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mike miller

Allow holding right mouse button down to pan whereas a single click and release displays the context menu. (See Onshape for details). Bonus: Allow mapping these actions instead of hardcoding it. Wouldn't that interfere with mouse gestures? Copy the "View Cube" concept and replace the Tria...

mike miller

We are out 180 degrees from jcapriotti 's company. No one really cares what font we decide to use as long as it meets several common sense standards (pretty much what KennyG specified). Our drawings have used a mix of Arial, Century Gothic, and Calibri. I have bigger fish to fry, for better or worse...

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SW PDM claims the same thing, fortunately our VAR guided us around that one and said keep some folder structure with intent to stay roughly < 2k entries per folder. We have most people using the search tool but as you mention, sometimes I just need to walk the aisles. Also, in PDM, it seems I must ...

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dave.laban wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:15 am Like on the old forum, sub-categories for posts about Assemblies, Weldments, Simulation etc. rather than just everything dumped together.

And that will be worse than useless as long as even the admin can't move posts.

mike miller

FWIW, Solid Edge Synchronous can easily rotate and move bodies. I can do it for you if you post the file.....

mike miller

I should add that I have the benefit of being a one man band. When I try something out and it doesn't work, no one is affected but me. I can see the need for more defined processes in a bigger work environment. (I would definitely be cussing someone helping me out that was doing some of the stupid ...

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I don't understand the need to rigidly define "This" or "That" modeling methods. I chose and pick what works for me. In some cases, that means mating origins to origins. In other cases, it means mating construction geometry to construction geometry (typically planes or axis) and...

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My philosophy on this is pretty simple. There is one major question that divides the two possibilities: will this part be used in multiple contexts or in only one context? If a part is used in multiple contexts (fasteners and standard bearings are good examples) it MUST be done bottom up. Otherwise ...

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KaMei wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:43 amWireCharmer.jpg

Someone was sniffing the PVC cement!

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dpihlaja wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:16 pm Yes, something like that.

Or the Facebook type of function:
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I thought we came here to avoid the social-media-type platforms.

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Many would count that as a blessing not being tied down by a history tree. It all depends what you want to change and in what way. I remember the dream they sold with parametric modelling back in the 90's, a few clicks and everything is done or changed. Solid Edge has both history-free (Synchronous...

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You can also do a Broken-out Section view if you want only a small area sectioned. This is defined by a contour and a cut depth.

mike miller

TTL update 2021-12-03: Ex . Replace 3DEXPERIENCE with Desktop SWX (27 votes) 1. Focus More on Increasing Stability (24) 2. Some Method of Deactivating / Activating a License from any Machine (22) 3. Focus More on Fixing Bugs (21) Ex . One and Two. (17) Ex . Split Solidworks into a separate company ...

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hmm,.. seems fine. your resolve time is/was 0.20sec? (that's a issue?) (mine, a slower/older machine resolves in 0.30sec) btw, I have had this issue in the past and honestly do know know why it happens but it's usually with surface trims or imported data. anyhow... I can not see what is wrong? That...

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I'd say try it and let us know. You can't go too far wrong for $10.

However, in all honesty, I'd check out Onshape if I were you. It's free as long as your files are public, then if you subscribe someday you can make all your files private.

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This is an extension of the original post due to the limitation of <20 poll options per thread.

All options marked as "OPT 15", for example, are merely placeholders for new ideas.

mike miller

That sounds familiar to something we dealt with. Do you have PDM and Solid Edge installed by chance? If you restart Solidworks is it normal speed for a little while then continues to slow down with usage? I have SE installed and running. That should speed up SWX, not? Restarting doesn't work, becau...

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I had an issue similar to this. It turned out that I had network slowness issues. Specifically, in my system options under File locations. Once I copied all the stuff that was referenced there locally on my hard drive, then remapped the locations to the local files, the problem pretty much went awa...

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???? This is what SW 2020 says: image.png That's what happens when you're living in a cave. It's a 2021 version. Nearly instant in 2021 SP3. fwiw. I'm starting to suspect my SWX install is corrupt. I need to upgrade to 2022 to get rid of all my bugs and enter the brave new world. Dimension boxes ha...

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Without further information or the part, I'm going to guess it's a PEBCAK error... Ahem. :shock: :mrgreen: Here's the part; look at Base-Flange1>Sketch1 . It's ugly.....it came from a configured part that was broken into individuals and I have yet to fix the "cut a hole, add material, cut it a...

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Has anyone ever seen this before? I have a single sheet metal part- one body.......fresh (2018) template.....VOR is off......no errors......no massive memory leak in Task Manager. But when I edit the Base-Flange sketch it takes 10-15 seconds from selection until the context menu with relations appea...

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There are some drawbacks to this. I honestly cannot recall what they were, but they were big enough that I ended up not using it anymore. If I can remember them, I will post them here. In my experience, the main drawback is the fact that no matter where you place it, it's either covering up somethi...

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Even though you're logged in, it always says Guest User. Click My Profile at the upper left, then click the home button. No idea why it does that but it's been that way for months.

mike miller

I wish there was an option to select a feature that should be copied at the same time you select the body you want to copy. I mean... the field is already there it just hides when you select the body. Ummmm.........I don't. You'd have one less feature in the tree and save about 30 seconds- at the e...

mike miller

Choose "Configure Component" first to open the simplified design table. Then expand the tree and double-click on each Mate you want to configure. That will add a column for each Mate where you can choose whether or not to suppress it. If it's a Mate that has a numerical value, like a Dist...

