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Click on the ellipses buttons to setup the default path in these boxes.  SolidWorks will suggest a file that already exists on the disk.  Click on that file.<br><br>
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Fill in all three boxes with filenames.<br><br>
 
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Click on the ellipses buttons to setup the default path in these boxes.  SolidWorks will suggest a file that already exists on the disk.  Click on that file.<br><br>
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Click on OK.  SolidWorks is ready to receive VTube commands.
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==Other Pages==
 
==Other Pages==

Revision as of 15:57, 18 December 2014

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VTube-LASER and VTube-STEP can create SolidWorks tubes automatically if SolidWorks is installed on the same computer as VTube.

SolidWorks TEMPLATE paths must be setup for this connection to work. The reason is that VTube will attempt to automatically create a new part file before drawing the tube. Follow these steps to setup SolidWorks.

Solidworks logo.jpg


VTube Build Errors Without the SolidWorks Paths Setup

Without a template path setup you will see error screens like these in this order when you attempt to build a part in SolidWorks:


SolidWorks BuildError1 NoTemplate.png

SolidWorks BuildError2 NoTemplate.png

SolidWorks BuildError3 NoTemplate.png



Setup SolidWorks with Default Templates

The solution is to setup the Default TEMPLATE path in Tools / Options:

Step 1: Move the mouse over the menu arrow to the right of the SolidWorks logo in the upper right corner.

SolidWorks Toolbar.png

Step 2: Move the mouse to Tools and down to Options - Click on Options

SolidWorks ToolsOptions Menu.png

Step 3: Click on Default Templates in the left column

SolidWorks ToolsOptions DefaultTemplatePaths Empty.png

Step 4: Choose the template files

Click on the ellipses buttons to setup the default path in these boxes. SolidWorks will suggest a file that already exists on the disk. Click on that file.

Fill in all three boxes with filenames.

SolidWorks ToolsOptions DefaultTemplatePaths.png

Click on OK. SolidWorks is ready to receive VTube commands.

Other Pages

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