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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Can I get rid of all Scenes?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 204
Re: Can I get rid of all Scenes?
I've run into this before and wondered, why is the desirable behavior different than the "recommended" option. What makes Use Document setting the recommended? I've been taught that most of the time when a software company says one option is "recommended" over others, their best ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Fun Errors in Solidworks
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2475
Re: Fun Errors in Solidworks
Foo shows up rather frequently in the programming world, not a surprise if surfaced in a message dialog.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 135305
Re: Watercooler Talk
It's a very complicated system...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
- Replies: 8
- Views: 503
Re: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
Now that we've picked his video apart, I'd like to bring back to the surface the point that using multiple bodies to model one part/component can be a very robust option. I think understanding how the software computes these things so we understand why the "trick" works is as important as ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1313
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
This appears to be fixed in 2023 (Maybe 2021). You can now select "All versions" and any configuration. Before, selecting "All versions" wouldn't let you select configurations. image.png This is good to know. However, the Configured Hardware ship has sailed from this port. But, ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
- Replies: 8
- Views: 503
Re: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
Or forget about the common radii in the profile all together; add it to the sweep feature.
We used to be lazy and create profiles from a couple of cross curves, had similar problem; created "bends" that were not reality. We're doing better now.
We used to be lazy and create profiles from a couple of cross curves, had similar problem; created "bends" that were not reality. We're doing better now.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Solidworks and 3Dconnexion Spacemouse
- Replies: 5
- Views: 228
Re: Solidworks and 3Dconnexion Spacemouse
Just a WAG, but could one part have been miles away and the rotation was set to rotate about center or origin instead of a part or geometry? That gives the appearance that everything flies out of view or disappears.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: For Sale and Want To Buy
- Topic: linear test apparatus, damper testing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 146
linear test apparatus, damper testing
Hello, I recall someone here sharing about what they make at work but I cannot find it now. Does one of you make machines that test dampers or are linear test machines that can drive by position, speed, or force with recording all three?
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Improving the look/usability of the SWYMP Without Dassault Lifting a Finger
- Replies: 12
- Views: 760
Re: Improving the look/usability of the SWYMP Without Dassault Lifting a Finger
Nice work. The appearance is surprisingly less painful.
I second the post timestamp instead of how long ago request.
Also, can you just get rid of the "Answered" label? The number of replies is shown and most humans can do the if(numReplies > 0) logic pretty quickly.
I second the post timestamp instead of how long ago request.
Also, can you just get rid of the "Answered" label? The number of replies is shown and most humans can do the if(numReplies > 0) logic pretty quickly.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 135305
Re: Watercooler Talk
https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/434593448_2787049824805179_508622762699224154_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=00Q06j3-FugAb5D_QVJ&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=03_AdU9tBKUyDPAbcI0Hd5vyW8XqJgeocoRfEt4EruPUtKzcw&oe=663BAE64 This is what it loo...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Macro Library
- Topic: DXF/DWG Model View Export
- Replies: 15
- Views: 891
Re: DXF/DWG Model View Export
Thanks. Alex these are not sheet metal parts, so flat patterns will rarely be used. Bnemec, I'm not sure I'm 100% following as I'm relatively new in the design world. This is for Laser Cutting and CNC. I'll follow those guides and get back to you if I run into trouble. Thanks very much! If you're d...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Macro Library
- Topic: DXF/DWG Model View Export
- Replies: 15
- Views: 891
Re: DXF/DWG Model View Export
So this DXF is for CNC cutting, laser or waterjet, etc? We have never used drawing (view)s for 2D CNC dxf; Solid Edge or Solidworks. They have always been saved from the model. This is for various reasons, including scaling as you mentioned. However, it has been my experience that the most popular w...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: Macro Library
- Topic: DXF/DWG Model View Export
- Replies: 15
- Views: 891
Re: DXF/DWG Model View Export
Sorry for dumb question, but what is the purpose of the dwg/dxf from the model? What is consuming the data?
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 381
Re: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
It's beginning to look like I made wrong choice to use Save As PDF in our PDM task add-in. I didn't leave myself very good bread crumbs as to why I didn't use the Print to PDF method when I wrote the task add-in. Starting to feel like I need to try to add code for print to pdf and a task setup setti...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: delete read only files that are not part of the vault not working
- Replies: 4
- Views: 291
Re: delete read only files that are not part of the vault not working
Is there something in the folder that's causing Windows to block deleting the folder, you know, like thumbs.db ? I'm guessing the pdm process is just swallowing the error from file system instead of displaying a helpful error dialog, you know that dialog that we all hate to get when deleting and &qu...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: delete read only files that are not part of the vault not working
- Replies: 4
- Views: 291
Re: delete read only files that are not part of the vault not working
As far as I know, those files are only deleted when the user browses into the folder that contains them. If they are "locked by another process" then the pdm client process cannot delete them. Also, they may not be read only, for whatever reason. We've seen this several times. It's even wo...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 381
Re: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
Is that the PDF printer that is installed with Acrobat? It doesn't look familiar.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 381
Drawing, how to save as PDF and include all the sheets of embedded/linked (OLE) pdf file?
