I hope you didn't get paid by the word.TooTallToby wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 12:48 pm Not sure if you guys ever get this, but I get it alot....so I did the only logical thing and made a song about it
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- Thu May 09, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: CHECK YOUR SYSTEM - warning keeps popping up!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 329
Re: CHECK YOUR SYSTEM - warning keeps popping up!
- Fri May 03, 2024 8:09 am
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: Document Expiration Date - Is it possible?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 351
Re: Document Expiration Date - Is it possible?
The closest you will get to this with PDM out of the box is Delayed In-State Notifications . When a file is first checked in it will enter some initial state of some workflow based on certain criteria that you specify. You could have different initial states or workflows for various expiration time...
- Thu May 02, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: Document Expiration Date - Is it possible?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 351
Re: Document Expiration Date - Is it possible?
What kind of files are you managing? Some other CAD format? Most files will be static (pdf) and we need to prevent file proliferation as well as make them easier to find. And as Frederick indicated they are defense related and some have the time restriction. Other files will be typical MS Office fi...
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: Document Expiration Date - Is it possible?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 351
Document Expiration Date - Is it possible?
We are looking to implement a PDM system and SWX PDM Pro seems like a good choice for us. However, we are open to suggestions for a better system. Our needs are for general document control as we do not have or plan to get SolidWorks CAD as part of this. Cloud-based solutions are out since we must h...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:03 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: What are you reading?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 571
Re: What are you reading?
The Goal, by Eliyahu Goldratt An absolute must read for anyone in business, especially in anything related to manufacturing (though its theory of constraints applies everywhere). Though this is a business book of sorts, you won't find it next to Good to Great (another recommendation) because it is w...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 3:37 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
Just. . . wow!
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 136479
Re: Watercooler Talk
I've spent most of the last few weeks on one of the most difficult projects I've done in the 15 years I've been doing this kind of work. I've gotten the information piece meal, and the client drawings I'm working from are awful. At one point it calls for three rebar stirrups spaced at 20", spa...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
@mattpeneguy, These are pure GOLD!mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:05 am Maybe I'd have watched this movie if this was an actual scene...
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- Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:55 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4018
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4018
Re: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users
When the TTL was on the old forum the #1 item had well over 200 votes. Those were the good ol' days!dave.laban wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:20 am Current top ten;
1 - ESCAPE Should Terminate Any Process and Return the Model/Drawing to its Previous State (92 votes)
2 - MBD: Ability to create ordinate dimensions in MBD (84)
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: 2023 SP5 is now available
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4981
Re: 2023 SP5 is now available
And you, Jason, your very existence makes the upper half of the Bell Curve possible!jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:20 pm There are lots of "experts" on the internet. You know more than 50% of people believe they are above average.
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: What are some good small projects for a beginner's session?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1028
Re: What are some good small projects for a beginner's session?
To Alex's point, the presentations would need to be different for non-technical people vs. people that are going to be learning to do 3D modeling. If you want these people to start learning to model then the built-in SWX tutorials are terrific.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:22 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
Boeing has fixed the problem.
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- Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:32 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: How to turn off this "feature"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1958
Re: How to turn off this "feature"?
Thank you, Ben. That is helpful.bnemec wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:27 pm For the searches: Rapid Dimensioning
https://help.solidworks.com/2021/englis ... ulator.htm
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: How to turn off this "feature"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1958
Re: How to turn off this "feature"?
That was fast! MANY THANKS!!
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:25 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: How to turn off this "feature"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1958
How to turn off this "feature"?
I am annoyed with this when I am placing a dimension: image.png Can someone please tell me how to disable this? I have not found what/where it is controlled. (Yes, I know, it is probably something that is supposed to be good for me, but I'm tired of it.) I also searched this forum for a list that na...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Importing STEP files from CREO with embedded PMI data
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2366
Re: Importing STEP files from CREO with embedded PMI data
After digging deeper, I am confused. The section on PMI says the step files need to be AP242. image.png But the section on importing step files doesn't list ap242 as an option. image.png I downloaded some files from here to test with https://www.nist.gov/ctl/smart-connected-systems-division/smart-c...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
So close to getting it right!
