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- Thu May 09, 2024 2:43 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, tool to copy the archives of a file and its reference tree
- Replies: 3
- Views: 271
Re: PDM, tool to copy the archives of a file and its reference tree
Never tested a sample only......I just rehost the test environment periodically from production. Takes an hour or two though.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Dummy Part Linked to Master Part
- Replies: 2
- Views: 249
Re: Dummy Part Linked to Master Part
Can you show a picture?
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1541
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
This is good to know. However, the Configured Hardware ship has sailed from this port. But, we do still have some configurations that this might be helpful for. I think it should be a welcome enhancement. Sounds like a good candidate for a macro or custom program to easily allow swapping fastener m...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:14 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1541
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
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 select the version of the file to select a specific config (standard part). Since the config file will likely get many versions as new parts/configs are added the w...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1541
Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
Our hardware models are configured (via design table) and we've been using PDM since 2010. No issues. The part number, description, etc... are configuration specific properties. I have one socket head cap screw model that has hundreds of configurations and is used in thousands of assemblies. When I...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Improving the look/usability of the SWYMP Without Dassault Lifting a Finger
- Replies: 12
- Views: 821
Re: Improving the look/usability of the SWYMP Without Dassault Lifting a Finger
Nice, @JSculley, you have already shown more competence then the Dassault team. It's like they are the Bad New Bears of UI design.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
- Replies: 1648
- Views: 321216
Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
Based on a true story I heard.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: Enhancement Requests
- Topic: Can't Install Solidworks 2023 in 64-bit Windows 10
- Replies: 8
- Views: 488
Re: Can't Install Solidworks 2023 in 64-bit Windows 10
I can do basic 3D solid modeling in Solidworks. I thought installing Solidworks 2023 is easy like just follow the instruction, click next, then click install. What image? Do you mean picture or image file like .iso? I don't understand. Can you guide me how to install Solidworks 2023? There are a nu...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: Files with blank State & Workflow
- Replies: 7
- Views: 850
Re: Files with blank State & Workflow
Quite right! My test-vault fix was to update TransitionID in the TransitionHistory table for each file, which had a trigger to update the corresponding CurrentStatusID in the Documents table (desirable in this case). But I didn't end up doing this in the production-vault, erring on the side of caut...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, change user's login name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 535
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: PDM, change user's login name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 535
Re: PDM, change user's login name
Thank you. I don't know if it should even be a concern. In the link below they go on to talk about removing a login name from the registry on the archive server. You make it sound like that is cache that is loaded/refreshed automatically. I guess if old logins are not automatically flushed from tha...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: Fusion 360
- Topic: Migrating from Solidworks to Fusion 360
- Replies: 5
- Views: 857
Re: Migrating from Solidworks to Fusion 360
@SPerman I think you have to purchase their Fusion Manage PLM cloud app.
https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusio ... -extension
https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusio ... -extension
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: CAD Admin (Install, PDM, etc)
- Topic: Files with blank State & Workflow
- Replies: 7
- Views: 850
Re: Files with blank State & Workflow
I think the files were <Private State> but added to the vault, so they existed in the archive. I deleted them as Admin then recovered them around 30 min later, which left them checked in without a state. I tried reproducing it yesterday (in 2022 SP5) but they went into workflows correctly. At the t...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3627
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
Thinking about it more, I'm pretty sure using a screw with a driver is easier that driving a nail with a hammer. The nail and hammer required much more skill and practice, especially in 100 year dried oak framing. That's not what Mr. Miyagi taught us: image.png https://o.quizlet.com/53mGL7DkhPy.T6F...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Solid Edge 2024 Community edition is now available
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2669
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Solid Edge 2024 Community edition is now available
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2669
Re: Solid Edge 2024 Community edition is now available
Jason, what are you referring to... Display speed of the form when switching commands or just utilizing them while selecting fields/options? Just some general delays in the UI when going into commands. I think its the command bar trying to popup and change back forth between selection options and t...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Solid Edge 2024 Community edition is now available
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2669
Re: Solid Edge 2024 Community edition is now available
Is is just me or is 2024 kind of slow and clunky going through the command bar menus? Maybe there are some options to turn off that is contributing?
