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Jaylin Hochstetler

@Jaylin Hochstetler Thank you for the tip - A really good Boss Prank.. It worked well, he came in and says "my monitor is pink, I knew it the monitor is really old and I need a new one", so he left his desk for about 10 minutes, I changed it back to normal, when he got back he hesitates l...

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Hi Rob, After your templates are corrected, take existing parts and save them as part templates. After saving them as part templates, open template and save over part. Just a thought Elmar That is BRILLIANT! Don't know why I never thought of that. I always thought you have to remodel it to update t...

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Another tip:
Raise your monitors 6-8" so you are looking straight at or up towards your monitors.
Here is a pic of my workstation:

Edit:
Stackable paper trays work great for this.

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I generally follow this forum from the "New Posts" page. If I go to one of the Discussions, and then go back, it returns to the "New Posts" page as it was before I went to the new page. Is there any way to have it refresh automatically, similar to the way the Discussion or Quest...

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Not sure are you referring to the mchat page that open when you hit the mChat beside downloads... Using the page is sort of weird because the text box entry is at the bottom but the text is sort from bottom to top (top is the latest) If it can be fixed i am more than happy to use it in a separate w...

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I asked my VAR about it a while back and he said, "It's supposed to increase performance but he has noticed it can cause weird issues." So he recommended to only use High Quality. I also noticed sometimes switching from Draft Quality to High Quality makes it possible to attach balloons to ...

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Thanks for posting these here Matt. ST is so cool to use. If I had been in Solid Edge at a different job with different usage I would have taken hook line and sinker. Well, maybe after ST4 or 5. I think the power really shines in mixed mode. Thing is (my grasp of it) is to get started in sync one m...

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Yea, I had the same thing happen to me on Friday.

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One is better to be thought a fool than open his mouth and remove all doubt.
Edit: -Abraham Lincoln-

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A note on drawing templates: If you have "Show Sketches" 2021-04-08 16_44_33-Window.jpg turned off in your default drawing template, sketches for engraving (edit: etching) won't show up when you export sheet metal DXFs because (if I understand it correctly) when you export a DXF it actuall...

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It only took me 2 weeks but I think I finally found all of the Best Answer switches. If you started a thread or if you're a moderator you can mark an answer as Best Answer! OH, and yesterday we surpassed the high number for people on the site at one time! 43! All hats off for matt ! Thanks Matt!

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Roasted By John wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:34 pm @Jaylin Hochstetler

You need to adjust your 2 cents for inflation, for the most value

Mine don't inflate--backed by pure gold.

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I made a sphere via a revolve on the Front Plane (which like Roasted By John said, you could put your ref point on the center point of that line or if you would use a midpoint line it would make it automatically) After that I made a sketch using the Right Plane which was in the center of the sphere ...

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I'd rather be thought a fool than open my mouth and confirm it.

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Turn your nightlight on: Go into PC settings -> System -> Display 2021-04-05 21_15_49-Window.jpg And if you go into "Night Light Settings" you can adjust the strength. This gives the screen a reddish hue which greatly helps with eye strain. And if that isn't enough turn the lights off in y...

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but just remember that opinions are opinions, and you can disagree without belittling anyone. At the same time it's a bit dangerous to claim a fact is an opinion just to allow everyone's "Opinion" to carry equal weight and not hurt anyone's feelings. I thought this quote would be fitting ...

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Your opinion although interesting is irrelevant.

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mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:24 am Don't worry, I've thought about it...Give people very confusing advice on how to use the platform. Maybe as lengthy as I can...Oh, wait, they're already doing that...

This would be my instructions.

Click on this link: https://www.cadforum.net/index.php?sid= ... 4bd1becff3

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Wishing ya'll a happy Easter! May your Easter weekend be focused on the Glory of God through the Blessing bought by our Lord Jesus Christ! See ya'll on Monday!

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I switched to the Supernova and like it so far.

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Guess I don't know how to quote things. To quote someone's reply click the quote button in the top right corner of the reply: 2021-03-31 15_45_47-Obligatory mouse thread - CAD Forum — Mozilla Firefox.jpg And make sure the "Disable BBcode" is not selected in the message area: 2021-03-31 15...

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I use a Logitech MxMaster and a 3D Connexion compact mouse (I got the 3D mouse the other week and absolutely love it. I think it was around $120, well worth the buy.) I have 8 gestures and 2 button clicks setup on my MxMaster. This is what the gestures look like: 2021-03-16 12_48_40-Logitech Options...

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We now have 200 users!!!!!!!!
Welcome on board @mrcat233! You are user # 200! (if you don't count @cadforumadmin)

Wow! This place grew fast!

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mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 4:21 pm The other place has this:
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Shouldn't be too hard to come up with something better...

Now I have to clean the coffee off my monitors.
That is hilarious @mattpeneguy!

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matt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 12:49 pm Ok, try it again. F5. Is that better? I had to assign a special permission to registered users, which was off by default... It's on now.

It works now! Thanks @matt!