Since Advent ends on the 24th he needs end up face down on the pavement on the 24th.
Since Advent ends on the 24th he needs end up face down on the pavement on the 24th.
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 11:17 am
- Forum: General Engineering and Design
- Topic: General PDM Recommendations
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2457
General PDM Recommendations
Our company is finally interested in implementing a PDM. Our needs are actually rather simple: we need document control mainly for a) revision control and b) limiting file proliferation. Our documents are mostly independent files such as pdf's, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. We do have a variety of CAD fi...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:18 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 136479
Re: Watercooler Talk
I was actually pleasantly surprised to see the swamp revive @Glenn Schroeder's FAQs that disappeared in the forum transfer. It's a very small step in the right direction at least. https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:yUw32GbYTEqKdgY7-jbZPg/wiki:epO39LpPT6qBGizC2DZsSw Th...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:54 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:24 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:43 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Top Ten List: Vote for this one
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3445
Re: Top Ten List: Vote for this one
Correction. It has been Outed.
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:46 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:22 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: cannabis kaufen online
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2458
Re: cannabis kaufen online
Yeah, there's a way to do that, but I'd have to take some steps that I'm not ready to take just yet. I just went ahead and deleted the user and any post he made. Unfortunately, @AlexLachance also posted, so that part survived, and now we are calling attention to the thing I'm desperately eager to a...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: cannabis kaufen online
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2458
Re: cannabis kaufen online
And yet, we cannot navigate the 3DSWAMP!AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:45 am Geez, these things seem to be getting rather complex at finding "open spaces" to leak through.
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:32 am
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 245614
Re: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
Well, that fills me with confidence!AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 4:45 pm lol, gotta poke 'em a bit to get things moving I guess?
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- Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:34 am
- Forum: General Biz and Announcements
- Topic: Traffic update and the official end of statistical summer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 482
Re: Traffic update and the official end of statistical summer
Well, that exposes what DSS did not do with their 3DSWAMP. They just keep adding mud to their clear waters.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:13 am
- Forum: 3D Print
- Topic: 3D Print Tech Current Events
- Replies: 110
- Views: 37007
Re: 3D Print Tech Current Events
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk6MkW1eRiY Excellent stuff. Did anyone else notice the CAD they were using is Onshape ? And Trimech is a SolidWorks VAR. () Edit: Well, that is embarrassing! I'm so used to the classic icon colors in SWX that the blue/gray icons first looked like Onshape to me. Watc...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:55 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Mobius Strip in SW
- Replies: 55
- Views: 19454
Re: Mobius Strip in SW
But here's the thing. Once you get onto the topic of Mobius strips you can never end it.
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:14 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Mobius Strip in SW
- Replies: 55
- Views: 19454
Re: Mobius Strip in SW
And then replace the roundabouts with this!Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:18 pm That's 1 Pi Mobius.
2 Pi, not Mobius.
3 Pi, Mobius.
We need Mobius slot car tracks.
Alin, next SLUGME project
Is any roller coaster track Mobius?
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:12 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Mobius Strip in SW
- Replies: 55
- Views: 19454
Re: Mobius Strip in SW
Excuse me, @mattpeneguy, but Alin posted this first on the 3DSWAMP. THEN he posted it here to get a better intellectual discussion and better efforts.mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 2:45 pm You want people to post files and meet the requirements?...You need to lower your expectations...
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:57 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Mobius Strip in SW
- Replies: 55
- Views: 19454
Re: Mobius Strip in SW
Among other (impressive) things.matt wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:34 am Paul Salvador did this a couple decades ago....
http://www.zxys.com/swparts/
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:09 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 136479
Re: Watercooler Talk
Hey @DennisD, You get your power back on yet? (If you even lost it). Our friends in Sarasota lucked out. It tracked far enough north that they only lost power for a couple of hours. In 16 years we've never lost power during these storms. Thankfully our NE corner of the state gets the least effects ...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:33 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SP3
- Replies: 102
- Views: 8146
Re: SP3
Are you sure you're not in IT?AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 12:53 pm Yeah, this was doing it on any drag and drop from anywhere that didn't add mates or change anything really. The GIF has some weird colors but basically the sketch was throwing errors without having any. Saving and restarting solved the issue instantly.
