How to use the SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler to stay on track?

          In day to day, our design life the designer spends lots of time taking a number of pints, creating a drawing, exporting and importing files. Solidworks professional and premium offer to access the Solidworks task scheduler for helps your productivity and work efficiently.

The Solidworks Task Scheduler set up tasks to perform at a future time. You can also use SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler for scheduling the job during off-peak hours.

PURPOSE OF TASK SCHEDULER

The Task Scheduler allows you to perform automated tasks on a computer. you can schedule any program to run at any time for you.

You can access SOLIDWORKS TASK SCHEDULER in two different locations,

1. Windows search > TYPE task > CLICK Solidworks task scheduler
2. In Solidworks menu bar > Tools > Solidworks applications > CLICK Solidworks task scheduler

SOLIDWORKS TASK SCHEDULER INTERFACE

            The user interface helps to assign the task and verify the status along with a date and time. The highlighted area is the task lists.

The task details are given in the next picture, for more clarity.

Note: In scheduling time your system must be in switch ON condition.

TASK LIST

In the task scheduler, the most commonly used tasks are given below…

1. Print files
2. Import files
3. Export files
4. Creating drawings

PRINT FILES

The print file task helps you to save time and productivity. You can schedule tasks to print drawing files in are specified type within a folder. You can specify one or more files or folders, but you cannot specify both files and folders in the same task. For example: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4

Steps:

• • Click the print file in the task list.
  • Add a specific file or folder to print.
  • Click an option for printer setting.
  • Set the printer name, sheet size, no of copies.
  • Set the scheduling date and time.
  • Click finish for scheduling.

Note: your drawing sheet size and printer set size must be in same.

IMPORT FILES

            You can schedule tasks to import Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS, VDAFS, SLDXML, and Rhino files into SOLIDWORKS part (*.sldprt) files. You can import individual files or all files of a specified type within a folder.

Steps:

• • Click the import file in the task list.
  • Add a specific file or folder to import.
  • Click an option for import type.
  • Set the import option for your need.
  • Choose your file output location.
  • Set the scheduling date and time.
  • Click finish for scheduling.

EXPORTING FILES

You can schedule tasks to export SOLIDWORKS documents into other formats. You can export individual files or all files of a specified type within a folder.

Steps:

• • Click the export file in the task list.
  • Choose your export file type in the drop-down.
  • Add a specific file or folder to export.
  • Click an option for export type.
  • Set the export option for your requirement.
  • Choose your file output location.
  • Set the scheduling date and time.
  • Click finish for scheduling.

CREATE DRAWINGS

You can schedule tasks to create drawing files for the SOLIDWORKS part and assembly files. You can create drawings for individual files or all files of a specified type within a folder.

Steps:

• • Click creates drawings in the task list.
  • Choose your drawing template with a predefined view.
  • Add a specific file or folder to export.
  • Choose your file output location.
  • Set the scheduling date and time.
  • Click finish for scheduling.

Note: create a drawing template with a predefined view for proper drawing creation.

Conclusion:

The SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler is a great tool for staying on track with your work. By following the steps in this article, you can easily set up task reminders and get alerts when tasks are due. You can also track your progress and see how much time you have left to complete a task. For more tips on using SOLIDWORKS, be sure to like, follow, and comment on this article.