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3627
Re: why do features automagically suppress themselves? Probably a "Feature"
It sort of remember its reference. In other words it will gladly follow what end user want to do and not force its own stupid rule set on what is allowed. Its amazing how broken this SW really is. SE isn't showing a warning or error that I see, just the link icon if you edit the sketch, but its not...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:26 pm
- Forum: Onshape
- Topic: SolidTranslate
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1529
Re: SolidTranslate
When we need to all remotely view something we screenshare with Teams. Integrate 3dx with that somehow with the online markup/viewing and they may be on to something.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 136479
Re: Watercooler Talk
Control 0 should reset to 100%
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:04 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 136479
Re: Watercooler Talk
I think it also created some very "diverse" NazisAlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:42 pm So, anyone seen Google's A.I. called Gemini's famous quotes? There's some pretty wild ones from it's releases, the A.I. seems very 'woke'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68412620
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Easy 30 second answer to this question...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 385
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 136479
Re: Watercooler Talk
Matches your 3dx screenAlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:17 pm Just wanted to brag of our colourfulness
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https://www.cadforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=34054#p34054
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 245622
Re: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
I saw a post claiming that more then half of the new top enhancements are In MDB. is it true? I have no words. nc machinIng aside it Is just useless junk for many other fields let alone it requires an additional license fee... Yes, due to: 1. Using this "platform" for voting is stupidly d...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Something to watch out for with SW2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 566
Re: Something to watch out for with SW2024
It's a good option to have for people working with multiple users creating drawings, there have been times where I wish I could distinct it visually because someone cheated their dimension rather then fixing things to get it right. Exactly this.....can't tell you how many times we've had users over...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Subscription cost increase
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3271
Re: Subscription cost increase
Research in anything software has become like quotes; only valid for 30 days. Digressing, but too many blogs do not contain publish date or location in the header like the old "proper" periodicals did, just have the name. That drives me nuts these days. Seems to be a tactic to make their ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Subscription cost increase
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3271
Re: Subscription cost increase
Also, from some of the eaaforums it sounds like the Solid Edge is for several years, even some comments about can keep that version forever? Don't quote me on that, I didn't read all the details myself. I've been an EAA member for a while but haven't made time to download and install Solid Edge at ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: General Biz and Announcements
- Topic: traffic update
- Replies: 4
- Views: 724
Re: traffic update
True, that how I've used it, to brainstorm some ideas. From there you can piece together an actual good idea.
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Solidworks Simulation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 442
Re: Solidworks Simulation
What functionality do you need? Simulation software is just expensive no matter where you go as its complexity and developed by PhD's in math, and companies need so few licenses. We have Sim Premium but had to go to Abaqus for a project.....I think a year lease was 15k+. A perpetual license is like ...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: General Biz and Announcements
- Topic: traffic update
- Replies: 4
- Views: 724
Re: traffic update
Makes you wonder with the rise of AI, how much access and data mining its doing to answer peoples questions?
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: New SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 "Get" log
- Replies: 7
- Views: 347
Re: New SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 "Get" log
I'm guessing this was needed for audit control.......who is getting files and where.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: New SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 "Get" log
- Replies: 7
- Views: 347
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Biz and Announcements
- Topic: New Enhancement Request subforum under Solidworks
- Replies: 1
- Views: 167
Re: New Enhancement Request subforum under Solidworks
Matt, because you need more to do
phpBB voting option:
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https://github.com/phpbb/ideas/tree/master
phpBB voting option:
https://www.phpbb.com/community/ideas
https://github.com/phpbb/ideas/tree/master
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Solidworks 2024 - "Save As" Previous versions.....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 886
Re: Solidworks 2024 - "Save As" Previous versions.....
