You can also connect to almost any other types of external database. You can search items directly from the ERP and link an unlimited number of attributes to your custom properties. - Key features: o Link & Synchronize custom properties with ERP items o Export your BOM to your ERP o Create new items in your ERP from SW
Link a dimension of your model to a custom property in one click
Create, search, link and/or synchronize items in your ERP with your 3D models’ custom properties
Select and set a color for you parts
Manage SW based/Custom material. The mass will reflect the changes
Define your revisions in a unique way
Define your own look up list (Possibility to retrieve values from an external database)
Combine custom proper-ties together to create a new one
Create key value pair look up lists (e.g. Delta=1, Alpha=2,...)
Use your own language dictionary
Insert SolidWorks or CutomTools default value, autofill available
Use your custom proper-ties to name your drawings or/and models
Configuration specific
Fully configurable for parts, assembly, drawings &weldments
Compulsory custom property
CustomProperties
Action:
Document Information:
Designer Information:
Mass Properties:
Dimensions:
Generate your own sequences
Delta-500-PL180.00X10.00X110.00
Default
All configuration
Default
Filename
DWG name
Document code
Item Number
Description
Description 1
Description 2
Customer
Customer Nb
GermanDescription
Unit
ItemCategoryProductCategory
Revision
Designer
Design date
Approved
Approve date
Mass
Density
RAL Color
Material type
Dimensions
Dim 1
Dim 2
Dim 3
Cut length
Material information:StandardEditable material
PL180.00X10.00X110.00
PL180.00X10.00X110.00-2
00010
I20056
Table plate
Toolbox
Werkzeugkasten
Delta Manufacturing
2
Pcs
Material
Office chair
2
John Miller
04/01/2010
07/01/2010
Amanda Griffin
455,04
1000 kg/m3
RAL 1003 Signal yellow
Plate
PL180.00X10.00X110.00
180.00
10.00
110.00
Item linked in the ERP
AND MUCH MORE!!!
User based default value
AlluAlluminium EN AW-2014Alluminium EN AW-20175
Remembers last used values
