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Arthur NY

I got nothing but luv for Plasticity!!!! It's been pushing the envelope since day one and hasn't looked back. With this new update it is just showing how CAD can be done!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmpmb5M2h34 Probably the two biggest additions is xNurbs and Raising degree to surfaces for ama...

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In this instance of the intermittent loss of in-context relationships being lost is simply to a reference plane to a point, edge, sketch...etc. This should be low on the totem pole when it comes to things breaking. More than anything else this is not only in the current version that is being used at...

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Damo Many thanks for the insight. In this case it is a reference plane that's losing the reference instead of a sketch but none the less, that you have to go back into the sketch to re-reference things is one of THE most annoying things to have to do over again. AlexLachance Yes have done simpler e...

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Am looking to see if anyone has been seeing references planes or sketches having broken relationships in the corresponding Part files than only reassociate themselves when the Assembly it is related to is opened. This isn't consistent with every file but happens often enough.

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laukejas First and foremost I'd like to say that your Feature Manager tree organization is AMAZING!!!! Very rarely do I see Solidworks users be as diligent about keeping things together as this and especially more so when it comes to surfacing which, generally, requires a more surgical approach to ...

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KennyG wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:04 pm Is this being done to push folks towards their 3DX apps and away from SW desktop?

There isn't anything on the 3DX platform that could replace what is being offered by the Mesh2Surface.

Arthur NY

SPerman So just to be clear, I'm not a fanboy of F360 as much as this is just information. I get what you mean about Solidwork's methodology when it comes to Assembly modeling. Basically think of it like multi-body modeling in a Part file.... it's just that in F360 you can then move the individual ...

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Working with mesh data in Solidworks is always challenging, to say the least. This is definitely one of the better options to take a look at if needing to do some reverse engineering BUT now they're being "kicked out" by good ole DDS. Definitely give this petition a sign if you use this pl...

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Fusion is basically always operating in Top-Down Assembly modeling. You're going to have to unlearn some of the ways in which you do things in F360 in comparison to SW. Not better or worse, just different. Mates in SW are called Joints in F360. Editing a Part only has a little dot next to the compon...

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Ryan-3DS Dassault has made this roll out, quite possibly, THE most painful thing ever!!! What made the engineering community luv using the software was that, at the core, it was for engineers by engineers. While it wasn't the best when released in 1995 by 2005 is was quickly becoming the industry s...

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KennyG Have been a user since '98........ I've seen regression all over the place with this software and while this has decreased over the decades it still amazes me how some "common" things use to break back in the day. To be honest the push forward has always felt like it was ahead of t...

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Pretty sure one of the announcement videos said (implied?) it would be a rolling two years back limit, so 2029 save as back to 2027. See.......... this is what drives me extra crazy.... it's like "Here, we're gonna give you this great carrot BUT if you don't eat it in two days it goes bad!!!&q...

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Anyone else not fall asleep........... I mean jump up and down with gleee for anything shown on the stage this year? Sometimes some of these stories just feel so forced rather than being organic when they're up there trying to get people to tell success stories of using the software when, maybe they...

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There's a difference between a work around and functionality that should work as intended. This seems to fall in the latter category even if it does fall into the barely used case. I know the 2D and 3D solvers are licensed for use in Solidworks but I do often wonder if either the programmers at Siem...

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jcapriotti So imagine now there are 30 other items after that linear pattern existing the way it did prior to the change, with parent child relationships that are downstream and now you got yourself a good ole time having to rebuild all of the broken connections. This is kind of what I was posting ...

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AlexLachance Agreed that generally within the same company users aren't on different versions so it's definitely when working with outside vendors where this is going to start to be challenging. CarrieIves Do you know how things went with them saving it backwards? Like did they have to do a lot of ...

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This is one of the biggest sore spots when it comes to Parametric modeling. It's greatest strength is also one of it's biggest weaknesses which is backwards compatibility. Some look at it as a way to keep users/companies hooked on having to get the new version in order to stay compatible with what o...

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You have two options.... Option 1: Create a sketch with the two lines in it and save it as a Library file. This sketch can then be dragged into any new Part file and you're off to the races. Keep in mind that you can bring it in and leave it referencing the original or can break the link so that way...

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@josh I luv when users really get into the think of things and really get into the guts of something. Your approach was 100% spot on. I've just one question..... There's a difference in Solidworks when doing a rebuild (ctrl+b) vs force regen (ctrl+Q) and wonder if the option "verification on re...

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That is the add-in SW should buy and integrate. That was discussed with Integrityware a long time ago and because what they offer as a company extends well beyond just DDS software boarders and that was a no go for them. It would basically instantly add as aspect that would be helpful not just with...

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I would also love to have SubD brought back inside SW! Like the nPower add-in, only better. xSurface doesn't even come close to nPower in terms of capability. I've spoken with the PM about the need to step outside of the CAD lane and start looking around the SubD modeling world because there's a lo...

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I hope more announcements will be made in Dallas. For example, I would like to see xShape made available to all Surfacing users as part of their regular subscription, at no extra cost. Maybe I am dreaming, but that would be sweet! It is 100% insane that a user would have to use a whole new platform...

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Check to see what the new subscription includes. Most likely they added several new tools and services to justify the price increase. I am not saying that this will make you change your mind, but I hope they did not increase the price without offering extra benefits. There will never be enough &quo...

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Am always looking at new ways to approach modeling within Solidworks and SubD has always been an area that, natively, Solidworks has not really looked at.... (No 3D Sculptor from 3D Experience doesn't count for a whole host of reason and can talk about that aspect in a different thread). The Surfaci...

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Can you possibly post a screenshot?

