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David Matula

When we migrated SE data to PDM Pro pack and go was of no use because nearly all the files are reused in many other parent files. I could not find a way to get SE pack and go to use those files that already existed from other parents' pack and gos. So the files were copied into the vault and had to...

David Matula

have you tried the regular task manager in SolidWorks.

David Matula

ohh i miss the good old days. When we used to be more active!

David Matula

Thanks Mat.
I was really looking for one complete table for the multi sheet drawing.

David Matula

I have been working on a multi sheet drawing doing weld callouts for the assembly. I was looking into doing a weld table but could not move it off the sheet that it was created on. I was also looking for all the welds for all of the sheets in one complete table. Does anyone have any tips on how I co...

David Matula

another year has just passed. It was great to get away for a few days and get to see my mom. She always has something for me to do. Hope this year turn out better than the last few.

David Matula

Hay guys it is time for the holidays. Hope everyone has a great time. It is good to be working, and to be able to take some time off to visit family

David Matula

WELL found out that the best way to do that was to add display states from existing ones and make sure they are in the right order and then delete the old ones.

David Matula

what a year it is going to be..... one contract to another. anyone out there know how to reoder display states?

David Matula

if you had to pick two monitors to use with solidworks what would you pick ?

David Matula

I saw a problem like this before, but we were able to reattach and manually update the balloons till the file got opened again. The guy attached the balloons to center lines and that would make them go crazy.
Another thing to make sure of is that the view properties are going to the bom.

David Matula

It was always fun to keep that updated when installing the new version. Each year it seemed like i needed to contact tech support. Even then we had fun getting it to update so that we could use the custom one.

David Matula

I might be a bit less active, I'm having health issues lately. I passed out and had a seizure at work this week and was brought to the hospital by ambulance and then plugged on oxygen because they were scared I was going to die. Still no idea what's wrong with me, but I'm back to 'normal', I should...

David Matula

Another week has gone by. Where does the time go?
Have a great Weekend every one!!

David Matula

any one out there have any info on AIA cad layer guidelines as set forth in the national cad standard .org?
nationalcadstandard.org

David Matula

What a great day !!!
The weather is getting cooler...

David Matula

People that if given the opportunity to be able to work from home, will either have it taken away or if under performing could be looking at finding a new place to work. It is just that simple. Setting reasonable deadlines, and setting up proper expectations for the job at hand would be what is need...

David Matula

mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:42 pm What's wrong with this picture?
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LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING BROKE.

David Matula

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:39 pm Pro:
No travel time
Less distraction, unless you have kids

Con:
You might skip lunch and breaks

You need to keep your schedule while working from home. Keep the 9 to 5. Don't get too flexible.

Skip lunch and breaks, that would be a pro. Just get the 8 hrs in and do something else.

David Matula

With the use of cell phones and cameras most of them questions that you need to go to the shop for about stuff not working could be done via video chats, and stuff. On the rare occasion heading into the office to check out how things are going in the shop could be scheduled. The main thing is that i...

David Matula

In 2020 I was asked if I was set up to work from home, I had a computer capable of running SolidWorks and internet at the house. So if I had to I could work from home. I did not want to then because I used the drive to work to get transition between home life, and work life. Then the big layoff happ...

David Matula

Another week half over.

David Matula

Any one out there know of a good intranet program for creating a searchable department standard?

David Matula

David Matula

need some info. Pros and cons of working from home!
What do you guys think? Could you do your Job from Home?

David Matula

so very true.

David Matula

WHAT HAPPENED TO FREEDOM?

David Matula

I need something to do soon.

David Matula

Got one for you guys. One I have not seen before, or heard of till this past week. your taking a skills test to make a 3d sketch. But the example sketch does not give enough information. The test makers are to lazy to make a real 3d sketch file, and give you enough info to use your 3d sketching skil...

David Matula

Hey Everyone, Just stopping by. I haven't been on the forum for a while and I thought I'd give an update so that you all won't think I've forgotten about you or just evaporated. Tony, Sounds great that your retired and still have a little something to do. It will keep you young. It is strange when ...

David Matula

Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:36 pm Speak for yourself. Some of us had to work Monday.

thought that you had one of them nice jobs with the state... they had you working on labor day?

I got the darn day off but no pay

David Matula

try 9, 19, 34, 49, 22, 6, 3.
hope those are enough numbers.

David Matula

anyone else have the coffee taken from the break room?
It has been 2 weeks already and no end in sight. I miss my morning java.

David Matula

only two days into the work week and it is hump day already! every week should be like this.

David Matula

Never really had to do this before. Need a part in the bom at item 20 and then again at the bottom. I have learned how to keep stuff from showing up. I have used assemblies to insert many parts by promoting. Never had to have the same part # in the bom on different rows till now. Any tips on how to ...

David Matula

How about exploring to where the files are saved. The file would have to be one that was opened and saved recently.
Then again i have had a crash with a part in edit mode and it insisted that a part was still rolled back.

David Matula

Where did the drawing come from? We used to copy old assemblies and drawings. Some were from the 90's and they would start causing problems. To fix this we started updating the drawing standards. We took a new drawing and saved the standard to a file, then when we open the old drawings we load the n...

David Matula

zxys001 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 28, 2021 4:49 pm CvC Tools
TEE_Macro
Toolbar+
#Task

# TASK was the one that I was using. Had no idea that there where more. Thanks

David Matula

HOWDY
I was looking for that crazy macro program that is out there but forgot the name of it, and where I could go to find it.

David Matula

TOO BAD THE VARS Don't like to keep a list of who is looking for work. Even better yet they could just contract us out. Think that Trimech does that. It would be a great way to keep the customers happy with some talented solidworks users, and also help keep us in work.

David Matula

Looking at over a 50 hour week. It is Friday!!!! if we get this project done on time I don't have to come in tomorrow.

David Matula

It used to be easy. Contact the swug manager for your area, to find more details. I used to just contact the vars and send them information of when and where I was going to have a meeting, asking them to please fwd to all the users in the area. I'd would also get the vars to do presentations on topi...

David Matula

since they were on the youtube channel hopefully we can go back and watch any that we may not have been able to see cause of last min notifications. I found out just days ahead of time.

David Matula

I would tend to set the filters to either do edges, or faces depending on what I wanted when doing balloons.

David Matula

The weld bead? Depending on how big and how accurate you need the weight of the model to be I never worry about showing the welds. Just but the metal up together and have the appropriate weld symbol. On some of the vessels that I would do we just took the total weight and add about 10% to it to acco...

David Matula

Dang what a week. What is going on out there?

David Matula

anyone hear that SLUGME was today.

David Matula

Sounds like a lot of fun. Have you checked the hardware. Mem, and video card would be the first things that I would look at. Large asm mode should be bringing in 99% of the stuff light weight. If you don't need it to be resolved keep it light weight. Display states, use the Isolate command and save ...

David Matula

sometimes just saving and closing helps fix those glitches you where having. Most times I get it to crash and then when I reopen things go better.

David Matula

Yahooooo. Anyone know what day it is?

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