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RichGergely

You could try repair installation

https://support.hawkridgesys.com/hc/en- ... WORKS-2023

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Any type of save body from the original file still has the appearance bug. The new part that is created, if you apply a colour to that part, under certain circumstance it will then lose that appearance on rebuilds. You have to add the colour to a feature in the new part to totally side step the prob...

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Thanks for the feedback. At this juncture, I'm perfectly happy with v2023 SP5.0 or v2024 SP1.0. The maker thing was for future reference. Think of it this way, I'm working with a company who use Solidworks 2018 at the moment and have no issues and are perfectly happy with it. Solidworks 2023 works ...

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I bet there is a load of makers licenses out there being used for commercial work. Big deal you can only import or export dumb files like Step/Parasolid, for loads of people that would be enough.

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Have both versions on the computer. That will give you the option to save 2024 files as 2023 files if you end up with issues on the sp1 on 2024.

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Did everyone in BMW started using SWAMP yet? I wonder how they like the new update. Sounds more like they are getting special treatment, kind of their own platform based on it? https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0439464EN/bmw-group-partners-with-dassault-syst%C3%A8mes-to-bring-th...

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Cost is such a big issue, cloud often ends up being a more expensive option with all things considered.

Sure, if your company has a hundred locations across the world and they need to access the same data/software it will probably be the best option.

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Did she go kidnapped? Robbed? Worse? Or she's the thief? Well I talked to the police yesterday, they didn't want to tell me too much but they took there time on the phone looking at the case and discussing with 'higher' ranks. The officer took the details of the name on the card and what bank it wa...

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Strange thing happened today. My Fiesta ST was stolen back in September. Got a parcel from a auction/salvage company this morning with a credit card in, the name of the credit card was a lady I have never heard of. Anyway, it turns out this auction/salvage place gets the cars that the Police have se...

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I had coil whine on a mother board, no one in the house could hear it and the engineer who came out couldn't hear it. Either way the engineer changed it because he understood only certain peoples hearing was in tune to it, he put it down as some kind of warranty issue so was fixed for free. Such a r...

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Geeze. That's way too simple.... ;) Prolly the best solution. Thanks to all who chimed in. Appreciate the suggestions. I really wouldn't do that, I do tool design and you have no other way then doing multibody parts for the splits and inserts. Sometimes the history tree gets very long. If you are u...

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Alin wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:43 pm I would also love to have SubD brought back inside SW! Like the nPower add-in, only better.

I think it was last year when I put forward SubD in SolidWorks for the top ten and it got kicked out and no voting was allowed on it. Ridiculous excuse it was already implemented

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Nice list Alin and appreciate your effort, a few items would help me.

Trouble is I have totally lost interest in the future of SolidWorks, dassault have worn me down to this point.

RichGergely

I like the new share with markup functionality: https://youtu.be/dn5MxM-uvQ8?si=_-HNaOhbjxjXqsGE 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 dreami...

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Sure does sound like the cloud services were dumped on as well.

If not it may be time to change VAR. I'm on my third VAR in 14 years.

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BTW, I wonder,.. in a Drawing view, does anyone know a way to save the "Draft Analysis" colors? As a Display State maybe or a Config? Are you talking about actual model view of draft analysis? If you are there will be no way to do it, you can't even save as JPG in the 3D model environment...

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The sequel game Hollywood has been playing for the last decade has hopefully come to a end, the bean counters have realised it needs altering.

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Slow at the second, bit like forum surfing in 2001 on dial-up.

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I'm certainly not wasting time making any suggestions or voting. Total waste of time unless you are a reseller and get people in accounts voting.

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Is there a way to find big companies using the platform? It would just be interesting to see what kind of large company has either dropped the desktop version and migrated or new large company decided to go with the platform from scratch. I have feeling companies with a long background in CAD(engine...

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I have seen it over the years popping up on the rare occasion, never really got to the bottom of it.

RichGergely

Well SolidWorks is the biggest user base of 3D CAD systems available but as mentioned a lot of users here are from the old forum. Why did SolidWorks become popular, well you have to go back to the late 90s for the massive increase in the user base. A lot of the other venders were shooting themselves...

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I've heard Canada has quite a problem with car thefts so it's probably no new news to you Frederick. It's gone through the roof in UK following the end of the pandemic. There just doesn't seem enough/proper checks at the ports in the UK to tackle the problem. If the gangs were stopped getting the ca...

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Talking of cars, scumbags have stolen my Fiesta ST this week. The key fobs were protected in the house but they still got it, I suppose I should be happy they didn't break into the house to get the keys.

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Here in the UK I have noticed this year (probably started last year) that companies are really trying to push the rate (£$) down when they put work out. Many companies seem overstaffed, scared they can't get new staff later with the right knowledge. The bean counters seem to have imposed absolute la...

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So this article got linked to from Swym; https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2023/09/what-solidworks-ceo-manish-kumar-is-most-excited-for-in-solidworks-2024-and-why-youll-love-it.html There's a very interesting tidbit buried right at the bottom; We are also on a mission to deliver new enhan...

