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Mike Gera

Well. There is actually. But it required some work from you. In your properties summary, you have these: image.png If you create separate custom properties for each of the configurations, then copy and paste the text from each of the "properties summary" tab line items, then you can make ...

Mike Gera

Thanks for the replies. I guess I feel better knowing that there indeed isn't a way to do it.

I am a bit surprised that there's no "$ operator" string that would work.

Mike Gera

At the part level, make sure that you have your weights set up in the "Configurations Properties tab": image.png Then, at your drawing level, create at least one view with each configuration in it: image.png Then you can insert a note into each view: image.png Then, inside the Link to pro...

Mike Gera

SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:10 pm This is what I could find in the help:
Configuration-Specific Properties in Title Block Tables

It isn't clear to me if this is references configurations of the drawing, or of the original part.

The original part.

Thanks.

Mike Gera

In an .SLDDRW, I'll often use "Link to Property" to dynamically show the weight of the part or assembly in the title block. Say I have a part with multiple configurations, each with its own weight defined in Configuration Properties (please see below). How would I call those Configuration ...

Mike Gera

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 3:43 pm Yeah, my apologies, in french it is not the same command. I get the same result as you with the same command.

This is most likely what you need to toggle

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Edit: What AlexB said!

I have all of that stuff unchecked.

Mike Gera

Thanks, Alex.

I do not have all the options that you do. I only see this:

Mike Gera

In a drawing, with a view selected:

Insert > Annotations > Centerline...

Auto Insert "Select View" checked

Centerlines are being inserted for holes, which I want, but they are also being inserted for fillets/radii, which I do not want.

How do I change this?

Thanks.

Mike Gera

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 11:44 am What specifically?

Any radiused (rolled or bump-bent) part usually requires workarounds.

Mike Gera

DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 10:27 am The biggest difference will be the price tag. $3,000-$8,000 per seat for Solidworks. (iirc) $15,000-$20,000 per seat of NX.

Wow. OK, yeah, that's...not happening. LOL

Mike Gera

How does NX handle sheet metal?

Sheet metal is my biggest gripe with SolidWorks.

Thanks.

Mike Gera

The Boxx workstation that I ordered has an RTX 2000 Ada Generation video card. I wonder if it would be worth it to upgrade my current RTX 5000 (another workstation) to the RTX 2000 Ada Generation. I am not expecting the 2000 Ada to be significantly faster, rather, my hope is that it wouldn't do some...

Mike Gera

mp3-250 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2024 5:27 pm
optionally leave solidworks for a better CAD...

@mp3-250

What CAD package do you recommend?

I'm all ears. Seriously.

Mike Gera

I ordered a Boxx APEXX E3. A copy-and-paste from the order: Processor: Intel® Core i9-14900K (14th gen) Processor (3.20GHz, Turbo 6.00GHz) System Memory: 96GB DDR5-5600 MHz (2 - 48GB DIMMS) Expansion Card Slot(s): NVIDIA RTX 2000 16GB Ada Generation M.2 Storage: 1.0TB SSD NVMe/PCIe 4.0 M.2 Drive Ope...

Mike Gera

This is what we spec'ed for our last order a year and a half ago: Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Intel i7 127000 32GB RAM (Possibility of 128) DDR5 512GB SSD nVidia RTX A4000 - 16GB GDDR6 Thanks. I'm figuring either an i7 or an i9. BOXX is trying to sell me on 96 GB of RAM. I never knew 96 was an option....

Mike Gera

BOXX has been solid for me over the last 10+ years. The S Class is what I have at work and at home. You can look into different processors they offer depending on what else you do along side of SSW. Order with minimum RAM. Order it with the best video card you can afford and then add RAM (as much a...

Mike Gera

I need to spec. out a new SolidWorks 2024 workstation. The current equipment is 7 years old and wasn't cutting edge when purchased.

What PC company, what processor, what video card, what type of RAM, and how much RAM?

Thank you so much for any replies.

Mike Gera

I wonder what SpaceX uses.

Mike Gera

I haven't used it since I left my last job in 2017. Back then it was extremely robust. The idea of crashing while doing nothing of consequence was unheard of. Switching from NX to SW felt like a major step backwards. In fairness, some of my problems were from trying to use SW as if it were NX. I wo...

Mike Gera

I've come to the same conclusion: SolidWorks lacks the code depth to handle curved-to-straight sheet metal transitions.

@HercalloY and @SPerman

I've often wondered about NX. How do you like it so far? Pros, Cons? Expensive? Thanks.

Mike Gera

This works, but it's not "correct". I wish there was a way to stop the bend at the point at which the flange ends.

ETA: There does not seem to be a way to edit the "Bend-Lines" sketch, which would, in theory, do the trick.

Mike Gera

XHawkeye wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:50 am FWIW: (Using 2024/2.0) it'll flatten if the left side of the sketch is changed to construction lines or the flange is flush/behind the bend.

@XHawkeye

Is there any way you could send me a screenshot of that?

Thanks.

Mike Gera

bnemec wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 12:01 pm Model saved in 2024?

Yes.

Mike Gera

I'm having difficulty getting the attached part, 8575-09-02_CADForum.SLDPRT, to properly flatten. The issue can be traced to the "flange fills - bottom" feature. If that feature is suppressed, the part will flatten. Seeing my design intent in that feature, is there anything I could perhaps...

Mike Gera

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:59 pm You can save them externally and import them as annotations I believe, that is what we do.

Would I have to do that every time I open an .SLDDRW? Thanks.

Mike Gera

That's what I was looking for thanks.

