. . . Mouse wheel down: S-key Didn't know you could do that - scroll down to activate something? Anyway. Definitely have a look at SolidWorks 'mouse gestures' and also, something I only found out later, you can create your own 'custom radial menus' with up to 8 segments each in the 3Dconnexion soft...

I have the SpaceMouse compact, and a much more regular mouse than yours, with no extra buttons. I struggled with similar issues and settled on assigning CTRL to the right button on the SpaceMouse. For a long time I had the S-Key assigned to the left SpaceMouse button, which worked well; but I now us...

And the fact that it now costs pretty much $0.00 to generate such material. Also, no programming, just ask it for what you want in plain English.

For those not familiar with twitter - videos need have their audio turned on manually

https://twitter.com/jonathanfly/status/ ... 4485552130

From the video description - Copy/pasted here for convenience Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss how existing A.I. capabilities already pose catastrophic risks to a functional society, how A.I. companies are caught in a race to deploy as quickly as possible without adequate safety measures, and ...

Scariest thing is that this presentation was recorded a over 6 weeks ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4UCGiD ... 9EmwTrMctB

SPerman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:46 pm Hole patterns with lots of instances are very slow in SW . . .

Anyone know if that's also true for xDesign? Would be an interesting test.

Maybe try shelling?

Make a copy of your part in exactly the same location. Hide the original. Shell the copy to the thickness of your coating then unhide the original and do a combine/subtract?

@AlexLachance Re. free, quick video editing - the best thing I found is the free and very lightweight (@80MB) Avidemux. Perfect for simple jobs like chopping off the beginning and end.

OBS >> https://obsproject.com/

Completely free. Bit of a learning curve to it, but it does everything. Millions of users.

Need more info. Can you supply a 3D image of what you need? Maybe name the metal/material you have in mind?

gupta9665 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:27 am Toggle Between Radial and Diametric Dimension Styles

Works perfectly. Many Thanks.

So, with the hard-work now done, we can now just Assign this Macro to a Keyboard Shortcut and OP gets his dream-come-true.

I need to get up-to-speed on macro creation. I had a go at recording that sequence of events - turning diameter into radius - using the basic built-in macro recorder. Long-story-short, I'm pretty sure the recorder doesn't recognize/record those particular actions. Might be possible if you learn som...

Jaylin Hochstetler wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:36 am You don't have to make a macro you can simply type the shortcut in the box.
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Cool. That might have been how I did it originally. That method seems to create the macro for you automatically, but it is still a macro, just auto-generated.

Honestly, I cannot stand the compact version. One of my co-workers had one and never used it. So I tried it out. Without the wrist rest (say that 3 times fast!), I just can't use it. I use the space mouse pro and love it. I tried the little one as well, and it was never oriented properly in relatio...

How did you setup the left button for the S key shortcut? Screenshot 2021-08-02 210848.png Had to go back and check. Had forgotten, it was so long ago [see screenshot attached]. First thing is to make sure you have a SolidWorks 'Part' file open, then it was just recording a macro (yes, you can do t...

Zhen-Wei Tee wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:11 pm The wireless one dint come with a dongle?

Don't know. I chose the wired one.

Whichever one you get, I would advise against getting a wireless one. Think about what might happen if you had to use someone elses solidworks setup in an office somewhere, and it was a big desktop workstation without bluetooth. Once you get used to using one you'll never want to work without it.

I have the 2-button wired compact version. Probably not as stable-on-the-table as the more expensive version, but I solved that (and saved myself €100) by sticking it down with a few balls of blu-tack. My 2 buttons are assigned as LEFT = S Key Shortcut Menu . . . and RIGHT = CTRL KEY. This, combined...

I do add certain features to the right click menu in the top box. A few years ago they brought that option in. Maybe that could help on a few of the features you want? Didn't even know that existed, thanks for that. That's the one you mean right? (see screenshot below) [media] rClickTopBox.png [/me...

If it was me I'd just add my own custom tab to the ComandManager >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnGpAMvZVo

Edit: P.S. - also possibly useful >> https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2020/ ... olidworks/

. . . MBD then ends up becoming a good fit and a less complex path to follow. Now a 'paperless convert' :) P.S. - You've made some very good points, and thanks for all the experiences/insights. I'm going to 'step away' from this debate now - seems to be heading into dystopia territory (not great fo...

There's not a whole lot of 2D drawing of parts in a auto assembly plant....because they don't make any parts. About the only thing made in auto plants these days are the large sheet metal pieces. I haven't been directly involved in the Automotive industry for at least five years now, but five years...

Worth a mention - there's probably very few 2D drawings fluttering around in a modern car assembly plant, with most of them being almost totally automated. So maybe, I dunno, get rid of all the humans? Then, once that's done, throw out all the printers/photocopiers?

Intellectual Property Protection probably plays a part too. 2D drawings are useful in that way, because each worker can be given only the information they need to do their job. Of course the same thing could be achieved by making defeatured 3D models specific to each process. It's a bit of an outda...

. . . Using a tablet at a welding table does not make sense. How do you deal with spatter and dirt contamination, gloved hands on a touchscreen, and crusty old guys who would be opposed to it on principle? Good point re. the welding spatter, hadn't thought of that. It triggered an idea in me that &...

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