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Most of our files are now 2024... I won't be able to do anything with them on an older version... I have 2018 on this computer as well as 2024. I downloaded a bunch of files so I think I have the stuff to do an install of 2024 on our server. I'm not sure if it's worth downloading all the files for 2...

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We are considering dropping the maintenance on SW 2024. Very small company, I have been the engineering department. I am retiring, and only occasionally doing very small designs for 3D printed parts, nothing fancy. As far as that goes, SW2008 would do more than I ever need. Big projects will be done...

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Wow, I had no idea it was still around.. I had a FORTRAN class in high school. A terminal with a dial up MODEM, put the phone handset into an acoustic coupler.

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I am near looking for something like this also. Retiring soon. SW 2008 did everything I need for my little projects. I just need to make models for my older 3D printer, and drawings to make parts on my J-head mill. I don't need endless updates, having to re learn the software every year, don't need ...

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The last few days, the forum is forgetting my login also.

Dave

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It sounds like a different cause. Mine were the hidden parasite comp curves. I had some other assemblies that had rebuild errors, that showed up, that were related to configurations and mates, and that stuff. I spent about a week during a slow time cleaning up a couple of projects that had been thro...

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I'm in a similar situation - I use SW at work, that's different. But for my home projects, I need something to make 3D models, and export STL files for my 3D printers. I don't need endless updates. I don't want to use an online program, since you never know when they may change the rules or how it w...

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Think of it like a molded part. The formed part has to have at least some draft angle so it can fall out of the yellow, and the tool / blue can slide straight out of the part.

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I just ran into one of mine today - and fixed it. Hot keys - specifically, those that are just the regular keys - that is not CTRL, ALT, etc. So many times I go to make a meaningful name for a feature, and apparently the click to edit the name didn't take, and I have who knows what happening to the ...

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I signed in today, just to re check that it's still a mess.... Not that I didn't think it wouldn't be. No, I don't go there much, since it's useless. Maybe once every other week so I don't contribute much to the traffic counter.

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This thread just helped me - get rid of the cosmetic threads that were annoying me.
Thank you.

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I ran into this a while back... Had to get a new PC for SW & Cadstar for work. Small company, I am the only person that knows how to use SW. I was using the 2nd license thing to once in a while work at home, and home hobby projects. They took that away, and I would have to do that unlicense / re...

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I just looked there... still looks pretty useless. When to preferences to try the new slightly different view mode. All I can select is language.

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ok, here is the link -
https://www.4kdownload.com/products/pro ... downloader

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I use 4K video downloader.

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I have one of the X keys 24 units. Mostly use it with the PCB design software, and some general keys for all programs. It has been good, It comes with labels so you can label the keys as needed. Sometimes the caps get a little loose, I don't know if they fixed this.

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I just fixed the macro! I did a web search for 2018 / 2019 differences. found this - https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2019/10/solidworks-macro-not-running/ So I opened the macro editor. Opened the references window. It showed a handful of missing 2019 libraries. I un checked those, and checked the ...

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Update - The macro from my VAR does the same thing - just disappears, with no resulting list to show the items. We discovered I am running 2018, and he only has a macro for 2019 and up.

The dates on the macro from Alin are all newer than 2018. Is whatever is different a big thing to change?

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I've been running 2018 for a while... Why? Because what I do doesn't use much more than fairly basic stuff - I could still work just fine with 2008 for what it's worth. Also, I have always waited for a time when I had a break from SW design projects to update it, in case of problems. I tend to alter...

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Update- I am part way through working this out with my VAR / tech support. So far, now at the same point I got to here... They sent me a macro, that appears to do nothing. So I am still stuck with the rebuild warnings.

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I use some color. Circuit boards are green. Parts that are black I usually make dark grey. Indicators, I make the color they light up. Panel exteriors are usually black also, but I can't work on the model with black as the color because the sketches are too hard to see.

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I have 2 Monoprice Maker Ultimate / Wanhao Duplicator 6, and the company I work for has 3. All 5 have these modifications - 3/8" thick build plate flat to within +- .001" Made by me from MIC6 aluminum. Upgraded connector for the build plate power, since the original ones all burned up. Mic...

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How can anyone actually use the 3DExperience? It's incomprehensible / unusable. Not going to waste much more time on it. Too much work. I'll stay here. It even makes the normal scroll bar on the side of my browser go away, and replaces it with a sketchy extra thin one that doesn't work as well. I us...

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Turn down the monitor brightness. Change the backgrounds on windows and apps to be shades of gray. Dim room lighting, especially any that reflect off the monitor.

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I find it mostly unusable. Kind of looks like facebook, but worse functionality.

Can't find the survey to add my vote.

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Brave on win 7 and newer. MyPal on XP machines.
I used Firefox for years, but lately it's been a resource hog and hanging too much.
I avoid all things google [chrome is a google product] as much as possible.

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At about 0:24 in the video, you click a button that is named reveal hidden features. I don't have this button. I can't find it in any menu. I tried using tools/macro / run macro/ with the macro file you posted earlier, but nothing happens. I also found that I can edit it, but I am not that good at c...

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N1WWY here

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Matt wrote - "Composite curve. Joins multiple end-to-end sketches, 3D sketches, curves, edges" Oh, ok.. I never saw that icon before. Never intentionally used one. If SW does that hidden, I have no idea. the part only had round and square holes. I deleted all of the holes, and the error re...

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I just tried deleting all of the holes in the front panel.PRT... The error stays.

What does comp curves refer to? Computed curves, composite curves? I get hits for both trying to search for info online.

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I tried the macro from Alin - Downloaded. Used Tools / Macro / run. Nothing happens or changes. Tried it on the assemblies, and all the way down to the .PRT file. Maybe there is something else I have to do? I never ran a macro before. It's not a read only file, I have edited these designs multiple t...

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Here is a stripped down zip file with the error.

Final Assy CS HD V8 find error.zip: (2.15 MiB) Downloaded 631 times

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Most of my new parts get the first extrude on the plane I choose for the sketch, with the other 2 planes crossing at the center of the extrude.

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Nut, my indents on my OP tree went away.... Oh well.. yes, I did talk to my support rep a while back about this. Circular reference is a term I remember from that. No easy way to find / fix. That's why today I went through deleting everything but the panel from the tree of sub assy's. I didn't save ...

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I have an assembly with a sub assembly that always has the red/green traffic light on it. Not sure if this description will get the idea across.... Anyway, basic idea of the structure is this outline / tree below Main assembly Sub Assy1 Sub Assy2 -the one with the warning Panel assy Panel Some parts...

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I have my browser set to allow this site to use all cookies, not cleared when shut down, etc. It still makes me re log in a number of times per day.

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I'm using Brave browser, I have to re login a few times per day.

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I'm using dark mode. I prefer dark backgrounds over a face full of bright, always have.

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