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Glenn Schroeder

I don't want a robot at my house. I already have a wife and two dogs that don't listen to me.

Glenn Schroeder

I'm having a hard time interpreting what the feature checker is telling me. I took screenshots, but for some reason I can't paste them here into my comment... Could anyone possibly help me interpret what it's saying :)? The descriptions honestly seem completely unrelated to what it highlights... Yo...

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Hi Guys My first question on this forum and I am very excited. :mrgreen: How do I hide these lines. the blue one is the flat line and it should be visible. I have to hide the other lines one by one. there is probably an easy way but I can't find it. Thank you in advance for your help. 2021-04-16_14...

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. . . and then there's this one, in the same Assembly.

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I just love it when the software decides to switch references from one face to another one in an Assembly. As you might imagine, the face of the flange was the original selection for the mate, not the side.

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Looks like somebody wasn't on SolidWorks in 2004 :P That's a lost reference sketch relation icon. I wish I had it somewhere, but I love when SolidWorks crashes, asks you to generate a report and send it, and the report crashes upon generation. You're right. I didn't start until 2009. I've seen plen...

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Here's a sketch relation icon I don't believe I've seen before. image.png Looks like somebody wasn't on SolidWorks in 2004 :P That's a lost reference sketch relation icon. I wish I had it somewhere, but I love when SolidWorks crashes, asks you to generate a report and send it, and the report crashe...

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Faster way to collect interior surfaces is to copy the solid body and use Delete Face to remove the top edge. This is useful if there are a lot of small faces to collect on the interior. That would be a cool way to do it if the hopper were a single solid body , but it's not. The hopper is made of a...

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@mike miller Seems that unticking Enhanced graphic...... prevents the icons to stay on-screen (at least for me). But I feel a significant drop in performance of 3DConnexion's zoom and pan. It's really hard to decide which one to choose. But at least I know the solution now. Million thanks. I'm surp...

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That's been happening to me for several years. The only way I've found to avoid it is to accept the mate by clicking on the green check mark in the Quick Mates toolbar instead of right-clicking. mike miller , I do have that option turned off, and pretty much always have. It it works for you that's g...

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No. When I click on the image so that my tired old eyes can see what is in the photo. For some reason I am used to hitting escape to get the picture to go away. Now I have to get used to hitting the back arrow. @SPerman and @AlexLachance I installed the lightbox, and set 800 pixels as the limit. Fo...

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I haven't had any big issues with any of the recent versions. I'd suggest reviewing the "What's New" pages for each version after 2018 to see if there are any enhancements you think you'd like to use, then decide whether or not to update. The only thing I remember in the last few years tha...

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@matt pointed out one problem. Here's another one.

Clean those areas up (on both sides), and it will work.

Glenn Schroeder

Have you tried the "Up to reference" option in the pattern instead of "Spacing and instances"? That may eliminate the need for an equation.

Glenn Schroeder

I've occasionally done something similar, usually to drive a 3d sketch. I typically use the "Delete Bodies" feature when I'm finished referencing it. That gets rid of it, but keeps all references intact.

Edit: I see @Jeremy Feist beat me to it.

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Here's a sketch relation icon I don't believe I've seen before.

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I agree competition is good. I don't understand any of the rest of that, but if you say it's good I'll take your word for it.

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I don't doubt that there are some advantages, but I've never bothered to take any of them.

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Those changes only affect the active document. If you want them to be reflected in new documents you will need to open a new document, make your changes, then go to Save as and choose "Drawing Template" (or Part Template, or Assembly Template) from the drop-down. image.png I'd suggest savi...

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BTW does anyone use breadcrumbs? I do occasionally, but a couple of issues keep me from using them more. 1. If I use them to locate Mates I have to be way too careful with my cursor or they'll disappear. 2. I can't use the setting to have them appear near my cursor because if I do then Quick Mates ...

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Hi everyone, my first post :) I have previously been interacting with you guys on the old forum, for the last few months of its life. And I've been kind of apprehensive about participating openly in this new forum since I'm on an Educational License, as a mature-adult student. Why apprehensive?? We...

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Regarding inserting a Part file into a weldment, the only time I do that is in the few occasions I've had where nuts are welded onto a structure. I do it in those cases so they'll show in the cut list.

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I haven't even posted anything there, and it still logged me in just fine.

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Good news, I did get a job: 3DSwym-Invite.jpg Calling all One and Two members to contact Suchit Jain and make thing happen. @Roasted By John @RickB @matt @Alin @dave.laban @DennisD Looks like someone pretty important: 3DSwym-Invite-02.jpg I haven't been asked to participate, but if I was I'd reply ...

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Speaking of eye strain, a previous office manager here where I work had a custom mouse icon. Instead of the arrow it was a galloping horse, and its nose was the equivalent of the point of the conventional arrow. I guess she liked it, but that constant motion would drive me straight up the wall.