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:24 pm Like this?

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Like this.

Also, that is a long context menu!

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1. Check the box to suppress in the top cell. 2. Move your cursor to the bottom right corner of the cell until a little cross appears. 3. Click on it and drag down. image.png image.png Wheee!!! I wish I had known that about a year ago when I spent a LOT of time clicking in those tiny boxes as fast ...

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Sketch relations in SW is better and worse than SE. It's nice that I can select a bunch of arcs then make them all equal radii, in Edge could only do one set at a time. Conversely, applying tangent in Edge was MUCH faster than SW; instead of needing to select the elements first one could select the...

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That's a cool method, did not know that Combine transforms the solids into sheet body. There is a warning that appears when the Flatten feature is expanded "Cannot display bend line for this bend". Is there a way to fix it? image.png Yeah, that comes from expanding the Flat Pattern folder...

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Check this method out. It can be a little finicky but it seems to work quite well.

This is obviously for small radius bends, but you could use a similar approach with a large one.

mike miller

It took 5.1 Service packs for 2021(and its still broken) ... who's taking the plunge with 2022 at SP0? <()> <()> <()> <()> <()> <()> <()> <()> Can I say................I'll wait for SP0.1....??? I'm sorry, my faith in DSS is at a really low ebb.

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Thanks for all your input. I just added all the submitted ones, so they are now open for voting. If we need more than 20 I'll create a second one and sticky both threads for a few weeks.

mike miller

These kinds of problems are common with SWX, unfortunately. I believe it's the same reason that tangent mates are so "flipping" useless. :D If you're using weldments, you could try putting points in the library profile at each quadrant and showing the sketch in the drawing. This would allo...

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:45 pm Maybe also add tags to categorize and search (PDM, Sheet metal, sketching, features, etc)

https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/find ... 5D=36&sc=1

Tags.....?!?!?? You've been contaminated by the Swamp! Are you feeling okay, Jason?

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dave.laban wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 3:39 am Also, would it be interesting to host our own TTL here and see what the comparable results are?

https://www.cadforum.net/viewtopic.php? ... 278#p15278

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This is the only one I entered that I'm not half-ashamed to repost here. :lol: Replace 3DEXPEREINCE with Desktop works. https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:RPpH1wlnSpCDnedv0Wkxvg/idea:oh5q8o8nTYGEqzPql2Bi_w End 3DEXPERIENCE and re-fund Desktop SWX. Why not go back to th...

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Someone here was asking what a TTL would look like if it's away from the DSS hammer. Not being one to wonder without knowing, I thought I'd start one. EDIT: After thinking about Matt's post below, I realized I can keep editing this post and add up to 20 ideas at a time. If that's not enough we'll do...

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Ok, so the "Alternate Assemblies" command uses "Family of Assemblies" label... image.png image.png And the Family of Assemblies uses an "Alternate Assemblies Table". image.png Kind of a terminology train wreck. Is there any way to get to the table directly without goin...

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By the way, where's @MJuric?

mike miller

Sounds like it creates a bunch of files, which is kind of weird for alternate position assemblies. Guess I need to play around wit it. SolidWorks lets you create configurations all willy nilly, which is good and bad. Just to clarify, SE does NOT create extra files for Alternate Position Assemblies....

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Ok, this appears to be the answer: Alternate Assemblies is the top level designation. Alternate position assemblies and family of assemblies come under the Alt Assy heading. However, it still looks like FOA covers the same territory as APA, so WTF? Actually, seeing it spelled out like that makes se...

mike miller

Okaaaaaayyyyy. Several questions:
1) I thought the TTL was only for SWX. Adding other software just dilutes it. On second thought, maybe that's intentional.

2) xShape hasn't had a fillet tool until now?!?!?

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I've got a new idea for the TTL that would be very popular with users at least.......Sell Desktopworks to Siemens, let DSS keep 3DEXERIENCE, because all the users want that anyway. Siemens is smart enough to know where their bread is buttered, unlike the DSS execs. Now Siemens would really have a co...

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I'm not sure I'm following completely. Are you creating a multibody part to control the size and length of other parts in the assembly? Can you share at least several screenshots to help us? ;) If you are using the workflow I think you are, you may benefit from a simplified SSP process. This basical...

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I don't think the terms are interchangeable. I think FOA is a type of Alternate Assembly. FOA saves each different assembly as an embedded object in the file. The other type of AA is for alternate positions, where the parts are all the same just with different relationships. Here's a PDF that I thi...

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Uncle_Hairball wrote: ↑Thu Nov 18, 2021 5:55 pm I would bet a dollar that D'Assault won't delete that one, but will allow it to go through voting.

You're right!

It also seems that some people have ZERO sense of either humor or sarcasm. So I was forced to double down.......

mike miller

This is a weird one. I noticed when adding a part to an assembly SWX allows you to pick a Solid Edge document. Of course, I had to try this........ Well, it appeared to do nothing until I noticed a feature below the rollback bar. LOL!!

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Ahem.

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I get a rather cynical kick out of the TTL Admin's pre-canned response to undesirable feedback: "Thank you for submitting this idea. We greatly value your feedback." [in fact, we value it so much that we are going to scrap it.....] We shouldn't shoot the messenger, but some days it's prett...

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