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In a drawing (SW2022), I find that when I apply a hole callout to a hole cut with an extrude feature (not hole wizard) I get a format I don't want (adds "THRU" to the callout). I can't find where this format is controlled. I don't see anything in calloutformat.txt that seems to apply to an...

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i heard back. They took it as an enhancement request. I went back to 2018 and found I did not remember correctly, rather that favorites (or styles) only work for modeling the hole wizard features, not when editing a drawing.

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All I am using SW2022 sp2. I found that, when editing a hole callout in a drawing, I can select a favorite (or style) but the numbers of the favorite don't take. Editing a dimension in a drawing works fine, but editing a hole callout in a drawing does not. Anyone else? I am especially curious about ...

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Firstly, can someone explain why they would need this and what meaningful purpose it can serve.? I don't see that your question was really answered. I use it for sketch relations. Probably only for sketch relations. For some reason you can't dimension to a cylindrical surface in a sketch. You have ...

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:42 am . . . and then there's one of my biggest pet peeves. Most of my drawings have anywhere from two to eight detail views. I always use the "with Leader" option. And I have had to change it from the default every stinking time for 13 years.

Amen

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:12 am We now build our hinges as an assembly with virtual parts for the pieces, then set to flexible.

We've never been able to apply flexible more than one level down from the top assembly. Is that still the case with 2022?

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We "split" our hinges into 3 configurations. 1 full hinge (part a + b) 1/2 hinge part a 1/2 hinge part b "1/2 hinge part a" does not show up on a BOM. So if we ever have to put the movement in, we can just put the config "1/2 hinge part a" in and on the top level place...

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:51 am . . . Can you attach the model?

Sorry, I cannot. This may be coming out of it's being a old assembly file. I am going to see if this continues to be an issue, and recreate it in some non-work files.

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So I remated the screw to another hole, so it would match the pattern. It worked, but it's a pain to have to do that.

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Actually, I can get the seed selection to change, but the result is wonky. Here's the wrong seed position, with the result you'd expect:

And here the correct seed position, with an odd pattern result.

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All We just got onto 2022. Unfortunately, the installers put us on SP2. While that is getting corrected, we have to deal with the bugs. I find that when creating or editing a pattern-driven-pattern, I can't change the seed. Doesn't seem to matter if "Align to holes" or "Align to Seed&...

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Frank_Oostendorp wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 3:23 am Well, if you follow ISO standards . . .

Same for ASME Y14.3.

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It's the same, just a little quicker. SW isn't using a different function (offset vs convert). The difference is between selecting a face vs selecting edges and converting them. Somehow that "convert" operation remembers its source entity and will always convert all edges of that same fac...

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:40 am Yes, my drawings don't scream. No ALL CAPS !!!!!

Hidden line dimension. Only when necessary.
Of course, use a view with more visible lines.

All caps is ASME Y14.100, a standard used by many in the US. Nothing about shouting.

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Yes, Toolbox fasteners, as configs.

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All Hate doing exploded views, but here I am. I find it convenient that you can select an item in the graphics area and tweak the explode distance. But - do that to a fastener, and it changes the fastener length instead. Any way to stop that behavior? Instant 3D is off. I'm on SW2018 (still). Thanks...

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Sorry to continue off topic, but all our off-the-shelf commercial items are one file, no matter how many bodies. If they articulate in some way, like a hinge or drawer slide, then we have configurations to show that.

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Maybe you can't see it because both sketches are identical?

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I can't get it set in a settings file. "RealView" is not in the settings except for "PDF RealView Graphics".

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:13 am Good idea, just be careful, the selection set does not update itself to count new instances as far as I'm aware.

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Good point. Probably best to delete the set once you get the number.

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I stumbled onto a good solution. Save a selection set. The count is then shown in the selection set folder list:

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jimvsmij I don't know that this can be done with equations (I'll be happy to hear otherwise from someone else). The only way I know to do this is to use an in-context relation. You edit one part in-context, with a sketch that relates the size of one part to the size of the other - see . . . https://...

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What does it mean, "Split the face at draft angle"? And how do you do it? My split line feature doesn't seem to have such a thing. Use the Silhouette option in Split Lines. I see there are also Silhouette Entities in SW2020+. We are still on SW2018 so I haven't played with those yet. Dwight

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Open the template and go to "File / Properties.... On the "Summary" tab there is a "Last Saved With" entry. image.png In general we have few issues with old templates but it has occurred. Mostly with some of our Sheet metal templates that have start geometry for common shap...

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And I have personally seen several problems over the years directly attributable to old templates. When you install SW, it doesn't 'install' new templates anywhere. You have to remove all folders listed in 'Document Templates' under 'File Locations' in the System Options and then create a new Part ...

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I only saw my old templates when creating a new part. I'm asking what is the 2022 templates folder, or folders. Are they what I show in my original post? And which ones to use? And is that "need to use new templates" thing a real thing?

