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by zxys001
Thu Jun 08, 2023 11:13 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:08 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: pool money for a more sophisticated experience?
Replies: 32
Views: 7997

Re: pool money for a more sophisticated experience?

SPerman wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:44 am Agreed. And I will say this forum currently does everything a forum needs to do. I'm not sure what value would be added by a more expensive interface. (Well, it is missing beer points)
hmm,.. https://drizly.com/ UU
by zxys001
Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:19 am
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: pool money for a more sophisticated experience?
Replies: 32
Views: 7997

Re: pool money for a more sophisticated experience?

Matt.. I want to clarify, and I do hope you understand my appreciation, what I'd said here in these lines... Is about "THIS" forum. That you built for us. I am certain I am not the only one who truly appreciates the effort and time you have put in and the utility it provides for us all.. ...
by zxys001
Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: Importing IFC Files from Tekla
Replies: 7
Views: 1169

Re: Importing IFC Files from Tekla

Hello Dean, I have not worked with IFC on a project but have for personal use and imho, it's a hairball and how it creates sub assy's is insane. but.. 2022 has better management of the data for filtering/sharing. Hopefully someone can chime in ... otherwise, I'd scan the web... there are some resour...
by zxys001
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:51 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:48 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: AI and Related Tech
Topic: AI generated YouTube content
Replies: 4
Views: 607

Re: AI generated YouTube content

"Bad" music is a matter of interpretation anyway. There is a lot of music that I don't like (Music is like candy. The first thing to do is get rid of the wrapper.) But admittedly what is "bad" to my ears is something great to someone else. So insightful. >< https://www.youtube.c...
by zxys001
Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:07 pm
Forum: AI and Related Tech
Topic: AI generated YouTube content
Replies: 4
Views: 607

Re: AI generated YouTube content

Bard said that Dave abused HAL with really bad music... it all make sense now. UU
by zxys001
Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:37 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Display state
Replies: 35
Views: 2298

Re: Display state

imho,.. be careful what you do with the combo of display/config/exploded states.... for simple stuff it's ok for on going revisions and final release,... but more complicated geometry and even minor iterations... a friggen hairball. good luck. btw, creating saved views is a very good way to help man...
by zxys001
Wed May 31, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: Inventor Import?
Replies: 5
Views: 674

Re: Inventor Import?

Maybe download the free trial, then open/save the asm as a STEP?
by zxys001
Wed May 24, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Wed May 24, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Decoding Part Material
Replies: 5
Views: 433

Re: Decoding Part Material

I have a model where Material is called out as "PW70:32:C1:0:1:2:Re:8" and Mass Properties shows density as .10lb/in3. How would I figure out what material is referenced? ...yeah, who knows,.. a search on PW70 comes up as a plastic film material or cling wrap,...the remaining could be col...
by zxys001
Tue May 23, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Tips for Going off Subscription?
Replies: 58
Views: 5317

Re: Tips for Going off Subscription?

Not if you are using another PDM/PLM system like Windchill. The increased subs just means I pay for something I don't use. Why not just offer a sub without cloud services and sub with cloud services? Because they want their huge user base to foot the bill for their cloud development costs. It would...
by zxys001
Tue May 23, 2023 1:07 am
Forum: CAD Agnostic
Topic: How would you do this?
Replies: 2
Views: 521

Re: How would you do this?

Hello all, I am currently in the process of generating files so I can cnc rout all the parts one would need to build an F5 mandolin. I have files for the top and back plates. The traditional thing to do is inset a piece of 3/16" by 0.090" piece of plastic all around the edge of the top an...
by zxys001
Fri May 19, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Curse of Oak Island
Replies: 13
Views: 2132

Re: Curse of Oak Island

That show reminded me of the all cult classic ideology and get rich schemes.
by zxys001
Sun May 14, 2023 9:12 pm
Forum: 3D Print
Topic: 3D Print Tech Current Events
Replies: 110
Views: 37118

Re: 3D Print Tech Current Events

The hype about the X1 carbon is well deserved. I set this printer up 3 1/2 days ago, and all it does is spit out parts. Despite the fact that the printer runs 3+ x faster, the print quality is better than anything I've seen in the past. I will probably be getting one of these for the house and reti...
by zxys001
Fri May 12, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Misc CAD
Topic: CAD in manufacturing.
Replies: 19
Views: 2713

Re: CAD in manufacturing.

