Oh so many replies! :) Re-boot doesn't effect. I ask a colleague to open this particular drawing and delete that one particular view after which I haven't had these crashes. If I recall correctly I did some tests couple of months ago with our old templates and new templates and even a new part in ne...

"An unsupported operation was attempted." Ok? Well, now that you asked - what did I do wrong here? Clicked a view? Added projected views to drawing? Now I'm unable to edit this drawing due to the fact that SW crashes for some unknown reason and only thing so far is that it involves project...

We use a PDM issued six-digit system with a prefix letter that tells in general in which ball park we are running around - project, mechanical design, hydraulic design, etc. Now that I have read your thoughts I must admit that I started to appreciate this simplistic system. Anything needed to do by ...

Yep... seen this... but just a check.. I work in perspective mode a lot... so, any chance you use perspective mode .. very common for the dims not to show properly... which imho is total bs. Meh... I've never used Perspective mode - or so far I haven't used it. I wonder whether the issue might rela...

5) In a browser, CTRL + TAB will switch between tabs (because these are actually different pages...so its like switching between different documents in Word, etc...) OH!? This works in Office products too!? That's new to me. And in Firefox, Edge and Chrome browsers you can switch between open tabs....

Lately, SW has been on a funny mood from now an then.
It's quite interesting trying to work with THESE dimensions.

I have nothing to give to this particular field nor topic, but I just wanted to say that it looks pretty darn cool to me
Pre-made wiring bundles just to be stuffed thru bulkhead openings with multi-tool reminicent of a baseball bat... been there, seen that xD

I forwarded the work for checking and it's done for now. I ended up writing notes about each component. does your ASM have configs ? displaystate ? exploded view ? which version of SWxxx do you use ? I think there was no configs nor alternate display states but an exploded view. We use 2020 SP5.0. I...

HI! I am trying to make drawing of this assembly where some of the components are excluded from BOM, but I would like to use Component References on them. I have given each of the components a Component Reference in the assembly's Component properties. When in drawing I add balloons to these compone...

For the most part the internet has made the "finding task" the easy part. Prior to the internet you had to actually collect this knowledge, now it's simply at your fingertips. I do value physical books over digital copies. Shuffling pages here and there is so much more ... tangible :D I k...

So... I'm kind of a squirrel. Stuffing my cheeks full of peanuts and what ever edible I can find. Then I go and hide them in holes and pits just to forget them ever being in the first place. But still I'm always looking for that next delicious snack. In more humanish-way - I roam around the internet...

Suggetion: How about some kind of a general "Engineering" or "Design" subforum to discuss thing related to the engineering work as a whole without software-perspective? Or does it belong to off-topic? :D EDIT: Now that I was looking around I came to conclusion that Kitty dump is ...

I'm not aware of a keyboard shortcut to do that, but if you want easy access to the configurations tab you can turn on the toolbars for configurations and display states. That doesn't have all the functionality of the tab, but it will let you switch between active configurations or display states w...

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Is anyone aware that is it possible to add a keyboard shortcut to switch between Feature Manager tabs? Or is there something "pre-built"? I didn't find any...

I thought it could be handy to switch between the tabs like switching between windows or open documents...

Hello again, folks! Does anyone know a way to set a default bend radius for Piping? Or with what parameter or property? I.e. the parameter in Route Properties > Bend - Elbows > Always form bends > center line > Bend radius. In Tubing said parameter is read from tube's Design Table but I cannot find ...

This is quite an interestin claim, but I admit I can believe it. As long as the workflow is defined and structured properly from start to finish. There are some caveat in Routing like... building the component library in the first place. Support material is rather limited. After a weeks discussion w...

<r><QUOTE author="Glenn Schroeder" post_id="5858" time="1620328346" user_id="50"><s>[quote="Glenn Schroeder" post_id=5858 time=1620328346 user_id=50]</s> When I want to create an Extruded Boss/Base or Extruded Cut my usual workflow is to select the face or plane first, then the feature. That opens a...

Seeing that you are brand new to it all you might do well to take the time and read https://cadbooster.com/how-to-create-a-routing-library-from-scratch/ https://cadbooster.com/how-to-create-routing-components/ I found these about a month ago via a search engine. They have been propably the best res...

Why - oh why? o[ kuva.png I just can get my head around this. What am I doing wrong? I have had this issue adding component Routing Lib. I have created a sketch "RoutingPoints" on this parts' Top plane with 3 points of which the one in the origin is for RPoint and two other are for CPoints...

I use a Logitech M720 since a few years ago I was working on two computers simultaneously and it allowed me to navigate both as if they were a single computer with dual monitors. It also works well on a variety of surface types. However, more importantly I think, is that I've got the three thumb bu...

Okei. Thanks guys! I'll ask our PDM-admin whether we have PDM attributes enabled or what's the situation. Or I'll have him either ask the company or give me a name whom I can ask myself :) EDIT: Nah... It seems that for some reason we don't have attributes enabled in our PDM even though there clearl...

Hello! We are upgrading from SW2018 to SW2020 and I found this wonderful option. Is there anyone aware whether it is possible to compile one custom property from a two or more other custom properties that are read (or written) by PDM? I tried some what of an expression as in the pic below kuva.png $...

There is an option to set a body or part to be rigid which atleast to my understanding (and guessing) leaves it out side the scope of study but could be used to transfer forces.

1. The use of a Skeleton Sketch part - Eliminates Circular Rebuilds, Better Models, Parametric Changes and a lot of other plus's 2. Multiple Sheet Drawing - If you have a 100 different/unique parts, it's nice to open one file instead of a 100... 3. Custom Property Tab Builder - To track custom prop...

I got couple of contributions aswell: Inkscape - "Inkscape is a Free and open source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and MacOS X." Dia - "Dia is a program to draw structured diagrams." ShareX - "Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool" FOSSHub -...

I was just meddling with Routing and had this issue of new route to not Sweeping after creating the sketch. Like, just connecting two CPoints with lines and hit OK. error. Uhm... wait, what? Why error? Figured out it involves Stub Length given when creating a CPoint on fitting. The measure matched a...

My most impressive trick with Solidworks? Youtube

One of the most overwhelming experience was wathing one of those vids named "60 tips in 60 minutes"

I find Spool used as, a finished piece from end to end. I have a vertical cylindrical tank, with flanged nozzles. One spool could be the joined overflow and drain, which attaches at those flanges of the tank, includes a drain valve, and leads to a customer connection flange. Another spool could be ...

I make pump skids with piping and tubing. I also do not think highly of Routing add-on. I developed my workflow to produce stable large assemblies and avoid using Routing entirely. I would guess then that you use Global variables for bend radii, straight distance between bend-to-bend and etc? I'm k...

Are you talking about routing for wiring or routing for plumbing? Machine hydraulics and lubrication systems. Bent tubes with variety of fittings. I've found Parker Hannifin to have this great online model database to be highly customizable and wide variety: https://parker.partcommunity.com/ I woul...

I guess I'll start with a very short introduction of myself. My name is Juha, I am from Finland and I'm working to learn about SW Routing for time being. :D I started this topic to collect knowledge about Routing. I'm in a point to create a component library but I've been considering and investigati...