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I'm still on the wall about loading SP3, currently on 2021 sp5.1

I guess I might as well wait now until sp5 comes along unless anyone thinks it's night and day from 2021? (which I doubt). 2021 isn't running bad on my machine if that is any help.

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:48 pm It's ok, as long as you don't lose any.

I just saw yours and and thought how did I miss that!! So I redid it. Second effort of delete patch after seeing that you managed it worked.

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I'm having a blast at just deleting faces too, see what happens. And... I got it to work like Frederick in the end. Initially I didn't think it would work. Here is the thing though, you need to watch what you are doing. You don't really want to be spending ages trying to delete patch in various comb...

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..you notice how most cost go down over time..... hmm. yet, we see these mcad corps constantly trying to get more and more and... then buy other companies/technologies.... wow, they're just so innovative. At this point I wish someone like Microsoft would buy one of the capable 3D vendors and then g...

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Oh there is a new 'incentive' by the way released this week. If you renew after July 1st but have been off subs for less than two year you DON'T NEED TO PAY BACK PAYMENTS. The catch to that of course is - 1) You will be permanently on the new subs where you pay extra for the cloud storage service 2)...

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Well I have gave in to the latest blackmail subscription incentive. hhhh

I've gone to a new VAR which gave about 20% off to update my perpetual licence plus 12 months subs where my old VAR offered zero off.

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Pay attention to the statement that the cloud SOLIDWORKS is always on the latest version. This means that currently the cloud SOLIDWORKS is 2023 SP2. You mention that you are using desktop version 2022 SP5. If the files are modified by a newer version of SOLIDWORKS, you may have issues opening the ...

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Well believe it or not (no doubt you will believe it because it sounds like the kind of thing they would try). We have this new thing after July if you go off subs for a year you will need to buy two maintenance to go back on. I have been told that initially Solidworks were trying to do 4 years main...

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Oddly there seems to be a few more companies in the UK recently selling Solidworks. I'm wondering if the large VAR's maybe got to fat and overheads are making them less competitive.

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Well after getting the quote from my VAR with the high discount on a term license but no available discount on renewing my existing license I rang up a small VAR. The smaller VAR is offering a nice discount on my existing license renewal (which apparently wasn't possible at my old VAR). No doubt my ...

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https://www.linkedin.com/advice/3/what-some-challenges-limitations-cadcam-manufacturing-processes?trackingId=hQbOUIuNSDttUKipwQEHvg%3D%3D&updateUrn=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7068637378541723648&trk=fs image.png At least they didn't hide it. The text made me realize something I recall from the D...

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#1 Opening file quicker. Sure that is better but not really where you would save real time or much money. The real time would be saved if it could knit surfaces together 5x faster. It will more than likely be hell dealing with 5000+ surfaces. By and large, Soildworks is pretty poo dealing with1000's...

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I'm getting offered pretty well zero discount if I renew before July, I have 16 months of backdated renewal costs on top of it. Here is the crazy thing, if I take out a term license instead, at the moment over 3 years they are offering 50% discount ! Of course at the end of the 3 years I would not o...

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The biggest problem with pirate software (especially now days) is the potential for something rather nasty hidden in the download.

RichGergely

Thanks for all the feedback. First I barely do 2D drawings anymore, client after client have come back now and said don't bother with any 2D. I assume this is part of current climate and looking at anything they can reduce costs by. Whether they struggle through with no 2D or do a bit in house from ...

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Looking for feedback on the learning curve of using Solid Edge. Assuming you have used Soildworks for 20+ years and other software. I understand that all software works different and I won't be sitting there 'oh but Solidworks does it this way, this is rubbish' The question is how long would you exp...

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At the moment I have a planning proposal going through for a extension on my property. Anyway it's gone through the initial consultation for neighbours and is on to the final approval which I should get within the next few weeks. There was just one objection, as such, it is more conditions than obje...

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I'd think it would benefit them financially because students who learn to use a particular software may some day be in a position to decide which one to buy. Many people will gravitate toward something they're familiar with. Trouble is most 'young people' are pretty tech savvy and by any stretch of...

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Dwight wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 1:00 pm Yes, very much. I'd like to get my hands on the one who came up with that.

Dwight

I'm wondering with this blackmail incentive just how many will be using the 'uplift' of the middle finger at Solidworks

RichGergely

Does this work on bodies?

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My Var last week said they would be sending out a mail this week to all the customers to let them know what is exactly happening.

As is come place with my VAR nothing has happened.

RichGergely

The Wild West of the CAD Industry is just a crazy place.

In the normal world of consumer used services/stream/software nothing like this would ever happen. Go to industrial/commercial and anything goes.

RichGergely

You have got to love it. The best way to get people to pay subscription is simple offer a great service with a better product than the competition. What we have instead is the latest blackmail subscription incentive = if you don't get back on before July 1 this is what will happen. I was warned toda...

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Well turns out No.7 has made its way in to SW24, which is nice. https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2023/02/getting-a-first-look-at-solidworks-2024.html image.png Seems there are few few bits in the 2024 blog that might be of some use for me. Is it worth the maintenance fee and time spent i...

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