Toolbox

The toolbox lists all installed tasks. The tasks are grouped by collapsible categories and can also be filtered with use of the search text box. Tasks are available based on the version of SOLIDQ that is licensed. The following details the tasks that can be found under each category.

Categories

Assembly

• Export Assembly As Standard
  • Exports the assembly to a different format

Configuration

• Activate Configuration Standard
  • Activates a specified configuration
• Add / Remove Display Data Mark Professional
  • Adds or removes the 'Display Data' mark ('Large Design Review' mark prior to Solidworks 2019) for specified configuration(s)
• Add / Remove Rebuild On Save Mark Professional
  • Adds or removes the 'Rebuild on Save' mark for specified configuration(s)
• Delete Configuration Professional
  • Deletes a specified configuration
• Set Configurations Document Option Professional
  • Sets the specified configurations document option

Custom Properties

• Add / Remove Custom Property Standard
  • Adds or removes a generic or configuration specific custom property
• Copy Custom Properties Standard
  • Copies custom properties within a model
• Export Custom Properties Professional
  • Exports Custom Properties to an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file (per model).
• Remove Custom Properties Standard
  • Removes custom properties from a model
• Rename Custom Property Standard
  • Renames an existing custom property

Drawing

• Activate Sheet Standard
  • Activates a specified sheet based on name or sheet number
• Add Note Professional
  • Adds a note to selected sheet(s) in a drawing document.
• Create Drawing Professional
  • Creates a drawing from model using a specified template with pre-defined views, optionally adding orthographic projection views.
• Create Drawing from Bodies Professional
  • Creates a drawing containing a view for each body in a multi body part (including optional sheet metal flat pattern views) with descriptive labels.
• Delete Sheet Professional
  • Deletes a specified sheet from a drawing.
• Delete Note(s) Professional
  • Deletes notes that match the search pattern
• Drawing View Quality Professional
  • Sets the quality of drawing views
• Watermark Standard
  • Add or removes a watermark to each sheet in a drawing document.
• Export BOM tables to Excel Professional
  • Exports all BOM tables found in a drawing document to an Excel spreadsheet.
• Export Drawing As Standard
  • Exports the drawing to a different format
• Insert BOM Table Professional
  • Adds a Bill of Materials table to the drawing.
• Insert Model Items Professional
  • Imports model annotations to all views of the drawing on the specified sheet(s)
• Layer Visibility Standard
  • Sets the visibility of layers in a drawing.
• Rename Sheet(s) Standard
  • Renames drawing sheets.
• Replace Sheet Format Professional
  • Replaces the sheet format of all sheets in a drawing, updating the sheet border.

Model

• Load Drafting Standard Professional
  • Loads a Drafting Standard from an external file
• Bounding Box Professional
  • Creates (updates if exists) a best fit bounding box feature (available in SOLIDWORKS 2019 or later)
• Delete All Equations Professional
  • Deletes all equations in a part or assembly document.
• Delete Feature(s) Professional
  • Delete features that match a given name
• Document Properties - Toggle Option Professional
  • Sets a given document property toggle option
• Document Units Standard
  • Sets the document units. Provides the ability to set a pre-defined unit system and / or customise the units.
• Export as eDrawings HTML Professional
  • Exports the model as an eDrawings HTML file for display on the web.
• Move Freeze Bar Standard
  • Moves the freeze bar to the specified location in the feature tree
• Move Rollback Bar Standard
  • Moves the rollback bar to the specified location in the feature tree
• Pack & Go Professional
  • Produces a Pack&Go of the model
• Quality Check Professional
  • Performs a number of checks and reports the results
• Rebuild Model Standard
  • Rebuilds the model
• Run Macro Standard
  • Runs a SolidWorks VBA macro
• Set Feature(s) Suppression State Professional
  • Suppress or unsuppress a named feature(s)
• Update Design Table Standard
  • Updates design table

Part

• Apply Material Standard
  • Applies material to the Part Document.
• Export Flat Pattern Professional
  • Exports a sheet metal part as a flat pattern in DXF or DWG format (in the active configuration).
• Export Part As Standard
  • Exports the part to a different format
• Modify Sheet Metal Feature Professional
  • Provides the ability to modify the sheet metal thickness, bend radius, and bend allowance type
• Move/Copy Professional
  • Move, rotate, and copy all solid and surface bodies within a part.
• Set Automatic Cut List Update Standard
  • Sets whether the cut list in a part should be updated automatically or manually.
• Sheet Metal Gauge Table Professional
  • Sets or replaces a gauge table (and optionally the bend table) in a sheet metal part.
• Toolbox Flag Standard
  • Adds or removes the toolbox flag from a part
• Update Cut List Standard
  • Updates the cut list in a part.

SWOOD

• SWOOD Report Professional
  • This task will export an SWOOD report for models containing SWOOD data. It requires the SWOOD addin to be installed, licensed and configured prior to running the task, however the addin will be automatically loaded if not currently set to active within SolidWorks.

Visual

• Display Style Standard
  • Changes the display style
• Image Quality Standard
  • Adjusts the image quality of the model
• Orientation Professional
  • Changes the orientation
• Remove all Display States Standard
  • Removes all display states in a part or assembly document before creating a new 'default' display state with no appearances. Optionally allows for display states to be changed to be linked or unlinked to configurations. Note that only component level appearances will be removed from assemblies.
• Render Model Professional
  • Renders a model using PhotoView 360. This requires the PhotoView 360 to be included in the SolidWorks package
• Set Perspective Standard
  • Adds or removes perspective in the active view, with the capability to adjust the perspective
• Set Scene Standard
  • Sets scene options for the active configuration.
• Show / Hide Features Professional
  • Show or hide selected features in the SOLIDWORKS feature tree for the active configuration.
• Show Named View Standard
  • Orientates the model to the specified view and performs a zoom to fit
• Zoom To Fit Standard
  • Zooms the currently active view to fit the screen