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Bradfordzzz

Thinking we need to steer this ship back to the actual topic?

"FYI - 2024 SP04 is now available for download"

Just a suggestion

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Frank_Oostendorp wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:58 am I already have all the bugs I need. Better to be slow and save with updates. Have been tricked enough.

LOL .. I hear that.

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Frank_Oostendorp wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:47 am Damned, now either wait for SP4.1, or back to SP3.1.
For now, I do nothing, and keep working in SW2023 SP2.1.

Why aren't you using 2023 SP5.0?

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Just discovered what I believe may be an issue & have contacted my VAR. When you use hole wizard & close the feature the feature tree look like it always has in the past with it's related sketches absorbed. upon saving the part, closing the part, & then opening the part back up, the hol...

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From a purely functional standpoint, I see no glaring issues. I've mirrored a couple assemblies using different options for the mirrored geometry - external files and also my preference, adding derived configurations. No missing components or failures to note. At a part level, I mirrored some weldm...

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Did you try Mirroring at all yet?

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So heres a short list of some things I noticed after 6-ish hours of testing. Pack and Go seems to function as it should - tests did not yeild any strange results or missing virtual components. Updating referenced file locations for models was successful Using the RMB "rename" tool was suc...

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Stung us bad too, took 4 years for me to be able to convince my boss to move to 2023, and I believe we mostly did it because we wouldn't have had support for both SolidWorks and CustomTools. We're on 2023 SP4, might move to 2024 SP5 once it's out if it sounds nice, will see. Alex .. you need to tes...

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Why not go ahead and download it? It's there if you need it, and if not it's just a little server storage. I have downloaded it. Just didn't want to install it until I heard some feedback. We are currently on 2022 SP5. Got burned before with not being able to mirror for 6 months which is a very hug...

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You have up to whatever service pack is released until you end your subscription service, whether you download and install it or not. Just get it from your VAR if you ever want to upgrade after your service ends. They still support former customers to make sure they have access to the install files...

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Since we are dropping Solidworks support .. I'll be watching this very closely because its the last one I will be able to get.
I only have until Sept. 30th

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Would it happen to be on someones mouse gesture?

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SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2024 7:59 am I was off subscription for about a year. During that time I needed to rebuild a computer and didn't have a full set of installation media. When I contacted the VAR, they provided the installation files.

Really good to know. Thanks!

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Thanks guys. Appreciate the input.

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Stefan Sterk wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 11:04 am I see. Got the same error when importing. Not sure why it's doing that. I have edited the post, you need to manualy add the UserForum.

Your new macro works perfectly! Thanks so much Stefan. Really appreciated!!

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The first time I dropped support, it was midway through the 2017 cycle, maybe SP3. I did manage to get SP5 via one of the resellers who has the installers available online. SP5 installed fine, even after being told during install that I did not qualify as support had stopped before the SP was relea...

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There are a few things I am/was unhappy with. One was the "Units" drop-down in the Custom Properties table. I had no use for it, and the only thing it did for me was get in the way and slow me down. I am happy to report that it was removed with SW2024 sp 3. Another one was the way they &q...

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I have tried running the new macro, but when importing the userform, I get the following error.

UserForm1.log
Line 8: Property OleObjectBlob in UserForm1 had an invalid file reference.

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len_1962 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:33 am like with any software YOU NEVER KNOW!

I would download every SP that way you'll have them if one is more stable than another in the future.

Agree completely

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Thats exactly why I am so hesitant. I got burned before in a very big way.
at least with the 2022 SP5 ... its the devil we know.

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You are entitled to the latest version up until 2024 SP4, but must download it before the expiration. After the subscription expires, you cannot download anything anymore. Thanks Alex, I'll make sure I download all versions in that case. Good to know! Any thoughts on stability of current version sa...

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ok ... this might be a big ask ... im really not sure. feel free to tell me to bugger off if it is.

Im just wondering if you might be able to modify this macro so that a selection box would pop up and allow you to select which display states you would want the macro to process? Is that doable?

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OK .... So we have decided to drop Solidworks Support altogether. Question I have is .... We are currently using SW 2022 SP5 I know we can go to SW2023 SP5 and I think by the time our support expires, I would be able to get SW2024 SP4 If I don't upgrade before my support expires ... am I still entit...

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Thank you very much for this. It does exactly what I was looking for.
Really appreciate you taking the time for this.

