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- Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:33 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3588
Re: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
No kidding, it's a challenge to say the least coming from something like Solidworks to try and pick up blender. You can do amazing things in blender if you have the time to learn it BUT regardless of that getting Solidworks files into the software is difficult and time consuming. Single part model ...
- Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:18 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3588
Re: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
Ömür, I don't even see an option in the installation manager to install Visualize Standard, I believe it gets installed automatically. Do you see Visualize when you go to Tools>Add Ins? image.png Hey mattpeneguy I use 360 but I don't like it. And Vizualize doesn't apply to me. 2021-06-02_10-16-08.p...
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:33 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3588
Re: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
Ömür, I don't even see an option in the installation manager to install Visualize Standard, I believe it gets installed automatically. Do you see Visualize when you go to Tools>Add Ins? image.png I'm sorry for the late reply. no I don't remember. I'll check and let you know when I go to work tomorr...
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:16 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Parasolid file imported as inches instead of mm
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2367
Re: Parasolid file imported as inches instead of mm
Everything seems normal to me.
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:01 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3588
Re: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
SolidWorks Visualize Standard comes free with every SolidWorks Pro and SolidWorks Premium license. https://www.solidworks.com/product/solidworks-3d-cad I will investigate, but as far as I know, they give the right to use this to those who have a maintenance contract. I am using 2020 pro-sp3 right n...
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:31 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3588
IS THERE A FREE RENDERER?
Hi, Is there a free renderer? Currently we are using photoview 360 (sw2020) and my company does not want a new update, I want to make better renderings and I am looking for a free rendering program. I haven't found it yet or new views for 360, I used to use the foundry website but the views for 2020...
- Mon May 31, 2021 9:46 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Intel Graphics Driver Update
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1191
Re: Intel Graphics Driver Update
Desktop usually won't have build in graphic. Unless you buy a very low end economic one. Laptop could have both, Intel and addin video. No, it won't improve performance. Program can only use one, not both. Most using laptop with Intel will disable Intel on BIOS because it cause problem. SW don't kn...
- Mon May 31, 2021 9:36 am
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Solid Edge Community Edition
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10694
Re: Solid Edge Community Edition
In addition, do I need to install this downloaded free program on my personal pc? because in order to learn, I need to practice. So I think it would be a problem to install it on the pc at work.
- Mon May 31, 2021 9:01 am
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Solid Edge Community Edition
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10694
Re: Solid Edge Community Edition
It's a downloaded program just like SWX. However, the typical payment plan is subscription based (no upfront cost, only monthly "rent"). That said, they do have a perpetual license option that is like SWX's business model. The real power of SE is Synchronous Technology which allows you to...
- Mon May 31, 2021 7:42 am
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: assembly structure
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5301
Re: assembly structure
I do not work with large and complex models. So it consists mostly of parts one assembly, I rarely use subassemblies for orders with a large number of parts. I usually draw the parts with their rough outlines and create the assembly, then edit the part details in the assembly. There is no particular...
- Mon May 31, 2021 2:07 am
- Forum: Solid Edge
- Topic: Solid Edge Community Edition
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10694
Re: Solid Edge Community Edition
A new night is born!
I was wondering too. I was always looking for alternatives to SW.
Is this online (like onshape) or is it a downloaded program?
I really like SE's dominance (success) over step files!
@matt
I was wondering too. I was always looking for alternatives to SW.
Is this online (like onshape) or is it a downloaded program?
I really like SE's dominance (success) over step files!
@matt
- Sat May 29, 2021 9:18 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Editing Part Sketch, file rolls back past Sketch?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 830
Re: Editing Part Sketch, file rolls back past Sketch?
Hi JMOS,
If drafts after 15 are linked to drafts 15 and earlier, you may run into problems.
Do drafts after 15 get deleted or become inactive?
can you upload a file or a screenshot?
If drafts after 15 are linked to drafts 15 and earlier, you may run into problems.
Do drafts after 15 get deleted or become inactive?
can you upload a file or a screenshot?