When pasting raster images of the pages of a pdf is not acceptable, is there a way to tell Solidworks to "unpack" the OLE pdf file into sheets when doing Save As PDF? I see a hint of that ability in System Options -> Export -> PDF: High quality lines, Sharpened OLE DPI setting. If I have a...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: one sketch dimension driven by multiple global variables
- Replies: 9
- Views: 398
Re: one sketch dimension driven by multiple global variables
I tried to copy your process and the behavior was not repeatable in 2019SP4. I was thinking maybe you had dirieved configs, but I didn't see that any were indented (treed) in the drop down menu. I did notice some strange behavior in the global variable selector that might point to something. When yo...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, change user's login name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 462
Re: PDM, change user's login name
What registry entry is of you concern? Server side entries like usercache should be recreated. You need to allow the access from AD adding the new user names you modified in the db in the archive server as well. Thank you. I don't know if it should even be a concern. In the link below they go on to...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:54 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, change user's login name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 462
PDM, change user's login name
Sometimes users change their names. We use Active Directory for PDM login, so when IT updates the users login name in AD and I run "Update Group from AD" it wants to remove the user's old name from group(s) and create new user by new name. In effect it's the same user (person) just a new n...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1313
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
My current plan is to make parts with multiple configurations, and then save each configuration as a new part. If I need to fix something I can go back and do it from that one "template part" and save out the affected variants again, instead of having to go into each part and do the same....
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1313
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
If using PDM, and want to search for where used of the specific part, then don't use configs; actually I would say stick to the one part per file rule in that case. Where used in PDM works pretty well, but not always. If you want to know the where used of a specific config in a file, you must first ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
But it works! Why can't I use it? BY the way once the head (screw not hammer) is stripped, the hammer is about all that is left! You bring up a good point to continue the metaphor. While knowing the difference between a screw and nail should either be common sense or covered in 8th grade shop class...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:29 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
I have fond hopes that at some time in the distant future (but not too distant because I plan to retire in 2028) when we suppress a feature in a Part, and it has children further down in the tree, we will have a System Option to have those features remain active, but showing errors, instead of bein...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
Doing that every day. At the risk of being a jerk: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/capitulate I get it, we don't have a choice much of the time. But it just seems if we keep on this path of replacing the expectation of reason with training, eventually we'll run out of people with enough logic abi...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
SE isn't showing a warning or error that I see, just the link icon if you edit the sketch, but its not obvious that its connected to anything. I guess its remembers the edge from history that isn't there anymore? Not really sure how I feel about that, like its linked to a ghost I can't see anymore....
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:35 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
CAD software is a "tool". How much "training" did you get when you buy a hammer? Was there instructions/warning not to hammer a screw or bolt? Company need to establish a standard and train employees to that standard. Most company just hand over the hammer and say "Go nuts&...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
I think you nailed it .. I seems that Dasult have gone to town of crafting UI components and forced upon workflow just to have end user to give up and slab everything that needs to be edit at the end of the feature tree. In other words their own poor man "synchronic" workflow. One way mod...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
Put reference in sketches. Don't project/convert from model. Reuse the sketch. Features can move up and down. Just not above the sketch. Preach on! But you know, the out of box training shows how to use the software. Not always so much how to use it properly, usually focus on what it can do and spe...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3434
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
So you want the child born before the parent? I cannot speak for Dwight, but what you say is one of the uses. Maybe didn't bother to check refs or aware of the ref, but not obvious why there's a ref, some people's sketches get crazy or could be feature parameters. Either way, allowing the user to p...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: Computer Aided Engineering
- Topic: CAD Link users or experience?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1506
Re: CAD Link users or experience?