Mark

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Thank you so much Stefan! This works perfectly for the "Default Display State", but its stops before it does any of the others. In fact .. it would be better for us if it only did the other display state, and it skipped the Default Display state, because that would just be our working disp...

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Hi Bradrordzzz, Have you seen this macro from codestack.net? https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-api/import-export/export-multi-formats/ Only need some changes, so it adds the name of the current/active display state to the name. Thanks Stefan! It looks like this one will only export configuration...

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Has anyone seen a macro that would be able to batch export the items in each display state? I would like them to be in a separate iges and step file and name the files base on the assembly and display state name. This might already exist, I just haven't been able to find one yet. Is this even possib...

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bnemec wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:22 amFIFY

LOL ... Temu

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My VAR just called me to tell me that there was an update on my Dashboard(which there wasn't) saying that Dassault required more information. I told him, do you understand the problem? He answered Yes. I asked him have you talked with them to try and understand what clarification they need? He pret...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:38 am If the plural of helix is helices, wouldn't that make them Aleces?

Apparently .. lots of people want to know the answer to this ! LMAO

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Good to go-ish. I haven't encountered anything major. There's still some little graphic issues but they aren't major, just somewhat annoying. The language bug is still present but that won't affect you since you're running the english version and not La-Version-Française I haven't encountered anyth...

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ok ... so where are we with 2023 ? working? Issues? good to go (ish)? anything major to watch out for? Like .. you cant make drawings anymore or some crazy thing?

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Couldn't those people just have e-drawings and print from there?

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https://www.amazon.ca/DisplayPort-Silkl ... =8-17&th=1

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christian chu wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:40 am Any of you use 4K TV for monitor? how good to run SW on it?

When working from home during Covid, I used my 65" 4K tv. I had no issues. Worked perfectly.

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:23 am Not too shabby of a connection we have!
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Really nice !

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:49 am Jesus f*** christ, how hard is it to fix a damn language bug? Requesting a hotfix to my VAR right now.

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why am i not surprised.

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My wife says bigger is always better
I misunderstood what she said, and now I'm not allowed pizza anymore
but I digress.

To answer your question .. I like Dave's suggestion. Cut out some cart board and see what it will look like, but I think it would be fine to go to the 32"

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Lets see how this ones goes.

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I'm not really convinced that there is even a benefit for us to switch to this version at all this year.
I don't really see anything of any real significance worth the risk of the upgrade.
Will be the first year we have actually skipped since I started working here 18 years ago.

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My workstation(designers) is this: Lenovo ThinkStation P340 Intel Xeon W-1290P @ 3.7GHz 32GB Ram 1TO SSD + 2TO HDDrive Nvidia Quadro RTX 4000 - 8GB DDR6 Engineers get this: Intel core i7-12700 @ 4.9 GHz 128GB DDR5 1TO SSD PCI Express with TCG Opal encryption Nvidia RTXA4000 - 16GB DDR6 We have all ...

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:49 am Okay now I'm jealous

Me too! Our designers get these. Mine isn't quite as elaborate.

Lenovo ThinkPad
Intel i7-9850H @ 2.6
32 GB Ram
Samsung 500GB SSD
Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 - 6 GB GDDR6

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These are our newest systems. Pretty happy with them. P3 Tower Workstation – Type 30GS Processor：13th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-13900 vPro® Processor (E-cores up to 4.20 GHz P-cores up to 5.20 GHz) Operating System：Windows 11 Pro 64 Graphic Card：NVIDIA® RTX™ A4500 20GB GDDR6 Memory：128 GB DDR5-4400...

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I'll still probably wait for SP5.1.

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That's great that they aren't showstoppers like it was for me.

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:13 am The tables are turned

LMAO ... Yes Sir.

I just hope the issues you have don't impact you like they did to us. Wouldn't wish that on anyone.

I still can't bring myself to even try it yet.

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:35 am Welp, none of the bugs we had in SP3 are fixed lol. Thankfully they aren't really showstoppers.

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SPR list shows quite alot of fixes.

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SPerman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 3:42 pm I am waiting to see how things go for you.

Ditto

2 things specifically.

1.) does mirroing actually work this time?
2.) is pack and go still all $@#&ed up? or is it fixed?

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You're right. It shouldn't. But it does. At least in 22sp4. I made 2 comps envelope, then suppressed one of them. Selected both, and changed back to non-envelope. The suppressed one became resolved. Did the same thing with a couple subassemblies and their rigid/flexible setting. Ended up with both ...

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