http://www.razorleaf.com Innovative Process Solutions. Bottom-Line Results. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/07/cad-models-design-automation/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/07/cad-models-design-automation/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:45 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7941 The purpose of a design automation system is to control different aspects, or parameters, of your CAD models. These could be dimensions, features, component instances, and more. Creating a truly powerful and profitable automation requires a good number of parameters. Keeping track of these parameters can get tricky, so some CAD model organization techniques are [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/07/cad-models-design-automation/feed/ 8 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/06/smarteam-scripting-character-limit/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/06/smarteam-scripting-character-limit/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:16:39 +0000 Jonathan Scott http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7820 For those ENOVIA SmarTeam customers with scripts in their environment (just about everyone out there), there is a limitation on naming scripts that is worth noting.  This probably doesn’t impact customers using out-of-the-box scripts, but it is nonetheless worth checking.  It appears that somewhere in the evolution of V5R19 (it is not clear at what [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/06/smarteam-scripting-character-limit/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/06/internet-based-clipboard/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/06/internet-based-clipboard/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:10:49 +0000 Derek Neiding http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7614 Have you ever needed to copy text or a complex hyperlink between two different computers?  Of course you have.  Depending on how often you do this sort of thing, you might have some creative solutions like using a USB thumbdrive or copying a plain text file across the network.  But the folks at cl1p.net are [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/06/internet-based-clipboard/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/dw-ui-tips-and-tricks/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/dw-ui-tips-and-tricks/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 19:08:49 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=4286 Your typical DriveWorks user interface (UI) is unfortunately pretty boring. Administrators will occasionally throw in a logo, but other than that, the UI remains a jumble of controls or a collection of columns. At Razorleaf, our user interfaces try to focus on providing a simple data entry flow for basic users that does not overwhelm them. At the same time, we provide subtle dynamics (using VISIBLE rules) to allow more advanced users to expand the forms and their input power. One key to keeping this balance and providing a more professional appearance to the UI is the use of the picture box control within DriveWorks. ]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/dw-ui-tips-and-tricks/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/12-step-epdm-upgrade-checklist/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/12-step-epdm-upgrade-checklist/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 16:01:17 +0000 Daniel Rohats http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7696 SolidWorks Enterprise PDM (SolidWorks EPDM) is not a difficult system to upgrade, but any IT system requires preparation and planning to upgrade effectively.  Since we do this all the time for our clients, we thought it made sense to share our SolidWorks EPDM upgrade best practices to save you time and effort in planning your [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/12-step-epdm-upgrade-checklist/feed/ 2 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/archiving-sharevis-forms/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/archiving-sharevis-forms/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 01:26:29 +0000 Derek Neiding http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=5990 Although electronic workflow tools are great at automating and optimizing business processes, sometimes you just need a static copy of the finished workflow form.  In some cases, the static copy is for public distribution while the actual process lives in a more restricted area.  Fortunately, ShareVis makes creating a static copy of a workflow form [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/archiving-sharevis-forms/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/smarteam-excel-add-in-problems/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/smarteam-excel-add-in-problems/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 01:43:30 +0000 Sean Kuner http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7558 Occasionally, after installing SmarTeam Editor with the Excel or PLMDB add-ins, one or both of these add-ins does not appear when starting Excel. This article discusses one possible cause of this problem.]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/smarteam-excel-add-in-problems/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/repliweb/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/repliweb/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 02:00:54 +0000 Steve Dunn http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7491 We are sometimes asked the questions, “Should I upgrade RepliWeb in our ENOVIA SmarTeam Multi-Site / Multi-Vault environment?” and “If so, how should I do the upgrade?”  These are reasonable questions since RepliWeb’s RDS product is currently on release 3.1.1 and the version historically provided with ENOVIA SmarTeam has been 2.6 (for the last couple of years).  [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/repliweb/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/aras-multi-vault/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/aras-multi-vault/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 01:53:01 +0000 Dennis Lindinger http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7421 The majority of businesses these days have a need to manage documents in at least one location other than the “main” site. If the documents have any size to them, the vaulting process can be very painful and time consuming, regardless of the PLM system in use. Luckily, most PLM systems, including Aras Innovator, have [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/aras-multi-vault/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/sql-server-surface-area/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/sql-server-surface-area/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:30:09 +0000 Sean Kuner http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7336 Surface Area – noun – the total area of a surface or surfaces, especially the outside surfaces of an object (according to the Macmillan dictionary) If we apply this definition to the world of IT security, it refers to the amount of exposure a system has to potential attackers. In Microsoft SQL Server, there are a number of services, ports, and connections that can be configured to control the amount of area (surface area) is exposed. Starting with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (including Express), there is a Configuration tool called SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration. ]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/sql-server-surface-area/feed/ 0