Is there a way to make a style available across multiple .slddrw files? I noticed that "Styles" is not in the File Locations list.

Mike Gera

Say I want to define different font styles and select one before I create a new note on an .SLDDRW, similar to the "style" command in AutoCAD.

Is this possible in SolidWorks?

Thanks.

Mike Gera

My guess is if you change this setting, it will load the referenced file when you load the part. I think it will always show the "?" if the external reference isn't loaded. image.png That was it. I changed the setting to “Changed Only (incl. assemblies)” and left "Load documents in m...

Mike Gera

Say I have "Part B" that is based on the insertion and modification of "Part A". I open Part B only. In the feature tree, I see: Part A->? If I open Part A, the "?" goes away. The External References data tells me that SolidWorks knows exactly where Part A resides, even...

Mike Gera

I just discovered that it's a bit more difficult when the sketch entity is still directly atop of what it needs to be re-mated to and there's no way to temporarily drag it out of the way. Haven't quite figured that out yet...

Mike Gera

Thanks, @AlexB. That's really helpful, in more ways than one.

Mike Gera

I'm having an issue where Pack & Go sometimes wants to pull in "upsteam" files. In the example below, I executed a Pack & Go on 8546-03_REV_A.SLDPRT. Despite the fact that 8546-03_REV_A.SLDPRT is part of as8546-03_REV_A.SLDASM, only 8546-03_REV_A.SLDPRT and 8546-03_REV_A.SLDDRW sho...

Mike Gera

Is it possible to repair an On Edge mate? They are usually (always?) created by the Convert Entities command. I'll often find them broken in out-of-context situations. Please see the screenshot below. Yes, deleting the sketch entity and re-executing the Convert Entities command is quick and easy but...

Mike Gera

I'm just now discovering that Global Variables aren't needed for what I'm trying to accomplish here. Hard values can be assigned to a dimension across multiple configurations. That seems to be reliable with no issues.

Mike Gera

I was able to get it to work both with and without underscores in the variable names. See attached files, if interested. I went through and eradicated everything, then systematically linked the variables via the "Equations, Global Variables, and Dimensions" window. Setting the variables at...

Mike Gera

Please see the screen capture below.

Thanks.

Mike Gera

I entered (4) global variables in the attached part: length_01 = 1.0 length_02 = 2.0 length_03 = 3.0 length_04 = 4.0 I then made (4) different configurations and attempted to link D2@Sketch1 to the 4 different global variables using the "This Configuration" setting in the dimension Modify ...

Mike Gera

It's hokey, but you can add spaces before/after the weld size value and/or weld length-pitch values:image.png The downside is that when you go back into the weld symbol editor, it may look like there is no value: image.png I had thought about that but shied away, partially for the reason you mentio...

Mike Gera

Most likely, yeah! In french it's "Jonction" which can translate to both jog point and junction depending. Gotcha. I was hoping for less of a workaround solution, but this works. I can "snap" the line parallel. It doesn't lock in place, but at least it's truly parallel. Thanks, ...

Mike Gera

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:35 am You can right click on it's arrow and add a junction and then set it parralel to the other and have it the desired length

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Hi Alex.

Do you mean a "jog point"? I do not see an option for "junction".

Also, how would I lock it parallel?

Thanks.

Mike Gera

Is it possible to lengthen the reference line of a weld note? Yes, it can effectively be done by adding a jog point, but I prefer not to do it this way. Please see the image below. (I did this in AutoCAD.) Is this possible? Thanks. https://i.imgur.com/GSxFl3f.png ... https://www.arcraftplasma.com/we...

Mike Gera

josh wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:00 pm You'll probably need to create an equation to set the twist value (currently 21600°) to be driven by the sum of the lengths of the path segments.

Interesting. Good suggestion. I'll give that a try.

Mike Gera

Please see the attached .SLDPRT. Currently, the helical cut (Cut-Sweep4) is making 60 revolutions along its path. I would like to change that to 1 revolution every 0.125" along its path. For clarity, I would like the pitch to remain at 0.125" regardless of what the path length is. Is this ...

Mike Gera

By the way, has anyone noticed that this forum is very slow (as in load speeds, post speeds, etc.)?

Mike Gera

I've tried all the suggestions in this thread (much appreciative of all of them). Nothing seems to work. I did notice that if I open one of the suspect .SLDPRT files and rebuild it, then go back into the .SLDDRW, the undesired lines disappear...until I pan. I'm going to declare this one a bug or a g...

Mike Gera

SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:16 pm Try turning off annotations. That is what controls that being displayed in modelling. I assume it does the same in drafting. (I can't test it now, due to power outage from storms.)

No luck there.

Mike Gera

image.png One way is to set your cosmetic threads to high quality. For some reason, draft quality makes them shine through. Another way is to hide them at the part level. 1. Cosmetic threads are already turned off and/or are non-existent. 2. Cosmetic thread display is already set to high quality. T...

Mike Gera

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:47 pm Cosmetic threads and/or surfacic bodies could do something like this.

Thanks. Where can they be turned off?

Mike Gera

In the view below, the elliptical line indicated with the red arrow should not be showing.

FWIW, the view is set to "hidden lines removed"

Any idea what could be causing this?

Note that a similar thing is happening at the top of item #6.

Thanks for any help.

Mike Gera

Have you given a look at this? image.png I believe this would be part of the SW2DXF mapfile. As usual, sorry for the frenchitude :lol: Thanks, Alex. How is a map file generated? Are you sure the map file isn't limited to layers, colors, and line types? ETA: I think what I want to do is going to be ...

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