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VicFrauenfeld wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 12:25 pm @matt, I don't have the "Upload" button like you showed. I just have the "Download" button. Am I missing something?

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Same here.

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Made me think of this...

Some of you may have seen this on the "old" forum..

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My VAR contacted me and said, "According to SPR 1207123 this issue will be fixed in SP04."

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Concrats Glenn. I know the feeling. I have the privilege of being a grandfather 16 times and a great grandfather 1 time so far. They are fun. Somewhere there's a picture of my father holding me when I was a baby, alongside his father and paternal grandfather. My great-grandfather and my grandfather...

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I have a Logitech MX Master (I absolutely love it) mouse that I have 10 gestures mapped on it. It greatly speeds things up mostly in other programs as I use the SW mouse gestures setup in SW. I'd really like a 3D mouse but that costs money and I'm guessing y'all know how it goes when engineers need...

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:05 am Hey Jaylin,

Have you tried forcing the attachment to the BOM by linking the view to the BOM
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Yup, same thing.

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This is a "Template Gotcha" - you can delete the BOM and the View and re-insert the model and bom, "sometimes that works" I made a new drawing that uses 2021 templates and it works great! Thanks Roasted By John ! Not sure why I didn't think of this. But, it's still a bug and nee...

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In 2021 SP01 I cannot attach a balloon to a part if it is in the exploded state. I have to collapse it, attach my balloons and then explode it again. Does anyone else have this issue? Does anyone know if this was fixed in SP02? There was a short discussion about in the "old forum" but I'm...

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In 2021 SP01 I cannot attach a balloon to a part if it is in the exploded state. I have to collapse it, attach my balloons and then explode it again. Does anyone else have this issue? Does anyone know if this was fixed in SP02? There was a short discussion about in the "old forum" but I'm ...

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This might be slightly beside the subject but... One thing I've ran into already is; I had the "Part Number" in the configuration setting in the part set to "Document Name" and I had 2 drawing views in a drawing, one for each config. Then when I attempted to tie a Drawing View la...

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I tried it again this morn and it works fine and great. I guess SW was simply feeling ornery yesterday.

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If I write something in the search bar on the top of the feature tree and hit the little "x" on the left or attempt to delete the text in the search bar Solidworks simply closes, no warning at all!! :oops: :oops: :twisted: 2021-03-24 16_41_30-Window.jpg Does anyone else have this issue? I ...

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Press "windows" key + V to view your clipboard. You can also pin items to your clipboard by clicking on the 3 dots on the item in the clipboard and clicking "Pin". 2021-03-24 08_05_50-Window.jpg I use this all the time when I am copying and pasting multiple items. I too run with...

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Check this out viewtopic.php?f=6&t=154&sid=76e9e655cc7 ... 23e1b9a23c

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Press "windows" key + V to view your clipboard. You can also pin items to your clipboard by clicking on the 3 dots on the item in the clipboard and clicking "Pin".

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I use this all the time when I am copying and pasting multiple items.

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Zhen-Wei Tee wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:39 am Some other open-source software that is on my favorite list:
1. Greenshot
https://getgreenshot.org/
→ Great for screenshot and basic edit

I also use Greenshot and absolutely love it.

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In SW the only way to do that is delete the edge flange (which can really suck if you have an elaborate sketch), edit the base flange SK and add a notch to inset the flange, and then make a new flange and attach it to the edge in the notch. There is no need to delete any edge-flange in SW. Just edi...

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mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:36 pm
Jaylin Hochstetler wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:29 pm home runs.jpg
As long as they are labeled good on the other end, everything should be fine, right?

No. it'll screw up the eddiecurrents and the magnaflux.

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Here's what really sold me on ST; Here's a simple sheetmetal part with a edge flange. 2021-03-19 14_48_10-Window.jpg Now what if I want to make the flange narrower and move it in like this? 2021-03-19 14_50_48-Window.jpg In SW the only way to do that is delete the edge flange (which can really suck ...

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We've done it like that, too. But MB parts results in less files. etc. It can be a pain though if the cutlist properties don't work right. Check out https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/246171 for more details. Doesn't that huge MB part file get slow with that many features? It's not too bad. It tak...

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Here is a good example of a multi-body (MB) part. It has weldments and sheetmetal all in the same part file. We use this for everything that is welded on the machine and then the rest of the parts are put on in the assembly. In my mind if your using SW it's the only way to though I know some guys w...

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I did notice that randomly the feature tree becomes a forest fire. Then I'll do a forced rebuild and it'll fix itself. What would that point to? a circular reference...?

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Twice today I was working in an assembly with 236 components and attempted to move a component and SolidWorks completely froze. Both times I let it set for close to 15 min. with no results. So I finally gave up and went into the task manager and killed it both times. Is this a software issue or comp...

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AKA "What do your co-workers do with SWX that makes your blood boil?" The number one worst offense that makes me steam...... overriding dimensions on drawings ! grumph Vicious circular references (a mate to an edge that is defined in context). Not using Hole Wizard. 3D sketches where a 2D...

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