@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...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Solidworks 2024 - "Save As" Previous versions.....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 886
Re: Solidworks 2024 - "Save As" Previous versions.....
Pretty good video of how it works.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 136479
Re: Watercooler Talk
The tin foil hat got better: https://getlambs.com/ Whether you believe in EMF's effects (from you phone/electronics) and its potential to negatively affect your well being, I'd say reading /texting while driving on said devices are much more likely to impact your life. That said, I felt a little We...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:59 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: What do you listen to at work?
- Replies: 417
- Views: 136599
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:51 pm
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: Disable pdm login screen disables also cache refresh
- Replies: 5
- Views: 308
Re: Disable pdm login screen disables also cache refresh
I wonder if that is why they hide the Search.exe with no out of box shortcuts in start menu or task bar? The out of box way to access the Search.exe is through a vault view. I don't think there has ever been an official shortcut to the search.exe, you launched it from from inside the vault. We manu...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:34 am
- Forum: SolidWorks PDM
- Topic: Disable pdm login screen disables also cache refresh
- Replies: 5
- Views: 308
Re: Disable pdm login screen disables also cache refresh
Wonder if its related to the long standing bug with launching the login from the standalone search tool. If the user clicks on a shortcut to the "search.exe" in the PDM folder, the login prompt comes up but it doesn't cache the files. You have to logout and back in. This is really old........
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:31 am
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 245622
Re: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:6/post:Fxpx-7TrQoStBmzgPqWj4g 3DEX-BMW-01.jpg Let see if BMW quality go up ** Makes perfect sense considering BMW was moving to subscription for car features. Maybe they were just passing the buck. https://www.kbb.com/car-news/bmw-qu...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4018
Re: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users
When the TTL was on the old forum the #1 item had well over 200 votes. Those were the good ol' days! Navigating the Top ten is a nightmare. Figuring out how to sort and filter will make 95% of users give up. They should create (or license) a dedicated voting site instead of trying to shoehorn this ...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4018
Re: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users
If we want to expand it beyond MBD (which seems to be this years hot topic like Electrical was a few years ago); Hot? Hard to believe that users are clamoring for MBD over other needed functionality. This feels much like the last year or so where a bunch of Turkish reseller employees were padding v...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 245622
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:44 pm
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 245622
Re: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
Out of curiosity, how did you guys handle server changes? I'm guessing you cloned the older server onto the newer server and then did the switch at the right moment so that it would least bother the company. This is how I've done it in the past with on-premise. In azure we would clone so that's muc...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 245622
Re: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
Ouch, why are you replacing your servers so often..? We changed our server last year but the previous one dated from before I joined the company so it was well over 15 years old. I agree that labor and maintenance can be grevious but I'd say that applies to both ends. We work from our network and t...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1288
- Views: 245622
Re: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
Cloud isn't as expensive as it's made out to be, but having your data locked behind a paywall can certainly bring it's lot of expense. This I'm not finding to be true in all cases. Our PDM servers for example, we have one DB server and 3 replication servers. Then two development/test servers that a...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:22 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SolidWorks Installation Manager message
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1085
Re: SolidWorks Installation Manager message
I think they are playing it safe.....Windows is always updating....so reboot just to be sure.
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: 2023 SP5 is now available
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4982
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: 2023 SP5 is now available
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4982
Re: 2023 SP5 is now available
There are lots of "experts" on the internet. You know more than 50% of people believe they are above average.Bradfordzzz wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:24 pm image.png
Apparently .. lots of people want to know the answer to this ! LMAO
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:12 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1378
- Views: 136479
Re: Watercooler Talk
I don't think I'd be very happy if my VAR posted my name, company and full license number online for all to see. <()> image.png Young guy based on his profile. The newer generations (and some older) don't seem to value privacy as much.....maybe too used to air their dirty laundry on the internet.