- Sat May 29, 2021 3:43 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Intel Graphics Driver Update
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1191
Re: Intel Graphics Driver Update
I don't use intel graphics card, I use quadro graphics card, I always updated from SW site before it was removed from solidworks list. ( ? )
- Fri May 28, 2021 2:57 pm
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SW User Survey
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2556
Re: SW User Survey
Hey @RickB
Congratulations! an excellent manifesto. The forum was an incomparably large resource compared to VARs. They ignored the people whose ideas they took advantage of over the years. I hope an update will come to the management staff and everything will be back.
Congratulations! an excellent manifesto. The forum was an incomparably large resource compared to VARs. They ignored the people whose ideas they took advantage of over the years. I hope an update will come to the management staff and everything will be back.
- Fri May 28, 2021 2:01 pm
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: Markup
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2013
Re: Markup
I use Glenn's method with most of my clients. Most of our customers do not understand 3D. We consult several people to understand the drawings that some of our customers have sent. unable to understand, I have to invite the client to the company. sometimes hilarious Autocad drawings come in and make...
- Fri May 28, 2021 11:07 am
- Forum: Catia and 3DX
- Topic: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience in a productive manner?
- Replies: 1291
- Views: 453504
Re: Does anyone actually use 3DExperience?
Hi FrederickFrederick_Law wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 11:00 am The disruptive innovative platform compress uploaded images to protect IP:
SW-Memory-11_xl1.jpg
I download what I upload in the SwYmP.
What are you talking about? I've never used anything like this.
- Fri May 28, 2021 9:01 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Why does flattening stand upright on some sheet metals?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 495
Re: Why does flattening stand upright on some sheet metals?
From the Knowledge Base: S-02232 : Why is the Flat-pattern drawing view for a sheet metal part not in the desired orientation? I apologize, I do not fully understand this method. Do you have a screen shot? (my bad english) Answer: When SolidWorks generates a Flat-pattern view it shows the part in t...
- Fri May 28, 2021 8:52 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Why does flattening stand upright on some sheet metals?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 495
- Fri May 28, 2021 4:59 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Why does flattening stand upright on some sheet metals?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 495
Why does flattening stand upright on some sheet metals?
Hi all, Why does flattening stand upright on some sheet metals? Even though I draw the part horizontally, the flattening is perpendicular to the page. Is there something I don't know? By what criteria does Sw choose vertical or horizontal? 2021-05-28_11-49-16.png Everything is normal for this drawin...
- Wed May 26, 2021 2:22 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1464
- Views: 235007
Re: Watercooler Talk
My interpretation: Earned a SOLIDWORKS and/or 3DEXPERIENCE certification through our Certification Program pay us money Attended 3DEXPERIENCE WORLD and/or a SOLIDWORKS Launch event –either online or in-person - over the last 12 months pay us money Demonstrated active participation within online com...
- Wed May 26, 2021 12:41 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1464
- Views: 235007
Re: Watercooler Talk
https://www.solidworks.com/tr/community ... -championsAlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 11:51 am Agreed, I've never heard of the SolidWorks Champions program until now, so it'd certainly catch some people's curiosity
my question is still valid, it will be very good for me to get information from someone who knows.
- Wed May 26, 2021 10:59 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Part Reviewer
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1491
Re: Part Reviewer
Hi @Maha NadarasaMaha Nadarasa wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 5:43 am Not empty. I attach my file (2020v). You can try. My SWX is a standard version.
Why is his MB so high?
I know you can draw it simply.
- Wed May 26, 2021 10:46 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1464
- Views: 235007
Re: Watercooler Talk
Has anyone participated in the solidworks champions program before? I want to try but don't dare as my English sucks (I still use translate 70%). Is this an exam or do I need to show a project? I have no idea how the process works, I don't know what I will encounter. maybe I should ask this under a ...
