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Frank_Oostendorp

Keep in mind, export of BOM with thumbnails of multi config parts show all the same config in the picture. So all bolts show equal length.

Frank_Oostendorp

I've been using stand-alone sketches to drive my Hole Wizard features for a long time (when I'm placing the points to define the hole locations I just drop them coincident with end and center points from the sketch). It works well, so I haven't investigated the new functionality. I know some people...

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To cheat the units not being displayed I added a "lbs" text next to my weight in my cartridge. Our ERP knows we work in pounds/inches so it doesn't need to be told the units, which is what was making me wonder your need for them. We do basically the same thing for volume and surface callo...

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I found out tody that 2023 forces the creation of a configuration table automatically. in 2022 it could be set disabled. no info in the what's new and the 2022 option is still in 2023 help file so they took away the setting and forgot to update the docs and did not tell us... Someone else did notic...

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After some annoying doubt, if I did register this behaviour right: In SolidWorks 2019, anchors of the different tables are set to the desired positions, and saved in the templates. If a second sheet is added, the anchors on the second sheet are still in the correct position. In SolidWorks 2023, new ...

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Out of curiosity, why do you guys need units shown with your dimensions..? Are there times when BOMs call out different units? We have some plates in MM rather then inches and we display their thickness in decimals, it's not very intuitive but it gives the desired result. For some products, we need...

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Frank_Oostendorp wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:25 am This could be what I have been asking for for 20 years : (could not test it yet) "It's too bad they put the drop-down blocking the next cell, so we have to click somewhere else to clear it before typing in that cell. I pissed and moaned about i...

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:56 am How about just make them detail views and move them around?
Confusing enough?

Frank_Oostendorp

To solve the problem in reverse, per the original post, in third angle projection. I guess the original post shows the views in first angle projection, but wouldn't amaze me if it doesn't show the active, chosen type of projection in the assignment. I have no intention to show the solution already,...

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Try moving your bottom view to the top, as the OP shows it, while still using the third angle projection. Why would I do that? It shows one of the problems of SolidWorks. ( moving views to new positions can destroy the arrangement according standard of selected projection method) The problem I see ...

Frank_Oostendorp

To make it more confusing:

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Change the dept of the cut extruded holes from "through all" into "Blind" with a dept of 0,05mm or something very small. After that, add the hole wizard holes, but don't let them take away the original face of the first holes. It might be needed to enlarge the first holes to get ...

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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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Frank_Oostendorp wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:25 am This could be what I have been asking for for 20 years :
(could not test it yet)
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Well, is is almost correct, almost, just a few small details

Frank_Oostendorp

Did you un-select Detailing mode?

Frank_Oostendorp

The basic set-up of maintenance will have a lot to do with this. SolidWorks sells the customer a seat of the software, including subscription, to have acces to updates and full live support. The subscription fee is shared by SolidWorks and the VAR. In what ratio this sharing is done, is a big secret...

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:39 am I get this error when I run it:
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Had the same error. You have to de-select the missing reference, see my post above.

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Ömür Tokman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:56 am Thank you very much for the feedback. It's nice to be useful to someone, the qr code link is nice.

Thank you for creating this tool.
Might flood the SWYM'p with this code.

Frank_Oostendorp

Ömür Tokman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:37 am Sorry, I didn't quite understand, is it working smoothly now?

Yes, runs smoothly now.

Frank_Oostendorp

(Thanks, sorry but it throws another error. Let's see if Alex can test it.)
After clearing the select box of the missing reference, runs great. Good job.

Frank_Oostendorp

Would like to test it, but seems missing the QRGen file.

Frank_Oostendorp

Are automatic back ups created during these 10 minutes?

Frank_Oostendorp

This could be what I have been asking for for 20 years :
(could not test it yet)

Frank_Oostendorp

DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:54 am Late to the party, but the answer is yes. A sketch at the part/assembly level.

Either way, never saw it in my files. Can you share an example? Finally one thing that works as I expected in my version of SolidWorks. Many times my expectations don't meet SolidWorks intentions.

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:55 am https://hawkridgesys.com/blog/creating- ... rd-feature
https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2022/ ... olidworks/

Tapped does not equal tapered, so BSP isn't equal to NPT.

Frank_Oostendorp

You better start creating a log file, to keep track of all the settings you modify in SolidWorks and Windows to get things working the way you want. I do this all the time, saves me a lot of time and frustration when moving to a new OS or SW version, and creating new templates etc. Otherwise it is e...

