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Exit VBA; Enter VSTA

Like many technologies, the ending of support for a particular platform is, as Mr. Anderson is told in the Matrix, inevitable.  Such is the way of Microsoft and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications).  Microsoft announced a while ago it will no longer enhance or develop VBA (read as end-of-support), and will also no longer sell licensing to software developers (read as end-of-life).  However, there is a replacement for this ubiquitous tool – Visual Studio Tools for Applications.  Continue Reading

Positioning Geometry Actors in 3DVIA Composer

If you’re a veteran CAD designer getting to know 3DVIA Composer, you’ve probably already asked yourself the question, “Why doesn’t this tool let me maintain my CAD assembly constraints?”  There’s actually a very good reason – they’re going to be more hindrance than help.  Continue Reading

Razorleaf at SolidWorks World 2010

Razorleaf will present at SolidWorks World 2010 on February 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2010. Paul Gimbel from Razorleaf will be delivering three presentations, “Demystifying the SolidWorks API,” “Automated Design Validation with the SolidWorks API,” and “Automating with Excel: An Object-Oriented Approach.” Johnny Molica from Razorleaf will be presenting “3DVIA Composer: Monolithic Versus Fully Shattered Structures.” Continue Reading

Welcome Johnny Molica

John Molica

Razorleaf is pleased to announce an addition to our consulting team, Johnny Molica.  Johnny joined Razorleaf’s EPDM group, and brings with him a long history in the industry, having worked in the SolidWorks VAR channel for more than 10 years with products like SmarTeam, SolidWorks, and EPDM.  Continue Reading

Erratic Behavior Using LUM 5.1

With the release of the Dassault Systemes V6R2010 products (and some V6R2009x products) a new version of the DS license server is required, namely LUM 5.1.x.  For those that have never seen prior LUM releases behave strangely, the 5.1 release seems to be a bit quirkier and more sensitive to its environment. Continue Reading

Windows Compatibility Mode

If you’ve ever run a program that was designed for a different version of Windows, and experienced unexpected behavior, you may have found a resolution to your problem with Windows Compatibility Mode.  In case you haven’t run across this helpful setting, take a quick look at it to see what nagging problems it might be able to resolve.  Windows Compatibility Mode is software emulation; in other words, Windows simulates the behavior of a different version of itself to make legacy programs more comfortable with their operating environment.  Continue Reading