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by Glenn Schroeder
Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: If you're thinking about getting an electric car . . .
Replies: 17
Views: 2220

Re: If you're thinking about getting an electric car . . .

Wow Glenn. Could you share a video of an internal combustion engine car? Here you are. I don't have access to any film of a specific test with one, but this video has two similar tests where the goal was to contain the vehicle. The first one (starting at about the 9:00 mark) is impacting W-beam, wh...
by Glenn Schroeder
Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:43 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Fun Errors in Solidworks
Replies: 33
Views: 6913

Re: Fun Errors in Solidworks

Uncle_Hairball wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:11 pm ???????

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When you select the Replace Component feature, an open Part will show in the box, but you still need to click on it to select it.
by Glenn Schroeder
Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: If you're thinking about getting an electric car . . .
Replies: 17
Views: 2220

If you're thinking about getting an electric car . . .

. . . you might want to watch this video of a test we did a couple weeks ago. Please note that this is a Thrie-beam rail, which is made of the same material as a standard W-beam rail, except it has one more rib, so it's about 8" wider. A standard W-beam will redirect a passenger car or a 1/2 to...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Jul 08, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1478
Views: 239307

Re: Watercooler Talk

AlexLachance wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2024 10:44 am Back from the fishing trip. Wonderful weather, not so much for the fishing though! Doesn't matter, it was relaxing and we had fun

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The weather isn't so great here today. The eye of a hurricane is in the process of passing just east of me as I'm writing this.
by Glenn Schroeder
Fri Jun 28, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: why won't it cut in the direction I'm telling it to?
Replies: 4
Views: 1117

Re: why won't it cut in the direction I'm telling it to?

. . . If you put something in the blue box, it redefines the direction of extrusion. I'm not sure, but I think the only thing you can choose is a plane. Matt would probably know better than I what is usable. You can use a sketch line to define the direction of an Extrude. I have occasionally done t...
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: 2D Drawings
Topic: Sheet Properties dialog vs PropertyManager
Replies: 3
Views: 872

Re: Sheet Properties dialog vs PropertyManager

Maybe I'm missing something, but Property Managers pop up when we click on a note, dimension, etc. What would we click on to open a Property Manager for sheet properties?
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: What controls default front view initial shade darkness?
Replies: 4
Views: 866

Re: What controls default front view initial shade darkness?

What @SPerman suggested will probably help. Changing the default model color in your Part template might be another option.
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: Creating a "table" to show what colors mean
Replies: 9
Views: 1093

Re: Creating a "table" to show what colors mean

Hello Carrie,

Does it have to be a block of color, or can you indicate the colors a different way?

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by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:45 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Carryover of saved custom views
Replies: 14
Views: 1757

Re: Carryover of saved custom views

Some settings are "sticky," as opposed to be saved in templates. I suspect that's what you ran into here. By the way, I know some people advocate for new templates with every release, but I've been using SW since 2009, and I've never started new ones from scratch. They don't even get saved...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1478
Views: 239307

Re: Watercooler Talk

I'm thinking of adding on to my garage, and in order to sort things out I modeled my house. (I've been working on bits and pieces as needed, but this is the first time I finished the full exterior.) There is absolutely no excuse for my little 1700 sq-ft house to have 27 roof lines. image.png And I'...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: New member Hi
Replies: 3
Views: 1171

Re: New member Hi

Hello forum. I posted on a couple Solidworks topics the other day but didn't see them show up. I subsequently read there was a mandatory minimum, so hopefully this does the trick. Howdy, and welcome. I believe the first few posts from a new member have to be checked out by the forum moderator befor...
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu May 30, 2024 11:24 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1478
Views: 239307

Re: Watercooler Talk

No problems here using Chrome.
by Glenn Schroeder
Tue May 28, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1478
Views: 239307