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SteveH To build upon what you said, yes Pro/E was not able to run on windows for a really long time. They were also VERY arrogant and never thought they'd be knocked off their high horse perch!!! What really set Solidworks up to then eventually become #1 was the reseller channel. While this existed...

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@hankwt I guess my question to you is why or what are you looking to gain more specific information about? Do you think that another software user base should be here or....?

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Create the geometry that you want to cut out. Then convert the new geometry to a mesh in Solidworks. Then you can do a Boolean subtract thus cutting it out.

Arthur NY

Seems like this is worth keeping an eye on. While not a whole lot there, I do like the way that the website is laid out in terms of finding information.

https://www.cadoverflow.com/

Arthur NY

The only thing that I'd adjust about your summary is.... SolidWorks takes the most [of your subscription fee], and the VAR has to organize and deliver the support, do all kind of checks, and are only allowed to register major bugs to SolidWorks. I expect this explains a lot. The VARs just don't have...

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As a former Tech support jockey for about 8 years I can tell you a lot that happens on the inside. Granted this was over 20 years ago so much has changed in many ways, all though sounds like much hasn't. Also there were around "50" VAR's back then across the whole US where as now there is ...

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@KQuigley When you say validate the surface, are they going down the route of looking at surface continuity, zebra stripes, curvature continuity? or is this analysis of CAD to mesh data?

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This is one area that Solidworks has sloooooooooooooowed down in tremendously in. Even with the "new" G3 constraints the condition under which they don't go haywire is REALLY quite a P.I.T.A!!!! You could still go through Matt's Surfacing Bible that was put out more than 12 years ago and s...

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Sorry, but I need to correct your nomenclature here. I'm surprised @matt didn't. You don't have a "parametric tree". You have a history-based tree populated with features. Some features may be parametric. Others may not be parametric. ;) Ya know.... I tip my hat to you sir, I like how you...

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These are two great Gold partner plug-ins for Solidworks that help with the conversion of Mesh to CAD. Mesh to Surface for Solidworks - https://www.mesh2surface.com/mesh2surface_for_solidworks/ and nPower Surfacing - https://www.npowersoftware.com/ There are two versions of Power Surfacing.... base ...

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Just to make sure, are your expectations that after the model is scaled that you would see dimensions that would still be able to drive the models given dimensions? I'm imagining a Part file with a long history tree and all of the dims would then be recalculated..... just imagine those rebuild times...

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zxys001 Paul........ "maybe" here's a really bad hack way of doing this. Option 1: With the Assembly and Drawings open do a save as in the Assembly and change it to a Part file. This "should" give a Part file with only bodies in it. Option 2: Have only the Assembly open and save...

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Krzysztof Szpakowski Dude..... PDM and modeling are two different conversations. I never said PDM wasn't important. It is absolutely an integral aspect for any company to have. That is not in dispute here. When it comes to surfacing Boundary and Fill surface came after 2002. My point is that you co...

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zxys001 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:44 pm .. a simple way to get there almostly.

Always taking a walk on the wild side there Paul!!!

Arthur NY

So.... If you'll check the description of the "save as previous version" function, when you try to save to old version it will analyze your model and tell you what will be incompatible with the old version. You'll then have to delete or cancel and re-model. Similar to what Excel does, but...

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@Arthur NY my point is they should focus on making SW works. Adding new functionalities keeping the rest broken is not good. At the current state only a fraction of SW tools are reliable to be used in a medium sized company like us, the rest is going to bite you back and,make you rework a lot of da...

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This backwards compatible thing may not really be the saving grace that we would all like this hoy grail of an addition to add. Meaning that this can go one of two ways.... Option A: This means that there really won't be able new feature/tools added to the software that don't already exist. That eve...

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@Arthur NY if you have 100 engineers working with the same data pdm is very important. problem is SW is not even fixing the basic tools and functionalities of SW PDM (which was an acquisition not internally developed), so I do not ubderstand where the perception of resources going to PDM came from....

Arthur NY

I've complained about the things DS does often enough, and likely will again, but I don't agree with that statement. There have been a number of changes to the software in the 14 years I've been using it that were user driven. There have even been a few that I specifically asked for, usually throug...

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I suspect that you did not work with early versions of SW, which, for example, were not suitable for my application due to limitations in surface modeling. And it was between 1995 and 2002 that much more functionality was added to modeling tools than later. I don't know what new "real geometry...

Arthur NY

If we were to list all the things that could be improved, the list would be measured in miles. I started cataloging all the areas where the developers stopped before fully completing their job and I would welcome if more users like you would find the time to add more items to this list. https://for...

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Alin I've said this before.... I'm not the normal run of the mill Solidworks user. What you're point out in no way shape or form comes close to what I'm talking about. It's ok.... you can just agree with what I said and call it a day. I realize that it's hard for AE's to say as such because you hav...

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I tried this with two surfaces in SW. One edge will knit, the other won't. Dump the geometry into Rhino and it can join one edge but when trying to join the other it gives an 'inconsistent normals' error. Honestly, this is unsurprising. Displaying normals illustrates the issue clearly. You've hit t...

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@Krzysztof Szpakowski So let me break it down for you to make it easier to follow.... Geometry Creation Features/Tools like Extrude, Revolve, Loft, Sweep. There have been NO new tools really added of any significant in over a decade. If you look at SW 2002 vs Solidworks 2012 there were huge jumps an...

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More than anything else this just goes to show that most software's within the CAD industry have NOT progressed in over 10 years. No new major features to create designs with. Extrude, Revolve, Loft, Sweep and Boundary have been the major tools and as a whole DDS major focus has been moving to 3D ES...

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