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This extension doesn't come with options, so it's either edit code or try something else.

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RickB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 4:03 pm In case I failed to say it...

Matt, Thank you for starting this Forum.
You da man.

Hey, no problem. Thanks for coming! It has been fun, and should continue that way. It's nice to have an independent place to go where we're the ones in charge.

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:14 pm We can use Wild West Style :p

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I'll second that. It took me 3 tries to get it right. I've never seen one of those that was so difficult to read. For me it obviously won't matter, since I hope I never have to do it again, but it might be discouraging for prospective new members. Thanks for the input. I've changed this to a simple...

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Ok, I got an extension that lets you give "thanks" to people. In a post that you like, there is a thumbs up icon in the upper right, as shown below. (I'm using the Breeze style/theme that's available from your user control panel.) We can use this one for a while to see if it works for us o...

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Ummmm. We are here to ditch the 3DSwym. So a bunch of rebels here probably don't know or want to know about how to use it.

But then again it strikes me that maybe you're just throwing a match into this tinderbox. In which case, troll away. Nothing sells newspapers like a trainwreck.

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Ry-guy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:34 pm Matt-
...How about PDM Forums too? Solid-Edge with their built-in PDM tool, SW with PDM Pro and Onshape..well with its integrated PDMish tools.

I added a CAD Admin forum, which includes file management and PDM topics.

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KennyG wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:49 pmFound it!

Welcome, Kenny, glad to have you here!

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I've added several new styles. Styles are like skins or templates. Some are light, and some are dark. I kind of like the Breeze, which is bright blue, but easy to read. Supernova is another light one that you might like. Quantum Codex and Carbon are darker, for those who go that way.

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I've mentioned this a few times, but I'll go again. I just started this. Haven't had time to really tweak it, but I'm getting there. I know there are some lacking features, but over a hopefully brief time, I'll get most of it running. I agree the capcha thing is annoying. I had trouble with the firs...

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berg_lauritz wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:26 am
I want to give you an upvote for that!
There are none, though, are they?
Can I mark answers as correct?

I'm working on adding a Like extension, and a few other things. Keep the suggestions coming. I can't get them all tomorrow, but I'll work on it!

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berg_lauritz wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:34 am
This is great for a registered user, but a pain for a viewer. My advice would still be to turn it off for everyone, because of that.

There are some options to limit smilies and links and code and font size, that might be a good compromise until we can see how much of a distraction it will be.

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Good morning, everyone, nice to see so many over here already! Can the creator of this forum please disable all signatures? Or can I somehow disable them? Otherwise this whole thing will be horrific to read! - You can turn off signatures. Go to User Control Panel (upper right click the triangle nex...

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Ok, the solidworks forum costs $x00,000 per year to run plus at least one full time employee, so double that. This place cost me $14.99 for the domain, and $0 for the phpbb software (well, plus the $750 for 3 years for my server space). My time here so far is free. I started this YESTERDAY before lu...

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Roasted By John wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:58 am There are some that need a place to hangout and BS..
Just my 27.5 cents (2 cents adjusted for inflation)

We have the Off-Topic area. You can think of it having a different name, but that's what it's for.

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Truth is I haven't looked at it in a long time. I can post a link to this on the Facebook group. Rick Mason has been showing up there recently. Yeah, that would be cool. Rick was a regular on my blog about a decade ago. Changing forums is a rough thing. It never really works out the way it is inten...

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bnemec wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:25 am Rule 7, no arguing over the rules. Also from Kindergarten but useful in professional environment.

Ok, I'm working on that like button....

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I really dont like rule number 5. If i want to be sarcastic , last thing i wanna do is be so obvious. Yeah, ok. You see, I was being sarcastic, and it didn't work in print. The sarcasm thing is obviously NOT a rule. I just wanted to make that a suggestion. I thought that was obvious, but see, I can...

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I want to make a bit of a collage for our header. All of the stuff I make is swoopy and plasticky, but I know some of you guys design more interesting stuff. So if you submit an image of a model, it will become part of our header. I'll probably combine several images to make the header, and then I m...

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The rules are all those things you learned in kindergarten about dealing with other people. In case you skipped kindergarten, or maybe just forgot, let me spell it out a little: No personal attacks or disrespect toward groups of people. Except accordion players. I HATE accordion players . (refer to ...

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New Forum Please KeyCreator Done. Hey, Rick, good to see you again! Matt- It's good to see you have forums from the major players in the mid-market CAx..Siemens with Solid Edge, Dassault Systems with SolidWorks and PTC with Onshape. I kinda like that because all these software are using the same ge...

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I've made lists like this for designing plastic parts. Some of the plastic manufacturing process goes through the machine shop. Sometimes it's hard to think that far ahead - thinking of the part design and function plus the mold and the mold making process. It can be a lot to think about all at once...

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MJuric wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:40 pm The list of things that "CAD" people do to make parts more difficult, more expensive or just down right impossible to make is fairly endless.

Well, then that sounds like a great place to start a great discussion. Educate some CAD users!

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Oh, that kind of pains me a little to hear that the SE forum is useless. But I'm glad you're here. Let's get some of your friends to come over....

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Rules! Rules!! We don't need no stinking rules... I'll write some rules later. They'll be pretty simple and straight forward. I don't get any power trip by writing silly rules. Plus, I really don't like rules myself. It's a little ironic that I'd be the guy making the rules, as I was usually the on...

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solidworksforumreplacement.jpg One thing you can do to read the new topics is to use the Active Topics, and then save a bookmark to that. That will always get you to the new stuff regardless of how it's organized in the list of forums/topics/categories. Also, you can edit your profile to include a ...

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Just so you know, I'm generally against off-topic stuff, but being in the position of starting this from scratch, I recognize the need and the aid it can be to keep people coming back. I've been an admin and a moderator before, so I'm pretty comfortable with drawing the line. I like to give people a...

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Well, hopefully you can be part of it. A leading question here and there can help drive interesting discussions. I know you're involved in a lot of interesting stuff, even if it isn't directly related to SW or even CAD. I'm sure we can find a better place than just the off-topic broom closet for you...

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This is a question I've been wondering about as well. I'm not a big fan of cloud CAD, but there are some pieces of 360 that are fascinating. Like subd modeling and Tsplines, and other stuff. There is a lot to be curious about. Can you explain what you're talking about with wyrmwoodgaming?

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My personal experience in CAM is pretty narrow, but I'd love to see more CAM related stuff, and in particular what CAD people can do to make CAM work better and give better results. Maybe you could start out by writing something about that? What sorts of things do CAD operators do that make you want...

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This forum even as a "block poster" option and it's even aptly named "Manage Foes". FWIW I would agree with some of the comments on the SW forum, not sure how you'd ever get traffic here. CAn you just port all the posts from over there to here so at least when someone searches t...

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Hey, thanks all for showing up! I'm still finding the reins on this thing. Do we really need a JimWright2 already? Where is JimWright1? Anyway, JimWright2, I've added a CAM topic for you, and a 3D Print for the person that was about to ask.

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Yeah, you're right, I'd better get that Terms Of Use written. People used to know the answer to questions like that without asking.

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Oh, great! I'm off to a great start.... now I just gotta find that switch....

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FLaw is the first!

Congrats!

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It's that fresh new CAD forum smell! This place is so brand new that I don't have any rules posted yet! Use the Suggestions topic to post suggestions. I've got other work going on while I'm configuring this and trying to make it look like something not right out of the box, but I'm open to suggestio...

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