Re: Watercooler Talk

AlexLachance wrote: Tue May 28, 2024 12:35 pm Naw haha :lol: he's got the will, just that it seems they haven't taught much of anything relating to software usage. Spoke of weldments to him and he looked at me like I was a wizard.
Do you mean you aren't?
by Glenn Schroeder
Fri May 24, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users
Replies: 53
Views: 9788

Re: SOLIDWORKS Top Ten List - Curated List of Ideas for Busy Users

IndianaDave wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:10 am Hmmm. Curious.
I just looked at this, and "Liked" it...
It had no "likes"
I just looked and it has 25. Surely there couldn't be a glitch in that excellent website and platform.
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu May 23, 2024 11:27 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Why is the automatic mate reversed?
Replies: 6
Views: 1698

Re: Why is the automatic mate reversed?

I wish I could help, but since using SW2024 I've run into this occasionally, with Parts that worked just fine for 10+ years.
by Glenn Schroeder
Wed May 22, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Vote to fix broken SW2024 "Enhancement"
Replies: 5
Views: 1922

Vote to fix broken SW2024 "Enhancement"

The new feature that allows adding units to a custom property in SW2024 has caused more problems than it solved for many users (see https://help.solidworks.com/2024/english/whatsnew/c_wn2024_weldments_units_custom_prop.htm if you aren't familiar with it). Here is the link to vote to fix it, if anyon...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon May 20, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: SOLIDWORKS 2023 confirmed bugs
Replies: 61
Views: 12248

Re: SOLIDWORKS 2023 confirmed bugs

I have been having issues with the command manager. (These predate 2023, but are still around.) First, the command manager will randomly go blank, as if a tab with no features were selected. All I did in this GIF was to click in a couple of random places and move my mouse to the command manager. Wh...
by Glenn Schroeder
Fri May 17, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: New for SW2024
Replies: 103
Views: 102614

Re: New for SW2024

Ronan wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 8:50 am Has Anyone installed SW 2024 Sp2.0? Thinking of moving from 2023 Sp5.0 in the next month. What is the general feel about 2024?
I've been using it for a week or two and haven't had any issues.
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu May 16, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Tab-To-(only temporarily)-Hide
Replies: 24
Views: 3845

Re: Tab-To-(only temporarily)-Hide

My goal here is for very temporarily hiding components to work on stuff behind or inside them. I don't want to be creating display states or messing with creating section views. I just want to hide these few parts, work on some stuff, then re-show them. That makes sense. Thanks. I don't know if thi...
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu May 16, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Tab-To-(only temporarily)-Hide
Replies: 24
Views: 3845

Re: Tab-To-(only temporarily)-Hide

Josh,

If you haven't already answered your daily quota of dumb questions, why not just use display states?
by Glenn Schroeder
Wed May 15, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
Replies: 1708
Views: 433458

Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)

Frederick_Law wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 1:08 pm Setting up group buy.
Anyone wanna join?
I would, but they don't have big rips and holes in them. That's the only kind I buy.
by Glenn Schroeder
Tue May 14, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: What's Wrong?
Topic: Slow/unresponsive forums
Replies: 2
Views: 1595

Re: Slow/unresponsive forums

I haven't noticed any slow down using Chrome.

Edit: It did seem like it took longer than usual for my reply to load and refresh the page, but that's all I've noticed.
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu May 09, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: SolidWorks FAQ
Topic: Equations when creating mates
Replies: 11
Views: 4060

Re: Equations when creating mates

ETA: I did some research into instant 3d, and do not see anything I typically use. I went to turn it off, but it appears to only be available through the command manager, and I must have deleted that button. image.png You might be able to turn it off and on with a keyboard shortcut. I haven't tried...
by Glenn Schroeder
Wed May 08, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: SolidWorks FAQ
Topic: Equations when creating mates
Replies: 11
Views: 4060

Re: Equations when creating mates

As I'm sure you know, we can link to global variables directly in the property manager for some features and operations, and they have promised to add more, but I don't remember any new ones being added in recent years. Does anyone know if Solidworks is ever going to allow you to use equations when ...
by Glenn Schroeder
Wed May 08, 2024 8:43 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 20
Views: 3644

Re: What are you reading?

