Run that program and you’ll be able to add that files have a Toolbox flag, simply:įrom the above (Is Toolbox Part) = (Standard) shows that it have the reference of Toolbox or Toolbox property.
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Then, inside the Toolbox\Data Utilities folder you’ll see a program called You can remove this flag very easily to have the part be treated as a normal SOLIDWORKS part by running a utility that is installed with SOLIDWORKS.īrowse into the SOLIDWORKS installation folder which is usually located at:Ĭ:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS Now when you create assembly by using this part, you may come across the toolbox symbol in the feature manager design tree which Indicating it’s still going to be treated as a Toolbox file in file references. Initially open any Toolbox Component which you want to convert into a SOLIDWORKS part and save it in desktop or any local folder.įor example Hexagon Head Bolt as shown below. Now let us see how we can change the Toolbox Component into a normal SOLIDWORKS part. Customization of SOLIDWORKS Standard Toolbox is another topic that we can discuss in the different blog. But some people may use customized Toolbox. Most of us using these standard toolboxes only. Uncheck the option “makes this folder the default search location for Toolbox Components” can also rectify the problem like changing your customized Bolts, Nuts and Washers to the SOLIDWORKS standard Toolbox components once the part or assembly file closed after you save it. Once you uncheck this option, then you may use any customized Bolts, Nuts and Washers created by the user which is not available from Solidworks standard Toolbox.
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If you use any toolbox components means, it automatically takes the reference from the “SOLIDWORKS Data xxxx” folder unless you uncheck the option “makes this folder the default search location for Toolbox Components” as shown in the below image. You can find the Toolbox location from the below image.
![solidworks toolbox solidworks toolbox](https://www.lynkoa.com/sites/default/files/from_ckeditor/obi_wan_6_0.jpg)
Toolbox is nothing which contains Bolts, Nuts and Washers with different sizes and shapes which is created in SOLIDWORKS itself by default according to its usage by users and availability in market. 0 Comments What is meant by Toolbox in SOLIDWORKS?