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We are upgrading from 2018 to 2022. I have read here that it may be a good idea to modify new templates, rather than updating old templates, so I am trying that out. So where are those new templates? I see a selection for part and assembly templates in ProgramData/SOLIDWORKS/SOLIDWORKS 2022/template...

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Alin Your post lead me to checking out my upgrade option. I now on a . . . Dell 7530 Intel Xeon E-2176M (Six Core Xeon 2.70GHz, 4.40GHz Turbo, 12 MB 45W) P2000 video card My upgrade choice is a . . . Dell 7560 Intel Xeon W-11855M (6 Core, 3.20 to 4.90Ghz) RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6 Video Memory Per the dis...

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Thanks, everyone. It would be nice if SW were more WYSIWYG. I may put in a request.

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I have control of the lineweight settings, and they turn out to be correct in a drawing print. It's the display during editing that is the issue.

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All I'd like to display on my screen the true lineweights in a drawing regardless of how much my display is zoomed in. I doubt this is possible, but I thought I'd check. Adobe Illustrator does display lineweights according to their actual thickness, so they appear thicker on the screen as you zoom i...

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DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:32 am Well, we don't really have a CAD admin, except me.

That is a perfect job description for me, probably for many here.

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Dan We are upgrading from 2018 to 2022 in October. I am behind schedule in our preparations for that, but soon I'll be looking at settings changes, template updates, and so on. We use Teamcenter for our PDM, and that has a lot to work out yet. Anyway, I'll be interested to hear how your "upgrad...

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I find that anything with more than one configuration is always marked as changed.

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If curious, join the conversation in the space we are legally allowed to do so: https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:HtbjmKYdSlWkfqQeOuP6Zw/iquestion:bsIw0rl3Qj-QwCRnmbiivA Am curious. I did the link and replied to the "Community signup request . . .". How lon...

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Does anyone know by any chance if it is possible to give a suffix to only some selected files of the P&G? SimmoCini I've been following this thread and am not 100% sure you have tried editing individual file names. Maybe you have too many items to do it this way, but then maybe you have only ha...

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The part I don't like is having to build it in-context. I suppose I don't have to keep that assembly, but still feels like a kludged together function. I should be able to establish the "flexible" geometry parameters in the part directly. Jason How would you prefer to establish those para...

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KSHansen You can also add an in-context relation by editing the part in the assembly, such as setting an extrude feature to end at the surface of some other part. Note that we never use in-context relations, as it screws us over in file management. You could also drive everything with a layout, thou...

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We've had Trimech for many years. Recently, when I contacted Technical Support, the connection procedure had changed. It seemed they had switched things to Javelin's system. Trimech pretty much always picked up right away, but this time I was in a long queue. On the other hand, the assistance was ex...

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Acolyte1 Did you try deleting you Solidworks registry? You do that with reg-edit, renaming the Solidworks (like from "Solidworks" to "Solidworks_old") so you can recover it if you need to. Solidworks should not be running. See . . . https://www.cadmicro.com/blog/165/how-to-reset-...

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In 13 years of using SW the only time I've used a block was when I had a sketch circle filled with hatching that I needed to use multiple times on a single drawing. I have Styles saved for frequently used notes. Yes, almost no blocks, just our logo. I prefer saving notes in the design library, rath...

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I am still curious how much these dead mates affect performance. When I open someone else's assembly and find 30 or 40 of these gray corpses in the mates folder, I'd like to tell the owner how much they slow down performance of the top level assembly. But do they? Is Alin reading this? Ever checked ...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:32 pm Right Click on the "mates" label in the history tree. Select "Group Mates", then "By Status."

I see that's new for 2019. Something to look forward to. I knew I heard about something like that, probably in an Alin video.

Thanks

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I did look for a better way to put it, but I found nothing in a few searches, so I'm calling them "dead mates" until I hear something better. I mean a mate where both parties are deceased, leaving only a pair of grayed out component references in their will. They may be creepy, but I creat...

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Conklin You can dissolve the subassembly, use "Form New Subassembly" to recreate the subsassembly, then save that on top of the old one. This should preserve the mates in the subassembly and the arrangement in the top level assembly. To be tidy about it, you can first put the subassembly i...

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berg_lauritz wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 10:57 am Right clicking a sketch pattern gives you the option to edit it:

I sometimes get tripped up by right-clicking the relation, which doesn't work. To be clear, you have to right-click a sketch element in the pattern, not the pattern relation icon.

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Thanks, but I didn't know the paint I've applied on the wall around the TV would take the reflections from the floor, do you mean that if I make the floor material less reflective it won't reflect onto the walls? Thanks, I'll look into that help file. Not the floor appearance. It's the home theater...

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Matt Thanks, that was a thorough answer. Your first method - turn everything transparent then flip them all to opaque - works fine and takes less time than I thought it might. If I do want to actually select those items, the second method works well (I also learned things about Advanced Search that ...

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We have person on the team who likes to make assembly components transparent and leave them that way for check in. Our assembly is too large and too deep to cruise the Transparency column in the FeatureManager pull-out. I'd like a way to select them all and shut off the transparency. A macro would d...

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