I'm not a fan of horror, and as such, haven't read Stephen king in decades. (I think Cujo was the last book I read, in 1984.) A friend of mine recommended the "Dark Tower" series, and I am enjoying the heck out of it. King is a master story teller, and I find his work immensely entertaini...
by Glenn Schroeder
Fri May 03, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 20
Views: 3644

Re: What are you reading?

. . . I can also recommend books in fantasy, some sci-fi, and romance in various genres. I can also recommend some middle school chapter books because we still read aloud to our tween and teen. I'm a big fan of sci-fi and fantasy also, especially the military type of SF, and even better if it delve...
by Glenn Schroeder
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 20
Views: 3644

Re: What are you reading?

. . . For leisure I like Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, Mark Greaney, Alex Berenson, Jack Carr, Rick Campbell, David Baldacci, Lee Child @Glenn Schroeder I'll have to check out John Sandford. He sounds like something I'd read from the beginning of his series. I think you will like him. My sister, who is ...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 20
Views: 3644

Re: What are you reading?

That's a good idea. I've been reading for enjoyment for 50+ years. I just finished John Sandford's latest release, Toxic Prey . He's one of the few authors whose work I buy automatically when I run across a new title. David Weber, who writes mostly military sci-fi, with a little fantasy thrown in, i...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Weldment Custom Properties?
Replies: 2
Views: 1160

Re: Weldment Custom Properties?

You can add custom properties to your .sldlfp files, and when those profiles are used in a Part the custom properties will carry over to the Part as cut list properties. Does that help?
by Glenn Schroeder
Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?
Replies: 42
Views: 7329

Re: Standard Parts Library: Configurations or Individual Parts?

Dwight wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:33 pm Better to leave off the threads in the main configuration.
With only a few exceptions, the bolts in my parts library don't even have threads modeled. The one or two that do have them suppressed, and only showed the one time I needed to show them in a drawing (they're specialty bolts).
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1478
Views: 239307

Re: Watercooler Talk

Yeah, sent a nice mail to my VAR reminding that he; should not be closing requests without giving valid reasons and should be following up on requests faster then a 10 month span and without having me to force him to do so. There are better VAR's out there, but I don't know if switching is possible...
by Glenn Schroeder
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: SolidWorks FAQ
Topic: Multiple Config. Part fails to reload specific configuration
Replies: 9
Views: 2133

Re: Multiple Config. Part fails to reload specific configuration

Thank you so much for all the answers. I'll give it a try to separate different sizes into different files and i'll update you on if it still happens. But i'd like to know how the process of changing sizes works in an assembly. When you change the size, thus changing the part file, does the changed...
by Glenn Schroeder
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: linear pattern instances to vary greyed out
Replies: 5
Views: 1598

Re: linear pattern instances to vary greyed out

Why do you guys use "instances to vary" rather then use sketch driven patterns...? I can't speak for others, but while I don't use "Instances to Vary" often, when I do I almost always want to just adjust one instance, so doing that in the Linear Pattern seems simpler and easier ...
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: linear pattern instances to vary greyed out
Replies: 5
Views: 1598

Re: linear pattern instances to vary greyed out

DanPihlaja wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:20 pm You can't use "instances to vary" with bodies. You can only use it if you are patterning features.
I can. Maybe that's new with SW2024?

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by Glenn Schroeder
Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: SolidWorks FAQ
Topic: Multiple Config. Part fails to reload specific configuration
Replies: 9
Views: 2133

Re: Multiple Config. Part fails to reload specific configuration

Welcome to the forum. Is that a Toolbox part? Since you said you modeled it I suspect it isn't. Assuming I'm correct, the problem may lie with the derived configurations. Configurations are extraordinarily useful, but it is possible to have them be too complex. You might want to consider breaking th...
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Solidworks and 3Dconnexion Spacemouse
Replies: 5
Views: 1242