There is a new chatbot in town: Pi. I'm in Japan and it still doesn't cover us, so I couldn't test it personally. I've heard a lot about it that gives a lot of priorities over ChatGPT. It is starting to get like that movie, "Her"! Go to heypi.com and check it out. Make sure you turn the a...
by zxys001
Fri May 12, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: 3D Print
Topic: 3D Print Tech Current Events
Replies: 110
Views: 37118

Re: 3D Print Tech Current Events

Rugged Bambu P1P: https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/12hhz3n/rugged_p1p_hold_my_beer_work_in_progress/ That is a very good idea! UU And found one which also would work. https://www.sweetwater.com/c459--Rack_Case?highlight=GPro12&mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=1&am...
by zxys001
Thu May 11, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

@matt ... just something to shift your focus away from Beer. UU

by zxys001
Thu May 11, 2023 10:06 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: SOLIDWORKS Business Model Changes Coming in July 2023 - here we go again!!
Replies: 127
Views: 18278

Re: SOLIDWORKS Business Model Changes Coming in July 2023 - here we go again!!

It's not just the subscription. If it was just that it might slide. It's the forced march to the platform, and larger than that, the disconnect with customers. The unbelievable success of cell phones and Verizon's success was for a time a great thing. But they got greedy and took advantage of their...
by zxys001
Tue May 09, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: SOLIDWORKS Business Model Changes Coming in July 2023 - here we go again!!
Replies: 127
Views: 18278

Re: SOLIDWORKS Business Model Changes Coming in July 2023 - here we go again!!

TTevolve wrote: Tue May 09, 2023 1:08 pm I guess it was dumb of me to assume that the people paying the additional costs would see the additional value. My bad!
shame on you for assuming the users are also investors with longterm interest in tech and their own customers. :idea:
by zxys001
Tue May 09, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: Trim around text
Replies: 22
Views: 1913

Re: Trim around text

Hi, I have a sketch that has lots of random lines on what will be a A4 sheet, I want to place text over these lines and then trim away the ones that intersect the text, how do I do this? Steve One way you may be able to do this is to create a Broken-Out Section (solid... but maybe you have imported...
by zxys001
Tue May 09, 2023 11:49 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: SOLIDWORKS Business Model Changes Coming in July 2023 - here we go again!!
Replies: 127
Views: 18278

Re: SOLIDWORKS Business Model Changes Coming in July 2023 - here we go again!!

their business model is saying,.. our clients want this (because what they are paying us is not enuf?) so all new clients will pay/subsidize those wants. = their Marketing wants this (because they failed horribly in the past) to compete with other new potential sales. So, our annual fees are not enu...
by zxys001
Mon May 08, 2023 11:11 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Mon May 08, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Mon May 08, 2023 12:12 pm
Forum: Rendering and Motion
Topic: ..thoughts of yesterdays..
Replies: 9
Views: 1914

Re: ..thoughts of yesterdays..

..was in the mood for a bit of the past make believe for fun.. :D
by zxys001
Mon May 08, 2023 12:09 pm
Forum: Rendering and Motion
Topic: Please rate my rendering
Replies: 5
Views: 783

Re: Please rate my rendering

StepsAnimation wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 3:14 am Dear Fellow Members,

Hope you all are doing well.

I have just completed one USA project 3d interior and I would like to hear your feedback for the same.

Image
Nice work!
by zxys001
Fri May 05, 2023 11:38 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Thu May 04, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Tips for Going off Subscription?
Replies: 58
Views: 5317

Re: Tips for Going off Subscription?

yep... they are openly saying it out loud. Bend over and take it because we don't care what you want!
by zxys001
Wed May 03, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

so true!
by zxys001
Wed May 03, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: Misc CAD
Topic: CAD in manufacturing.
Replies: 19
Views: 2713

Re: CAD in manufacturing.

jcapriotti wrote: Wed May 03, 2023 4:38 pm I sense dueling AIs coming on. :twisted:
by zxys001
Wed May 03, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: Misc CAD
Topic: CAD in manufacturing.
Replies: 19
Views: 2713

Re: CAD in manufacturing.

