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SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Settings Disappearing Act

SOLIDWORKS Tips & Tricks Apr 05, 2021

You just launched the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Settings application and all that's showing in the taskbar is the Toolbox icon. The Toolbox dialog box is nowhere to be found. ALT+TAB shows it as a selection but no matter what you do, you can't seem to get it back on the screen. How do we fix it? 

 

SOLIDWORKS 2020 Chain Dimensions

SOLIDWORKS CAD Nov 11, 2019
With SOLIDWORKS 2020 Chain Dimensions, they have added another way to improve productivity when creating drawings. Chain dimensioning is when each dimension is placed directly adjacent to the next dimension without any gaps between the dimensions as shown below.

Alternate Position Views SOLIDWORKS 2020

SOLIDWORKS CAD Nov 11, 2019
With SOLIDWORKS 2020 Alternate Position Views, SOLIDWORKS has again listened to their users and enhanced the functionality by adding the ability to show alternate position views for parts. Your ability to add alternate position views for assemblies has been around since SOLIDWORKS 2001 and now SOLIDWORKS has added the same ability for parts.