Your add-ins consist of DLL files. Each time an application like explorer.exe logs into PDM, it loads those files into the application’s sessions, increasing startup time and memory usage. While memory use is not a major issue these days, startup
TLDR: You can download a tetris game in SOLIDWORKS VBA macro by providing your email address. Here are the instructions to play: In this article, we’re diving into how you can create the iconic Tetris game in SOLIDWORKS using a
Using IEdmDictionary5 for Secure and Flexible Settings Storage in SOLIDWORKS PDM gives developers a reliable and safe way to store and retrieve configuration data inside the vault. The IEdmDictionary interface in the SOLIDWORKS PDM API allows you to manage settings
By registering to the correct hooks in the GetAddInInfo method and by using poCmd.Cancel = 1 in the OnCmd method, your add-in can cancel certain events in PDM to prevent users from performing operations like deleting a critical file, checking
Hwnd, or simply what is hwnd, appears in many PDM API calls as a parameter and is unfortunately not well-defined in the SOLIDWORKS PDM API documentation. Hwnd: Handle of window: a unique identifier in Win32. It identifies a window in
When implementing security software that monitors or controls computer processes, it’s critical for PDM administrators to ensure that all essential SOLIDWORKS® PDM processes are added to the trust list. Configuring security software with SolidWorks PDM properly prevents blocked services and