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Glenn Schroeder

idesignhaus wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:23 pm In the meantime, I'll go back and read the rest of that thread in search of enlightenment.

. . . and how did that work out? Find much enlightenment?

Glenn Schroeder

The section is already set up at https://www.cadforum.net/viewforum.php?f=17&sid=2ecc2dab77f25a8a3cb688ae3c146730 , and I have one FAQ there. I ran into a limitation in this platform that only allows 3 attachments, which includes screenshots, and quite a few of them have more than that. @matt i...

Glenn Schroeder

I will respectfully disagree with @matt about Mouse Gestures.

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Glenn Schroeder

The only thing(s) I can think of happening is that they ban someone or it becomes a reputation issue. As far as models, download them and re-attach them. I don't think any of that crosses the line into any liability issues only reputation issues which I though we should get insight on. Well, the on...

Glenn Schroeder

Small update here - this is what I feared would come & there it is. Which makes this whole thing a total $#!+ show for a help 'forum': Screenshot 2021-03-16 101056.jpg Even Alin takes part... I'm sad now. Not necessarily. I've noticed that some of the discussions and/or questions are already be...

Glenn Schroeder

I've been to most of the in-person courses offered by my VAR, some of them more than once, and I've always been surprised that they don't have one focusing on custom properties. It's such a powerful tool that I believe more emphasis should be placed on helping people with it. I think I have a pretty...

Glenn Schroeder

I guess we all have blind spots when using SW, or at least I know I do. Two features I resisted using for some reason, that I now use often and wouldn't want to do without are Quick Mates and Isolate. Users often comment on their use of keyboard shortcuts. Maybe it's because I don't have an AutoCAD ...

Glenn Schroeder

https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/208554

https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/57875

Glenn Schroeder

2. I can't find a way to insert screenshots. My usual practice on other forums is to take a screenshot, paste it in Paint, add circles and arrows, select a region, copy, and paste directly in the text body. That doesn't work here. It may be possible to insert one after saving it as a stand-alone fi...

Glenn Schroeder

I wouldn't mind pitching in some, but I also wouldn't mind if Matt added some advertising to help pay the bills. I can ignore ads with the best of them. By the way, I don't know anything about the mechanics behind it, but I belong to an aquarium forum that has unobtrusive aquarium related ads from A...

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I still can't get an answer as to when the new Structure Systems that's supposed to replace Weldments will be ready for production use...I was more than slightly annoyed that they finally added the ability to use a spline (which I considered a bug), but only added it to SS, not Weldments because th...

Glenn Schroeder

Yeah, I avoid configurations. I know there are situations where they are difficult to avoid, but they cause all sorts of problems. Configuring sketch relations just sounds like asking for trouble. I'd rather swap out features than try to reuse one sketch with swapping relations. Configurations are ...

Glenn Schroeder

I've been working on a VPN connection, with our files on network drives since last March (no PDM). There have been a few issues, like files getting corrupted, but that's why I have backups. I think the corrupted files were caused by my internet connection going down in the middle of saving. I'm not ...

Glenn Schroeder

. . . helping someone with a SW question on this forum ( https://www.cadforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=65&p=486&sid=561801e85d4cac550e51efb0d051cb5b#p486 ). To tell the truth, I've been a little concerned that this would be a nerd Facebook, with a lot of conversation but not much helping...

Glenn Schroeder

It's not a workflow I use, so I probably won't be able to answer any more questions about it, but if you right-click while in the open sketch and choose "Display/Delete Relations" from the drop-down you get the property manager shown below. As you can see, there are configuration options s...

Glenn Schroeder

I had problems a few years ago with some options not showing up in left-click menus. I was advised by the VAR tech support person that when installing a new version it's best to un-install all existing versions, install the new one, then re-install the new one(s). Is this the kind of thing you have ...

Glenn Schroeder

I'm still stuck on their decision to make the new platform inaccessible by Google. Every other stupid decision (and there have been plenty) pales in comparison. I kind of asked this question on the new community over there. https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:52/iquest...

Glenn Schroeder

I recently learned a new one from Betty Baker. It's one of those cases where I can't believe I've been using the software as much as I have since 2009 and didn't know about it earlier. I've often casually noticed the asterisk at the end of the file name at the very top of my monitor, but never gave ...

Glenn Schroeder

mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:26 amimage.png

That reminds me of something I saw years ago, where someone was bragging that he had zero carbon footprint because he always took the bus.

Glenn Schroeder

Ok, Glenn, I finally got it. You can now upload sldprt, sldasm, slddrw and sldlfp, but the limit is 50 mb (don't make me regret that) and you are limited to the CAD forum areas (not in the suggestions forum). I did a test upload of a 23 mb file from the SW forum of the 747 fuselage. @matt, I just t...

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Hello everyone! When I look at those who are already here, I think this forum has a chance of success. Great idea, Matt! P.S. It is not easy to get rid of me :D Hey, @Krzysztof Szpakowski , very glad to see you here! We've got a lot of serious SolidWorks brainpower here. Yes, we do. And then there'...

