How do you add Spell Checker to Draft for 2021?
Solution
Go to Support Center and download Solid_Edge_Sample_Programs_2021.zip from Solid Edge 2021 Add-ons. This Zip file contains sample VB programs. One of these is Draft Spell Checker. The readme file in the Draft Spell Checker folder explains how to set it up.
https://support.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/246738425/download/PL20200727101459570
There are two Bin folders for this sample:
"Bin Office 2010" which requires Microsoft Word 2010 (R) with .Net programmability support to run.
"Bin Office 2013" which requires Microsoft Word 2013 (R) with .Net programmability support to run.
The source included with the sample is Visual Studio 2017 VB .Net and .Net 4.5.
General Usage
---------------------
Open a Solid Edge Draft file.
Execute the "Draft Spell Checker.exe" using "Run Macro.
You can also add the "Draft Spell Checker.exe" to the RibbonBar by using the "Customize RibbonBar" functionality.
---------------------
Known Limitations
-This tool uses the spell checker engine from Microsoft Word. Therefore, Microsoft Word
must be installed on the machine where this tool is going to be used.
-If you need to add words to the dictionary, currently this tool does not support this directly.
Instead, open a word document and use the WORD tools to add the necessary word(s) to the dictionary.
Since this tool uses the WORD spell checker, this will allow this tool to take advantage of the updated dictionary.
Notes and References
Hardware/Software Configuration
Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: SOLID_EDGE
Application: DRAFT
Version: V221.0
Function: FILE
Ref: 001-10036492