- Wed May 26, 2021 2:09 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1464
- Views: 235007
Re: Watercooler Talk
This morning my mind came to DAVE, I missed it. I am sending him e-mails periodically but he could not reply to any of them. Is there anyone who can hear from him, good or bad?
Maybe?
@MichaelLord
@artem
Maybe?
@MichaelLord
@artem
- Wed May 26, 2021 1:58 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Split Revision Table?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1509
Re: Split Revision Table?
Just an idea.
Add a new page and move the revision table here, add a statement (reference) to report that there is a revision page in the drawing page you can now revise enough to fill a full page.
Or hire a more experienced designer, and continue with as few revisions as possible. (joke)
Add a new page and move the revision table here, add a statement (reference) to report that there is a revision page in the drawing page you can now revise enough to fill a full page.
Or hire a more experienced designer, and continue with as few revisions as possible. (joke)
- Tue May 25, 2021 4:47 pm
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: Exploded View Discussion
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2899
Re: Exploded View Discussion
I don't work with very large assemblies but sometimes I work with complex assemblies. Sometimes I use Matt's method, sometimes I show the entire exploded drawing on the first page and get a few detail views, I use one page for each detail view, so I can fit the detail view fully onto one page and ma...
- Tue May 25, 2021 2:22 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1464
- Views: 235007
Re: Watercooler Talk
I can't see the pictures from the phone. -Chrome- anyone having this problem?
- Tue May 25, 2021 1:28 pm
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: 1st Angle versus 3rd Angle projection
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7889
Re: 1st Angle versus 3rd Angle projection
I must have confused the subject too much, I'm sorry. It doesn't matter which one makes sense to me, the steering wheel is on the right or on the left, the way you get used to it is the easy one. we are using the 1st angle in Turkey. Also, in the drawings we made for Germany, the 1st angle and metri...
- Tue May 25, 2021 12:55 pm
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: 1st Angle versus 3rd Angle projection
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7889
Re: 1st Angle versus 3rd Angle projection
Hmmm....... if we can't even keep our nuclear secrets, how could we keep a less consequential conspiracy secret? () Not only that, but the Soviets would definitely have discovered it was a conspiracy, and believe me, they would have told the world. They would never have kept such useful evidence ou...
- Tue May 25, 2021 12:01 pm
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Software to download YouTube video
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2682
Re: Software to download YouTube video
I used to use Windows Explorer, it downloads the files you watch to the temp folder, but I never used it in Windows 10, if there is no change, Explorer was a nice application.
now i am using downloadhelper.
now i am using downloadhelper.
- Tue May 25, 2021 11:38 am
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: 1st Angle versus 3rd Angle projection
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7889
Re: 1st Angle versus 3rd Angle projection
Compromise. 12+10 = 22 22 / 2 = 11 We use 1cm = 11mm, 1m = 121mm Let's see how long it take to land on moon again. I am someone who loves conspiracy theories. And I still don't believe people go to the moon. USA, which has bases all over the world, would definitely have a military base if it went t...
- Tue May 25, 2021 7:52 am
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: 1st Angle versus 3rd Angle projection
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7889
Re: 1st Angle versus 3rd Angle projection
It's just like the age-old imperial/metric argument. It gets no one anywhere and just ruffles feathers. "There are only two kinds of countries; those that use metric and those that put a man on the moon." "Metric is so much easier to use." "Thousandths are smaller than mill...
- Mon May 24, 2021 11:20 am
- Forum: Onshape
- Topic: Onshape like SW weldments?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4452
Re: Onshape like SW weldments?
Onshape does have an entirely free version. Go here to see all the pricing structure. https://www.onshape.com/cad-pricing The free version has all the capabilities of the other versions as far as modeling and assemblies and drawings is concerned. You are limited to something like five documents tha...
- Mon May 24, 2021 10:28 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Running Computer Fast
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1360
Re: Running Computer Fast
deep freeze is great for this job. So after I formatted the PC, I installed deep freez and everything was perfect for 5 years. (5 years later the boss bought a new pc). I think it is more successful than the best antivirus. I would just deactivate it and update it for a few hours a week. I haven't h...
