- #HOW TO MEASURE IN EDRAWINGS VIEWER HOW TO#
- #HOW TO MEASURE IN EDRAWINGS VIEWER INSTALL#
- #HOW TO MEASURE IN EDRAWINGS VIEWER UPGRADE#
- #HOW TO MEASURE IN EDRAWINGS VIEWER REGISTRATION#
A common path may be C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS PDM\FileViewer.exe.
#HOW TO MEASURE IN EDRAWINGS VIEWER INSTALL#
Use Browse to navigate to your PDM install and select the FileViewer.exe. Add the default PDM viewer for all remaining file types by selecting Add. Please see the following SOLIDWORKS Help pages for more information: 2016 2017 2018 2019į. Note: Beginning with eDrawings 2017 you can view the additional file types: STEP, AP242, IGES, CATIA® V5, Autodesk® Inventor™, 3DXML. Add any other Viewer in the same way for File types not supported in eDrawings. Use the arrow button to add the %1% argument at the end of the command path.Į. Such as C:\Program Files\Common Files\eDrawings2019\eModelViewer.exeĭ.
Use the Browse button to navigate to your eModelViewer.exe file in your eDrawings folder. Enter the extensions, separated by commas and spaces in the extension box.Įxample: sldasm, sldprt, slddrw, eprt, easm, edrw, dwg, dxf, 3dxml, stl, prt, xpr, asm, prtdot, asmdot, drwdotĬ. In the Settings dialogue box, select Viewers at the bottom.ī. In the Group or User Properties go to Settings at the bottom of the left-hand side. Note: Unless you change the setting at the User level, a User will inherit the Group setting Access the Group or User you will be providing with a Viewer and open Properties using a double click or right click > open.
#HOW TO MEASURE IN EDRAWINGS VIEWER REGISTRATION#
See the above solution to complete the registration and Connector association process. Note: eDrawings makes this process easier. Confirm that you have an installed and registered Viewer. History Viewer Solution – Change Viewer Settings in PDM to the Correct Viewers: If there are no errors, the registration processed. Then finish the registration of the eDrawingsOfficeAutomatro.exe using command: " edrawingofficeautomator /regserver" and hitting enter. Once the directory is changed, you will register the eModelViewer’s dll by entering the following command: " Regsvr32 emodelview.dll" and hitting enter.ĭ. Change the directory to the correct eDrawings directory by entering " cd ".Įxample: cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\eDrawings2019Ĭ. Use Windows Search to find Command Prompt, right click and select Run as Administratorī. Register/Re-register your eDrawings’ Connector (eDrawingsOfficeAutomator.exe) by following the steps below:Ī. Version numbers will follow a similar numbering convention to SOLIDWORKS Version numbers. If there is more than one eDrawings folder, open the folder and hover over the eDrawings.exe to see the Version number.C:\Program Files\Common Files\eDrawings # (where the # is the installed year and/or bit version).C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\eDrawings.eDrawings will default to one of two places after installation:.Preview Tab Solution – Associate the Correct eDrawings Connector:
#HOW TO MEASURE IN EDRAWINGS VIEWER HOW TO#
This article will address how to fix eDrawings issues within the PDM Preview Tab as well as how to reset your default PDM File Viewer(s) after an upgrade. The reason your Preview tab and Viewer are not working is due to your eDrawings not properly connecting with your PDM installation and your PDM Viewer Settings set to an incorrect or missing version of eDrawings. Additionally, you may be unable to view files from the View option within the History menu. The Preview tab will no longer show files using eDrawings and may return an error when trying to view files if you do not have view bitmap enabled.
#HOW TO MEASURE IN EDRAWINGS VIEWER UPGRADE#
When you upgrade SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS PDM to a newer major year version, sometimes you will experience issues with the PDM Preview tab or file History View (RMB > History > View).