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@Uncle_Hairball This is weird. My BOM's in SW2023 SP2.1 are correct, until now. Did you find some cause of this?

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@GrahamK When I use 3DXML viewer, the original y-up view of SolidWorks is changed to z-up orientation, and everything is turned sideways up. How does your 3DXML perform in this?

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These fonts might work out.

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DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:16 am His example is in a sketch in the 3d environment.

Your example is in the drawing environment. Very different animals.

Never to old to learn. What is the sketch in the 3D environment? A sketch to create a feature in a part? Like the one below?

Frank_Oostendorp

Don't see it in SW2019. Could you share some example files?

Frank_Oostendorp

Frank. This is what you do..? How does that work..? Well, less than two years ago, there was no option for offline use, but had to be created. And many other tiny details keep changing, affecting the use of the software just a bit. https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:5...

Frank_Oostendorp

Yea, if you know you'll be offline, you can switch it. Can't do that when you got offline unexpected. Or worse, DS went offline. Only way to work reliable with the 3DExperience connected version of SolidWorks, is to work offline all the time, and only go online to keep your software license active ...

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Autodesk saturated the edu system early on. Then they paid the price with 1,000s of seats of pirated software all over the globe. https://www.solidworks.com/solution/academia But I am sure you know there are a couple of 100,000s seats of SolidWorks without subscription still running all over the gl...

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Arthur NY wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 7:30 pm using DFAM techniques to create internal structures which will net an even stronger model than what any 100% infill will do.

Could you show an example of a part that is stronger with an infill less than 100% compared to a massive one?

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And not to forget, to boost up the number of paying participants in the 3DExperience cloud infrastructure. So far, only less then 3 percent of SolidWorks users actually use the 3DExperience cloud version, including all DS employees and students and hobbyists. And I think 2 percent have left the 3DEx...

Frank_Oostendorp

You can create a favourite with your angle. So you can select it when needed.

Frank_Oostendorp

Fresh looking room. To avoid the almost questionable horizon, move the camera one or two steps to the right, and capture the same parts.

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:46 am All SW user should have known to turn off Addin after install.
That's definitely a user error.

And of course I need to turn it of after installing a new service pack.
All SW users know it gets switched on.

Frank_Oostendorp

I can share, out of experience, that a FPC that needs to arch within certain tolerances, needs some guide to do this in a reliable way. Either a carrier of plastic inside the arch, or a limit of space on the top of the arch, including a layer of insulation, if needed. If all traces are parallel runn...

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Just had HTTP error 429 "Too Many Requests: You have sent too many requests in a given amount of time." while trying to visit 3DSwym. I hope if you're running your business on their platform you can't be accused of visiting too often <()> You have to adapt to the work-speed of the platfor...

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So they never bother updating the internal default template. Or do they still have the source code to update that? The file structure has become a mess. In stead of updating, they just added new files on other locations, leaving the old ones. And on top of that, some equal data is present on up to ...

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@Frank_Oostendorp that's it! were you able to reproduce it? strangely the new file from the welcome screen gave correct 2022 empty files. Yes, if SolidWorks can't find templates, it creates or finds one, showing the 95 Beta property. So somewhere, this data is present, after almost 30 years. <()>

Frank_Oostendorp

Nice to see these old formats appear.

Frank_Oostendorp

Frank. So it did work but was not straightforward.? (As if much about SW is.. Lol) But it "did" work..? And what is a "temporary" license..? The temporary license I got, hat a time limit of 14 days to use. After that period, it becomes inactive. This was handed to me by my VAR, ...

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Did have a bad experience with this. Had my own private SW2013 running under W7. Received a temporary licence to test SW2018, VAR told me it could run besides the SW2013 version. After temporary licence expired, took a lot of work and help from the VAR to get original licence running again.

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:46 am You know, admitting faults rather then constantly deflecting would go a long way into helping to make the platform more stable, just sayin'

It's all about: If you can't convince them, confuse them.

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dave.laban wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:09 am Ah man I'd just about eradicated the memory of that superhero comic, now you've brought it back again!

Well, at least you know what they are busy with, no time to improve the SWYMp.

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And herein lies the problem. The SW forum could hardly be described as a "limited and selected group of people." The Swym UI simply isn't any good for the volume and type of traffic flowing through it. But we do get comics about superheroes, even 3D printable Superheroes. ;; >< ;; image.p...

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