Glenn Schroeder

Ok, Glenn, I finally got it. You can now upload sldprt, sldasm, slddrw and sldlfp, but the limit is 50 mb (don't make me regret that) and you are limited to the CAD forum areas (not in the suggestions forum). I did a test upload of a 23 mb file from the SW forum of the 747 fuselage. matt , I just t...

Glenn Schroeder

I attached a sample Part in which I created 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 sa...

Glenn Schroeder

Alin wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:48 amHello World!

And hello to you also. It's good to see you here.

Glenn Schroeder

What happened to build a good product, if it really is good at what it does, the users will come on their own. Word will get around, build up your fan base and evangelists. But you need a good and open community for that. These executives think they are some kind of visionaries. You can hear it at ...

Glenn Schroeder

I'm afraid I don't know anything about CAM, but I could go on for hours about engineers with no practical experience designing things that are much more complicated than they need to be to achieve the goal, spec a material that's only made in limited quantities on February 29th, or call out rebar be...

Glenn Schroeder

I'm still stuck on their decision to make the new platform inaccessible by Google. Every other stupid decision (and there have been plenty) pales in comparison.

Glenn Schroeder

Glenn, I think you can get away with that if you are working on projects that never cross, they are standalone and isolated. But if ever you need to open two assemblies from two different projects that both contain files with the same name, the first one you open wins, the seconds loads files in me...

Glenn Schroeder

Haha! My Avatar is from 2007 and now I can't get rid of it or no one will know me. I think immersive environments are great but I learned from back then that those things have a limited appeal. I fear the young 'uns are learning this again with AR and VR. VR was going to be a thing back in the pre-...

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Being from a part of the country that reveres cornbread I found this one amusing. Bonus points if you know which TV show the picture came from. image.png Beverly Hillbillies? Green Acres? Andy Griffith? You nailed it with your third guess. They appeared in several episodes of the Andy Griffith show...

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I know this will be considered sacrilege by most users, but I have multiple files with the same name. I've been doing it for years, and never had an issue with it. No PDM, by the way. 1. When I start a new project, where I'm not sure what the final design will look like (which is almost all of them)...

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The company I work for is actively looking for a new CAD/PDM Admin. I'm trying to get the word out. edit: sorry about the terrible typo in the thread title. I don't think I can edit it. You should be able to edit it. Click on the little pencil icon at the top right corner of your post. image.png Th...

Glenn Schroeder

Being from a part of the country that reveres cornbread I found this one amusing. Bonus points if you know which TV show the picture came from.

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Glenn Schroeder

Thanks Matt,

It looks like it works. (That's a set of cattle pens I built a few years ago after designing it in SW. It works pretty well.)

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Glenn Schroeder

It seems to be fixed (using Chrome). Thanks.

Glenn Schroeder

dpihlaja wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:55 amHowdy!

Howdy back at you. It's starting to feel like home (and Matt is working on making it better).

Glenn Schroeder

I've had this problem with 2020 that the RMB menus on features with fail or warning icons don't work. Is that an issue in 2021? Also maximizing the SW window when there are multiple windows requires you to select one and wait. I haven't noticed either of those behaviors, but I didn't notice either ...

Glenn Schroeder

We need 3 more to get an even 10 Cadmandments. OH, that's good. I might have to borrow that one. :D I'm not sure. "Cadmandments- Forum" maybe. Cadmandments would be things like: 1. Fully Define your sketches. 2. Use Symmetry whenever possible. 3. Save early and save often. 4. Keep sketche...

Glenn Schroeder

I have installed it but we are using 2019 due to the Windchill version we have not being compatible. That said, one nice little enhancement that is sure to not make the "flashy feature list" is when you double click dimensions to edit, it no longer delays to show the Property Manager for ...

Glenn Schroeder

Ok, Glenn, I finally got it. You can now upload sldprt, sldasm, slddrw and sldlfp, but the limit is 50 mb (don't make me regret that) and you are limited to the CAD forum areas (not in the suggestions forum). I did a test upload of a 23 mb file from the SW forum of the 747 fuselage. I saw that, and...

Glenn Schroeder

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:48 pm 2021 SP2 since SP0
Not much different.
Not better or worse than 2020.
No PDM.

Pretty much the same here.

Glenn Schroeder

1. The "Remember me" checkbox doesn't seem to be working. It remembers my login name and password, but it still takes me to the log in page instead of automatically logging me in when I go to the site. 2. I can't find a way to insert screenshots. My usual practice on other forums is to tak...

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. . . The code I had to enter on sign up was a pain, I found it harder to read than normal ones , and when it didn't like what I put and resetting it didn't work, I had to refresh the page. You may also want to look at confirming people's email addresses to prevent someone from creating a lot of bo...

Glenn Schroeder

Howdy Matt, I'm glad to be here, and I really hope this takes off. At least it's on a platform I'm familiar with, doesn't require a six week course to be able to navigate, and actually works. I belong to a non-CAD forum that used this platform before switching to xenForo, and while I like xenForo a ...

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