Pretty good general assessment.
by zxys001
Wed May 03, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: Misc CAD
Topic: CAD in manufacturing.
Replies: 19
Views: 2713

Re: CAD in manufacturing.

Bard - here are the pros and cons of SolidWorks and OnShape: SolidWorks Pros: Powerful and versatile CAD program Wide range of features and capabilities Used by a wide range of industries Mature product with a long history of development Good for complex designs Cons: Expensive Requires a powerful c...
by zxys001
Mon May 01, 2023 11:04 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Mon May 01, 2023 11:01 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

RIP
by zxys001
Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:04 pm
Forum: 3D Print
Topic: 3D Print Tech Current Events
Replies: 110
Views: 37118

Re: 3D Print Tech Current Events

His review matches my experience after a few days. I haven't had the heat creep problem, but then again I've only had one print that lasted any length of time. The majority have failed due to lack of bed adhesion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLzgO11wQIg Sounds like they missed the mark in some ...
by zxys001
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:33 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:16 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

by zxys001
Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:34 pm
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: How to...perform the split command successfully?
Replies: 4
Views: 494

Re: How to...perform the split command successfully?

The tricky part is that it is just one big 'ol surface body and a bunch of little solid bodies. So, it may be because my model wasn't actually fixed. SW just decided to show it to me that way. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a setting or something. I'm selecting all bodies to keep, it j...
by zxys001
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: "Give 'em Hell Matt"
Replies: 17
Views: 1018

Re: "Give 'em Hell Matt"

Ryan McVay. He's been around a for a while, and on here some too. A good guy actually, until he drank that DS koolaid, I can see he's starting to push people the wrong way. I'm joking of course and have seen many of Ryan's post in the past.. yeah, the evolutionary cycle is complete. >< We'll probab...
by zxys001
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:36 am
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: How to...perform the split command successfully?
Replies: 4
Views: 494

Re: How to...perform the split command successfully?

IMHO... although Split works well... I'd suggest doing a Insert Part (of that imported data). Open a New Part and Insert Part, then a Delete Body and select the surfaces you want. You can save and reuse/rename that New part for your other bodies (edit the Delete Body and again, select only what you ...
by zxys001
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:28 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: "Give 'em Hell Matt"
Replies: 17
Views: 1018

Re: "Give 'em Hell Matt"

Ryan, who? UU
by zxys001
Tue Apr 18, 2023 4:03 pm
Forum: Inventor
Topic: Debugging in IV forum
Replies: 2
Views: 749

Re: Debugging in IV forum

Frederick_Law wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:22 pm Something we don't see much in SW forum, beside Alin but he's not DS employee:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor ... p/10533879
I so want to be "pineappleupsidedowncake" :D
by zxys001
Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 418
Views: 136803

Re: What do you listen to at work?

I'm also a John Prine fan. I just learned a few days ago that he co-wrote the song David Allen Coe recorded "You Never Even Called Me by my Name" (unless Wikipedia lied to me). Here's another Guy Clark song I stumbled across yesterday. I believe he might have been just a touch inebriated....
by zxys001
Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
Replies: 1654
Views: 321795

Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)

image.png Maybe I'm confused about what "sophisticated" means. On the other hand, maybe I'm not, but sophisticated doesn't necessarily mean better? probably a ignorant way to say "unnecessary complex" from a generation trying to reinvent a overly simplistic ui whilst forgetting ...
by zxys001
Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:31 pm
Forum: 2D Drawings
Topic: Multi-pass Weld Symbol
Replies: 7
Views: 1760

Re: Multi-pass Weld Symbol

zxys001 wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:01 pm ...hmm. what about prefixing each with 1st, 2nd, 3rd,... (nevermind... duh, see you have them above o oa )
by zxys001
Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:01 pm
Forum: 2D Drawings
Topic: Multi-pass Weld Symbol
Replies: 7
Views: 1760

Re: Multi-pass Weld Symbol

...hmm. what about prefixing each with 1st, 2nd, 3rd,...
by zxys001
Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: CAD Agnostic
Topic: Plasticity - amazing new CAD package
Replies: 11
Views: 9311

Re: Plasticity - amazing new CAD package

Some amazing video's from users...