A little follow up of some things we learned while evaluating CAD Link. Keep in mind, this is just one person's perspective. - The CAD Link user(s) have complete authority over the Bills of Manufacture in Syteline. + In our situation that is not so good as the Design Eng department knows the CAD but...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: Enhancement Requests
- Topic: Ability to Copy an Element from one Drawing Sheet to Another and Paste it in the Same Location on the New Sheet
- Replies: 14
- Views: 497
Re: Ability to Copy an Element from one Drawing Sheet to Another and Paste it in the Same Location on the New Sheet
The normal way that I'm used to is paste command (ctrl +v) and the copied content is floating around as a preview as to where it will be dropped on mouse click. Shift puts the copied content at the same location as it was copied from, mouse click drops it. Smooth, simple, fast, done.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:41 am
- Forum: Enhancement Requests
- Topic: Ability to Copy an Element from one Drawing Sheet to Another and Paste it in the Same Location on the New Sheet
- Replies: 14
- Views: 497
Re: Ability to Copy an Element from one Drawing Sheet to Another and Paste it in the Same Location on the New Sheet
I wonder how they will implement that, IF, they do. The functionality has been around for as long as I can recall in aCAD as well as Solid Edge draft. Things like this are why I just chuckle and shake my head when people say Solidworks' UI is and has been superior to everything else.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 135305
Re: Watercooler Talk
I'm going to guess it was related to CAD usage.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:18 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 135305
Re: Watercooler Talk
Feels like a month early in WI too. Winter (what there was of it) left the soil as dry as it found it. Usually when the frost comes out the soil is very soggy, this year the top is dusty dry most places. There was very little frost this year, doubt more than a foot for more than a week if that. Last...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Change location cache SolidWorks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 354
Re: Change location cache SolidWorks
Is this in the context of PDM?
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 135305
Re: Watercooler Talk
This old man could use some help for a very minor issue. I was typing a response on a an internet site (completely unrelated to SW) and attempting to underline some text. Somehow (I think I mistakenly held down Ctrl while hitting the -/_ key), and all the text got smaller. I've closed that tab and ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 135305
Re: Watercooler Talk
Also like the pen or podium or the forge.AlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:29 pm I was thinking pretty much the same. I think this is why AI is such a scary thing, kind of like nuclear energy, because it could be used in awful ways
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 243202
Re: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
With that in mind, going on the "SolidWorks Enhancement Ideas" community and using the same filter gives us quite a good perspective of how little work has been done towards SolidWorks since the platform's existence. image.png 2111 ideas still in the "process" since the migratio...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:31 am
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Ordered Vs Synchronous
- Replies: 19
- Views: 883
Re: Ordered Vs Synchronous
Former mold engineer here. NX with moldwizard and I confirm that direct modelling took a good chunk of our daily work....... Curious, have you used the Solid Edge ST? I don't know that I could compare it to "Direct Edting". Regular Solid Edge has direct editing functionality, a bit more t...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Maker edition
- Replies: 14
- Views: 778
Re: Maker edition
That's the plan. I just need to figure out how to firewall the Windows box and still be able to pull files and such from my NAS box You sound smart enough to self teach these things. If you have access to the firewall on your router/gateway (if it's managed by your ISP then this may not work) then ...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Solidworks World...........errrr, 3D Experience World Videos
- Replies: 16
- Views: 805
Re: Solidworks World...........errrr, 3D Experience World Videos
This is an evolution brought about by Agile Product Development where software is developed in short Product Increments (PI's). It also depends on a rigorous quality assurance (QA) program to insure zero regressions in each release. This process is utilized for cloud apps (3Dxperience) as this is c...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:14 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: What are your most impressive tricks of Solidworks
- Replies: 162
- Views: 63196
Re: What are your most impressive tricks of Solidworks
My latest SW achievements!
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Subscription cost increase
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3199
Re: Subscription cost increase
Is that a different version from the Community Edition. I have SE Community Edition 2022 installed. Show about another year before it expires. image.png To be honest, I didn't look close enough to know for sure. Maybe crude, but I've learned to not try to keep up with what each version can do with ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Subscription cost increase
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3199
Re: Subscription cost increase
As an FYI, When Solidworks made a hash of the deal they made with EAA members that had been making use of the benefit pointed out their displeasure with what Solidworks did. The EAA does try to listen to their members, combined with Siemen's willingness to swoop in and "save the day" for s...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: New SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 "Get" log
- Replies: 7
- Views: 325
Re: New SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 "Get" log
I'm kind of excited about this additional functionality. Although I feel it's usage is mostly limited to helping PDM Admin trouble shoot or track down quirks in what users are doing/perceiving. I have SSMS open most weeks for something or another anyway, saving a query on that table is likely how I'...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:22 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: 2023 SP5 is now available
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4786
Re: 2023 SP5 is now available
FIFY
Bradfordzzz wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:05 am Makes you wonder what "value" the "value added resellers" are actually adding.
Might as well just put Solidworks in a box, and sell it at Staples, or Best Buy Amazon Wish or Etsy.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Ordered Vs Synchronous
- Replies: 19
- Views: 883
Re: Ordered Vs Synchronous
It took ST a while to get moving. The first 3 versions I didn't get it. But they made some changes and eventually it started to make sense to me. You might have been involved too early on. I don't remember the details of why I didn't like it originally, but early versions were not good. It has impr...