PDMShell
PDMShell vs. PowerShell: The CAD Admin’s Guide to Engineering Automation
If you work in engineering IT or CAD administration, you’ve likely spent hours trying to make different software
June 27, 2026
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS Task Pane Icons: Fixing Transparency Issues
When creating a SOLIDWORKS task pane, the SOLIDWORKS API documentation says that icon transparency can be handled by
May 17, 2026
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS API Memory Access Violations Caused by GDI Object Count and Unreleased COM Objects
When building long-running SOLIDWORKS API tools, crashes are not always caused by high RAM usage. One of the
March 29, 2026
webinar
30 SOLIDWORKS API Tricks in 45 Minutes – Live at Hawk Ridge Systems D2M
BLUE BYTE SYSTEMS INC. is bringing SOLIDWORKS customization to the Hawk Ridge Systems Design-to-Manufacturing (D2M) conference this year.
October 12, 2025
SOLIDWORKS
How to Register a SOLIDWORKS Add-in DLL (64-bit)
If you are developing a SOLIDWORKS add-in as a .NET Framework (version 4 and older) application, you will
June 10, 2025
macros
Automatically Refresh Drawing Sheet Formats in SOLIDWORKS with VBA
Managing large drawing sets in SOLIDWORKS often means working with inconsistent or outdated sheet formats. Whether due to
May 14, 2025
