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JSculley wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:47 pm There's a System setting:

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That seems to have solved it. Thanks very much for the help. You saved my last remaining bit of sanity.

Uncle_Hairball

Whenever I open a new part created by others, it comes in with a scene/environment/background enabled. Is there any way to make these go away always and forever or am I stuck with deleting this garbage on every part? Again, I'm asking about parts created by others, not my own. Thanks in advance for ...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:35 pm Try checking different configurations.

That was it! Thanks SPerman.

Uncle_Hairball

I've got a model in which the Equations are showing red. Unfortunately, I cannot post the model. When I look at the Equation Manager, there is nothing red; nothing in Equation View, nothing in Sketch Equation View, nothing in Dimension View, and nothing in Ordered View. So... the obvious question is...

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I have a large part with sweeps representing cables. I have 4 equations for critical dimensions used on all cables. I have 60+ cables and I have hit major performance slow down. This is due to having dimensions in the 3d sketch linked to equations. If I edit 3d sketch with dimensions linked to equa...

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The issue with this part is that SW doesn't like something about the relations in your profile sketch. If you delete them, the sweep with guide curves completes without errors. The trick will be to determine which relation(s) it doesn't like. Update: After some further tests I see what's happening....

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I think the problem is that the two profiles are slightly different (circle and ellipse) and there are inaccuracies in the drawings. In my case, I used the same Sketch2 profile and unchecked surface blending and it worked. I recommend being more precise and avoiding surface penetration like yours i...

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The shape can not change on a sweep, it can rotate around the center and/or contort when using "keep normal constant" setting, but the shape never changes. To get it to jut out on the left side like your skecth shows you would most likely have to do a loft or a series of extrudes/cuts. I ...

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I was able to open your file just fine, and it didn't show any errors, but I suspect it also isn't what you want. Sweeps can only follow a single path. I believe you need a Loft instead. I don't work with them much, but someone will probably be able to help. image.png Yes, I was trying to use the c...

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You're also using a path, right? Is the center of the ellipse "pierced" by the path? I don't actually have SW installed right in front of me, so I can't look at your file. The GC also needs to pierce the ellipse point. Make sure you're using the correct option "follow path and first ...

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Yeah, I should have thought of that. I'm using SW2023, SP5.

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I'm trying to sweep an ellipse with a guide curve, but keep getting an error that says, "The intermediate profile # 2 could not be solved.", which tells me approximately nothing. Do any of you guys know what SW is complaining about?

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They are not compatible with Windows 11. If I am not mistaken, SolidWorks 2022 was the first version to be compatible with Windows 11 Edit: Indeed image.png https://www.solidworks.com/support/system-requirements I'm still not convinced that SW 2023 is compatible with Windows 11. Whoops, it crashed ...

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Can you post the files?

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I think Alex was right. I just had the same thing happen again and it turned out there were mates on both ends of a mirror.

Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions!

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:57 am Was the component part of a symmetry or a pattern? If so, an instance from either could have been the one "locking" it in place.

Hmmm... wish I could check because that's a realistic possibility. Too bad I already fixed it. Delete and reconstruct.

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JSculley wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:46 am Are you using flexible subassemblies?

Nope

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:29 am Ctrl+Q can be your friend.

Yes, but not this time. Yet another case where SW required delete and start over.

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:16 pm Is the component fixed?

Nope

Uncle_Hairball

Any model that you can bring into Solidworks can be measured with very high precision. Curved parts may be difficult, but measurements can be taken.

Are you aware of the cost of a Solidworks license? I don't think you're going to want to pay $5k just to measure a part.

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How can it be possible that a single constraint overconstrains a component??? How can a component with ZERO constraints be limited to moving in only one axis??? GAHHHH!!!!! I HATE SOLIDWORKS!!!

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I know I am a little late to the topic here but I was curious if anyone on this board used the Wiki in the Top 10 community forum. I did notice that Idea objects (light bulbs) are getting assigned 6Wtags but I am not able to search on those tags. That sucks. But I am not a "certified" 3Ds...

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Damo wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:57 pm I hear ya mate.. I swear. Every time I update to a newer version (or SP) it comes with a new glitch. Every. Single. Time.

Yep, it's you. None of the rest of us have that problem.

Uncle_Hairball

My template has axes in it. I also have a macro to add them to any part/assembly file. These are not sketch axis, but the 3 primary axis that can be used on any sketch/feature. You will likely have to make some changes to the macro, as it relies on the names of the planes being consistent. image.pn...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:44 pm I find it to be document specific. It uses whatever is in your template, but once you change it, it stays changed.