- Mon May 24, 2021 10:08 am
- Forum: Onshape
- Topic: Onshape like SW weldments?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4452
Re: Onshape like SW weldments?
I couldn't understand how it happened, but now I'm back on the free version.
I probably made a mistake somewhere that I didn't realize. everything is okay right now. Thank you again to everyone.
I probably made a mistake somewhere that I didn't realize. everything is okay right now. Thank you again to everyone.
- Mon May 24, 2021 8:59 am
- Forum: Onshape
- Topic: Onshape like SW weldments?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4452
Re: Onshape like SW weldments?
there is something wrong here and probably the free version is no longer available.
https://www.onshape.com/en/products/free
The link I applied forhttps://www.onshape.com/en/products/free
- Mon May 24, 2021 8:56 am
- Forum: Onshape
- Topic: Onshape like SW weldments?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4452
- Mon May 24, 2021 2:10 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: CSWE, finally
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1634
Re: CSWE, finally
Hi Zhen Congratulations.
how much is the exam fee?
how much is the exam fee?
- Mon May 24, 2021 2:02 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Convert to sheet metal -- Keep CSink holes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5195
Re: Convert to sheet metal -- Keep CSink holes
Are you try?
or save as parasolid and use feature recognition.
- Sat May 22, 2021 11:31 am
- Forum: General Biz and Announcements
- Topic: Poll: mChat, stay or go?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3887
Re: Poll: mChat, stay or go?
I don't know, but maybe it can be customized. For example, like an on off button on my profile.
- Fri May 21, 2021 1:41 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3487
- Fri May 21, 2021 12:16 pm
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3487
Re: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
I will try tomorrow, thanks
- Fri May 21, 2021 11:25 am
- Forum: General Biz and Announcements
- Topic: Poll: mChat, stay or go?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3887
Re: Poll: mChat, stay or go?
I want my chat back.
this was a very useful feature for me.
(I saw this topic today.)
this was a very useful feature for me.
(I saw this topic today.)
- Fri May 21, 2021 11:16 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1464
- Views: 235007
Re: Watercooler Talk
where did it go? (mchat)
- Fri May 21, 2021 11:08 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3487
Re: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
yes I know I mentioned it, I can flatten it, but can you try making 0.8 in radius.Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:52 am The PEM and vent will not convert. The 4 side will.
And they did.
- Fri May 21, 2021 10:46 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3487
Re: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
If "Insert Bends" doesn't work on the imported sheet metal file (often because other CAD systems don't require any relief in bend areas, whereas SOLIDWORKS does -- even with 'rips'), you could try to use the "Convert To Sheet Metal" tool instead. It just so happens that I recent...
- Fri May 21, 2021 10:20 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3487
Re: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
I'm sure macro can be made. But what kind of issues you've seen when using convert to sheet metal feature? mostly does not recognize surfaces that should be fixed. I've tried many methods over and over. what have i done a simple example; (exists in many different ways) There are different shaped ho...
- Fri May 21, 2021 9:59 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3487
Re: STEP TO SHEETMETAL CONVERTING MACRO
I am so sorry for the late reply. gupta9665 Frederick_Law josh I need to convert the step files to a sheet metal file Why is that? To make a design change. (Redrawing is risky and time consuming. Most of the time I have to do it with autocad. Tough and risky!) To adjust the K factor according to the...
- Fri May 21, 2021 8:59 am
- Forum: Onshape
- Topic: Onshape like SW weldments?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4452
Re: Onshape like SW weldments?
Yes I can understand now. thank you all.
- Fri May 21, 2021 8:41 am
- Forum: Onshape
- Topic: Onshape like SW weldments?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4452
Re: Onshape like SW weldments?
I believe ONSHAPE is free unless you do not want other users to see your models. Hi kawuser The thing that confuses me is that it says free in the title, but when you fill in the form to become a member, it says "Your trial version request has been received". Is the trial version limited ...