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:38 pm
- Forum: AI and Related Tech
- Topic: AI can't fix stupid, yet
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1375
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:59 pm
- Forum: AI and Related Tech
- Topic: AI can't fix stupid, yet
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1375
Re: AI can't fix stupid, yet
Just wait until we get some I, Robot level suggestions and it starts suggesting solutions that we "remove" the stupid people to increase the average IQ level. That's been suggested before, but there is a reproduction factor involved. Our robo overlords will take care of that when they eli...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:56 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Configurable Patterning
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1072
Re: Configurable Patterning
In my early days of SolidWorks ('98), my thoughts were the same....create the smallest, simplest feature tree. This turned out to be not the best way to go about it as Dennis and Glenn already mentioned. I could spend a day teaching nothing but best practices of feature building and relations...whe...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 12:40 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Configurable Patterning
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1072
Re: Configurable Patterning
In my somewhat humble opinion you're placing too much emphasis on "I like to keep my feature tree as clean as possible." Your patterning would be much simpler if you don't have holes on multiple faces with a single feature. While it's nice to have a clean, simple tree, it should be second...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:14 am
- Forum: AI and Related Tech
- Topic: AI can't fix stupid, yet
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1375
Re: AI can't fix stupid, yet
https://futurism.com/the-byte/students-answers-telltale-phrase "I had answers come in that said, 'I am just an AI language model, I don't have an opinion on that,'" Timothy Main, a writing professor at Conestoga College in Canada, told The Associated Press. Artificial Intelligence is no m...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:09 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: where is the customer portal?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2603
Re: where is the customer portal?
Wow. I don't think you could make this more convoluted if you tried. https://dsxclient.3ds.com/ https://www.3ds.com/ https://my.solidworks.com/ https://www.solidworks.com/ https://dspart004-eu1-partners-ifwe.3dexperience.3ds.com/ https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/ https://kbsw....
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:29 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321197
Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:13 am Today's forcast, cloudy with thunderstorm:
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- Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:40 pm
- Forum: 3D Print
- Topic: Desketop Laser
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1236
Re: Desketop Laser
No, 100% power and 0.1mm pitch, 1 pass for all. Vary feed rate 1 mm/s to 10, 20 to 110, 11 to 19. I'll try 0.1mm/s to 0.9mm/s. Maybe finer pitch, 0.05mm. Also try 2 pass or more. I am eager to see what can do with this laser! I see burn test grids that vary the power in the rows and the speed in th...
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 12:11 pm
- Forum: 3D Print
- Topic: Desketop Laser
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1236
Re: Desketop Laser
Fix a broken knob and engrave on steel. 1.75" SQ 1.5 hr to engrave. PXL_20230807_050305639.jpg 201 Stainless heat tint testing, number is mm/s. 100% power, 0.1mm pitch horizontal lines. PXL_20230808_123642125.jpg PXL_20230808_123615320.jpg Need to find red and green. At 60 mm/s and above, the ...
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Is SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services ITAR Compliant?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1912
Re: Is SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services ITAR Compliant?
@DanPihlaja, you are giving Captain Obvious a run for his money!
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:24 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Generic Pet Peeves
- Replies: 115
- Views: 28430
Re: Generic Pet Peeves
Time for a grumpy old man rant. Customer service is dead. UPS: I've had a package at the local hub since Sunday morning that was supposed to be delivered on Monday. I literally cannot talk to a human. I spent 10 minutes going through their voicemail system, only to be given the same information on ...
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:46 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Is SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services ITAR Compliant?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1912
Is SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services ITAR Compliant?
I just read through this article: https://www.engineersrule.com/solidworks-puts-the-cloud-at-your-service/?utm_source=Engineersrule&utm_campaign=baaeaa7600-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_aad7a6fc98-baaeaa7600-323873169 I see no mention of ITAR compliance so I assume this ...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:32 am
- Forum: 3D Print
- Topic: Desketop Laser
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1236
Re: Desketop Laser
That was fast! It must have some form of vertical adjustment. Please elaborate after you figure it out.Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:58 am Got it:
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Assembled last night. Need to find a place to put it and test.