Bummer, I can't change the company templates. I guess I'm going to need a promotion.

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josh wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:11 pm Ummmm...... Scaling: None is the same thing as 100% scale. If it wasn't the same, what in the world would Scaling: None mean?

You're right, of course. What I didn't mention is that I've tried all the alternatives in Winders and none of them have any impact on the scaling in SW.

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Does SW control the default print settings that it uses or is it entirely controlled by Winders? The reason I ask it because every time I print, I find that scaling has been set to 100%, which is rarely what I need. My Winders defaults are set to Scaling: None.

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I don't think you have access to the stresses. You can RMB the Results and click List Connector Forces to get some high-level info. From that, perhaps hand-calcs could give you what you need about the bolts themselves? Short of that, I think you have to model the bolts directly so you can control t...

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In Simulation, when using bolted connections (Simulation connectors, not parts that are bolts), is it possible to find out the stresses in the simulated bolts? If so, how?

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I have an RTX A3000 in my laptop. I run all manner of large models and assemblies, as well as some simulations, but little rendering. Simulation doesn't seem to use the GPU and when I monitor GPU usage for modeling, the needle hardly moves, so next time, I will select a less expensive graphics card ...

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I don't know if this will apply for your situation, but when I need a 3d sketch I often create a solid first, with the edges where I want the 3d sketch, then use Convert Entities on it for the sketch. That's often much easier than trying to control a 3d sketch without anything to reference, and you...

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Hmm... I thought it was just me! I was working on an assembly yesterday & the one part kept suppressing itself & I thought I must have accidently did a keystroke combination to suppress a part without knowing it, like hovering your mouse over a part & pressing the tab key hides componen...

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Anyone but me seeing components that spontaneously suppress themselves? Working away on an assembly, then poof!, a part or assembly is missing.

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TTevolve wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:13 am If you have dims used in the equation and the item is suppressed it will show as an error since it can't fine the dimension

Hmmm, I wonder if that was it. I'll have to watch for that in the future. Thanks for the help.

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zxys001 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:36 pm Dang.. again, I think your name attracts people

Yes, and it makes the nieces and nephews howl with laughter.

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If you happen to be using Windows 11 alongside SWX (SolidWorks, I presume?), I'm curious to know how it's working for you. Sharing your experience could be valuable for others who are contemplating the upgrade. I.T. and I were trying to resolve some bad performance problems and decided to 'upgrade'...

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Potentional Circular Reference detection, which has changed detection levels in the last few versions of SolidWorks, causes the alarm of yellow displayed equations. Some equations had no alarm in SW2019 and performed as expected, but were potentionally to be problematic in later versions, but still...

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I'm convinced the TTL is nothing but a marketing tool. The software team knows what they are going to work on, and is not influenced by the TTL. But the marketing team knows there will be overlap, so they can say "See, we are listening to you" despite all other evidence to the contrary. E...

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mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:45 pm LOL...We'll see how long it lasts.
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Not very long. They just pulled it.

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What happens if you hover your mouse over them? Or RMB the equations node of the feature tree? I believe there is a some way to get an indication of the (supposed) problem. You can also try CTRL+Q to do a force rebuild. Another possibility (I can't see from your screen capture) is that you have the...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:01 pm Any chance you had multiple configurations?

Yes, there are two configurations: One with everything, and one with the fine details suppressed for the sake of performance. The current configuration was the one with everything.

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Did you delete some dimensions or sketches? If yes, and they contained equations, the equations will show an error instead of being deleted. No, it's the usual SW stuff: one minute everything is clear, the next minute, everything changes colors. I checked the dimensions and none show any errors. It...

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:13 pm Can't you view what is wrong with the equation? I've seen it at times, but I can't deduct from that screenshot alone.

Maybe the one missing dimension (D4@Sketch5) is the cause of it all?

Yeah, I had the same thought, but it wasn't.

Uncle_Hairball

Can you guys shed any light on what causes equations to turn yellow? I've got a whole slew of them and cannot find any cause.

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Thanks Deepak. I'll check it out.

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Do any of you know what controls the spacing between baseline dimensions? Is it adjustable?

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:45 am Anyone knows what Q4 2023 means...?

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I'm pretty sure it means March 2024.

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dave.laban wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:18 am So Service Packs will also be introducing new functionality...definitely no scope for drama there?

Oh great, now there's no way to decide which service pack is acceptable for production work. SP5 will be as unastable as SP0.

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Try a pack 'n go on the part. Hopefully that will include the simulation and would allow us to look at what you're doing.

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