Hey Matt, Is there a switch somewhere to show the animated Gifs at https://www.cadforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=574&sid=173fde5f44ef1d921ca255c2e38a9451#p574 without having to click the image to open it separately. It's maybe not clear that those "pictures" are actually animated. Also, I n...

Turn on Dynamic Reference Visualization to be able to see dependencies and external references in the feature tree:

Before anyone tries any of my macros, have a look over at https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-tools/ and see if there's a similar macro, if so use the one from the above site before you try mine. Those macros were made by artem . For those that don't know he's a programmer, I'm not. Some macros I'v...

Nice work Rob. We have custom bugs for our drawings based on old 2D CAD. I'll bookmark this for future reference.

I remember from previous abortive attempts at this that SWYM stands for See What You Mean. Although I'm not sure how that is relevant in any way. S mother W hat Y ou M ade S olid W orks, Y ou're M urdered S enseless W hile Y elling M adly Those are pretty good candidates for the "Deep Pit of D...

Tom,
Can you post this part? I'd like to take a look at it...Though, there's probably IP involved, or you would've done that already I'm guessing?

Okay, here are a few things I learned while preparing for the CSWE: 1. Use the S-key and assign commands like measure, convert entities, etc. 2. I use a Logitech g600 mouse and have assigned things like rebuild, copy, escape etc. to the side buttons. 3. Use the D-key to bring the checkbox to your cu...

Hey Matt, Someone over at the SW forum ended up at the unsecured http site and was questioning how to get to the secure site. I believe there's a setting somewhere to redirect anyone who types http to the secure site, somewhere. It's probably at the hosting level, not forum management if I had to gu...

matt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:42 am

mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:23 am I see there's a Watercooler thread, but no 3D Printing thread...So, here it is...

There's a 3d print forum in the manufacturing category
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Sorry Matt. I don't see a means for me to delete this thread. If there's a way let me know, if not please delete it.
Thanks.

I see there's a Watercooler thread, but no 3D Printing thread...So, here it is...

2021 vs 2020 has some good stuff (check out the www.solidworks.com/whatsnew), but the unsung hero is probably all the work under the hood on graphics performance -- especially in Drawings it now uses the new 'graphics pipeline' that's been around a few years. On top of that, a ton of quality work, ...

If you don't mind having the student marking on your files, you can get a free copy of SW Student by joining the Experimental Aircraft Association. I think it's only $40/year. Here's a link to the SW info https://www.eaa.org/eaa/eaa-membership/ ... rce-center

Figured I'd post my guide for creating Skeleton Sketch Part large assemblies here, since they are getting rid of the SW forum.

Hmm...May it be possible to have MathCAD drive SW, now? We're stuck on Win7 and can't upgrade, but maybe some of you can upgrade and report back?

Hey Matt,
I can't attach a PDF. Is there a setting somewhere to allow other file types (definitely sldasm, sldprt, slddrt, and templates, text files, swp files, etc.)?
Here's the error:

Figured I'd start posting these here. I'll see if pictures work:

No, not trolling. I would like to be able to retrieve old posts. I have learned a lot from the forum. SO, it would be good to have a few people that know how to get in there and find things. Good luck searching and navigating anything on the 3dswym site. While people might not all migrate over here...

... I'm just hoping that the information survives. You know, even if it doesn't, we will have here enough resources to rebuild a lot of that info and filter some of the junk that got in there as well. In any case, they say they are bringing it all forward, and google should allow access to the info...

Unfortunately, we're on Windows 7. So, I can't install 2021.

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. No, not trollin...

I don't know either... Since the Solidworks Forum is moving to the platform and nobody knows how to use the platform a little guidance is needed to retrieve this information...So, show me how to do it. Edit to Add: As has been pointed out below, there's a method to search for the old content over th...

Thanks for setting this up Matt!
Glad we have a setup that is familiar, searchable, and easy.