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Good news, I did get a job: 3DSwym-Invite.jpg Calling all One and Two members to contact Suchit Jain and make thing happen. @Roasted By John @RickB @matt @Alin @dave.laban @DennisD Looks like someone pretty important: 3DSwym-Invite-02.jpg I haven't been asked to participate, but if I was I'd reply ...

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Weldments (as I understand the term) can be, but don't have to be, multi-body Parts. If single body, there's no reason why they can't be used in multiple unrelated Assemblies. To me there are a couple of huge advantages to using weldments. The first is that it eliminates the need to draw the profile...

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mike miller wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:38 pm Ahhh....never mind. Sarc is working again.

I believe it works just fine when applied according to the directions (or at all).

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Thanks Glenn for a very helpful post. Is there some reason why these two files cannot be combined by Solidworks into one file? Seems like it would save on clutter and steps. I don't think that would work. I've had a number of occasions where for one reason or other I have a multi-sheet drawing that...

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Working for the highway dept. means I'm qualified to say this fix looks good: image.png Matt, We occasionally have to hit a test installation more than once in the same area. In the past we've removed all the broken and cracked concrete and poured fresh. Do you think this method would work instead?...

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To be honest, most of the time I just model it as-built, and add a note in the drawing saying something like "Cut notch at XX° through three faces, bend, and weld," with a weld symbol pointing to the joint.

I haven't had any issues yet. I also realize this isn't possible in all situations.

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Hello, and welcome to the forum.

The way you've done it looks very close to the method I've used the time or two I had a similar situation, but someone that does this more often may have a better option.

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Working for the highway dept. means I'm qualified to say this fix looks good: image.png Matt, We occasionally have to hit a test installation more than once in the same area. In the past we've removed all the broken and cracked concrete and poured fresh. Do you think this method would work instead?...

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Roasted By John wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:37 am 20-20-20 Rule Hang a few of these around your computer...

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John,

Those are both beautiful, but there's also a lot going on with both of them. If they were where I saw them often I'd probably have to start drinking earlier (especially the one on bottom).

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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 ...

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I helped with trouble-shooting a couple os Assemblies for a student on the old forum recently whose Parts were black. Not just one or two, but almost all of them. Like you mentioned with the gray ones, it drove me nuts, but even more than gray does. I couldn't see anything because it all blended tog...

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:34 pm cadforum-01.jpg
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That's been happening to me today also. My internet in general has been slow, so I blamed it on that.

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I don't know if this is exactly a trick, but similar to the way most experienced users will say to not use a 3d sketch unless you really need a 3d sketch, I model on the principle of only using an equation if I really need one. For one common example, if I'm sketching and want two equal dimensions I...

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Question for those who think ZTG exists: Can a light beam pass through a ZTG area? Yes or no? I'll answer your question with a question. Is Schrödinger's cat dead or alive? . . . or one for us simple-minded non-engineers. Where was the man when he jumped off the bridge? On the bridge? No, that was ...

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tu tu https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:yUw32GbYTEqKdgY7-jbZPg/post:Ser0KDhJQm63-utdlgw_ow =) =) =) My biggest takeaway is that they have 500+ R&D people working on the platform? How many people do they have working on SW? I'm not sure how to reconcile this... My...

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Does it have to be a question of "or"? Most of my projects contain both, and it works well.

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Earlier today I mentioned that I need one of these..... www.adapt-laser.com Well here is the email I just received - Hello John, Thank you for your interest in our technology. Even if I think it would work, I think the initial investment in the technology would not justify the use for this applicat...

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jmongi wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 12:35 pm Is today really his last day?

I missed something. Whose last day?

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One thing that had been bugging me recently is the sheet format file location... If we change a sheet format location, is there a quicker workaround instead of remapping the file path in the template one by one? image.png Also what is the [Sheet Format] under the file location setting do? image.png...

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Thank you Glenn. For some reason this type of write up seams more "human friendly" than the help pages sometimes. I think you can present it from the perspective of "what do I do with this as the user?" so it flows nicley. If I may ask here, if not I'll start another thread, wha...

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Distinguishing between these two file types often confuses new users, and sometimes experienced ones. I know it took me a while to get straight. What it boils down to is this: A drawing template is a blank drawing document (.drwdot) that is used to start a new Solidworks Drawing (.slddrw). You can h...

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Thank you Matt! Since users always want more, I have a couple suggestions. - can you turn off the confirmation page when marking "best answer"? Since a post can be marked or unmarked I'm not sure the confirmation is needed. - I might be the only person that thinks this way, but there are ...

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It happens when a reply came in between the time you pressed reply and the time you press submit. It's a simple warning to let you know someone replied before you, in case you were to repeat what the person said. You can see the reply above the preview Youch!, is this because of the style I'm using...

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I create plate using the Structural Member function instead of doing it with an Extruded Boss/Base. By doing this the cut list properties for Plate are generated automatically by the software just like they are for Square Tubing, Channel, W-sections, etc., which saves a great deal of time. Are thes...

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