Re: Solidworks and 3Dconnexion Spacemouse

I'm glad you got it to work properly, and welcome to the forum.
by Glenn Schroeder
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths
Replies: 7
Views: 1728

Re: TIPS+TRICKS - Use MULTI-BODY to create complex sweep paths

New SolidWorks video dropped this morning on youtube - cool use of multi body for anyone who does wire forming or bending https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8j3Ijep-c That's a nice technique. I've never used it for sweeps, but I use a body to drive 3d sketches for weldments (one of the many things I...
by Glenn Schroeder
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:27 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Standard Drawings Template Pack
Replies: 9
Views: 1942

Re: Standard Drawings Template Pack

MacroEnjoyer wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:45 am Ok cool.

Glenn I tried that method but it lost the relation during copy tree. Cheers.
Maybe use Pack and Go instead?
by Glenn Schroeder
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Standard Drawings Template Pack
Replies: 9
Views: 1942

Re: Standard Drawings Template Pack

It's not a workflow I've used, but many people have extolled the virtues of having a sketch (or two) in the Assembly that drives all the Parts (so all the Parts reference the sketch).
by Glenn Schroeder
Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1478
Views: 239307

Re: Watercooler Talk

A familiar name from the good old days just popped up on the Swamp: https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... GVjsedatCQ.
by Glenn Schroeder
Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: linear pattern instances to vary greyed out
Replies: 5
Views: 1598

Re: linear pattern instances to vary greyed out

I have a job that generally takes a pattern in some parts. Until this job they have all been a standard pattern, but this is pattered at three different distances, so I want to use "instances to vary". All the pattering is with cuts and some work nicely but some have the command greyed ou...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1478
Views: 239307

Re: Watercooler Talk

Have an interview over MS Teams for a local architect firm with the vice president of the firm. She had gotten a resume from my instructor. Though I am not holding my breath. In previous industries, I have been ghosted and things not work out. Not sure how they do drafters. Or if they see a 50 year...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: WTF is going on here ?
Replies: 33
Views: 4975

Re: WTF is going on here ?

CarrieIves wrote: Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:24 pm @josh Is there a way to flip the sketch plane normal after a sketch exists?
One easy fix (notice I said easy, not pretty) that might work would be to do a circular pattern of the feature that created the text, then use a separate feature to remove the original.
by Glenn Schroeder
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: 2D Drawings
Topic: BOM custom property
Replies: 2
Views: 866

Re: BOM custom property

I agree with @AlexB . If you are going to do that, I'd make it a separate document so that you don't have to revise your drawing whenever someone wants the assembly instructions changed.
by Glenn Schroeder
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: one sketch dimension driven by multiple global variables
Replies: 9
Views: 1472

Re: one sketch dimension driven by multiple global variables

I entered (4) global variables in the attached part: length_01 = 1.0 length_02 = 2.0 length_03 = 3.0 length_04 = 4.0 I then made (4) different configurations and attempted to link D2@Sketch1 to the 4 different global variables using the "This Configuration" setting in the dimension Modify...
by Glenn Schroeder
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 457
Views: 175594

Re: What do you listen to at work?

This just popped up on Pandora.

by Glenn Schroeder
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: Alternative to using Equations
Replies: 9
Views: 1851

Re: Alternative to using Equations

I don't know how much these will help without better understanding what you're using the equations for, but two things may help. (I almost never use equations, but I know other workflows require their frequent use.) 1. Use global variables. 2. Use construction lines and relations whenever possible i...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1478
Views: 239307

Re: Watercooler Talk

We had the opportunity to head a few hours south this weekend and enjoy the Texas Hill Country. It always surprises me how much a few hours drive can make in what season you are in. Our bluebonnets are just starting here in the Dallas area, but the ones down near Fredericksburg, TX are well are the...
by Glenn Schroeder
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Solidworks - Cutlist and Display states issues.
Replies: 5
Views: 2097

Re: Solidworks - Cutlist and Display states issues.

Regarding the first one, I don't have columns for the angles. If it's not 90° on each end then I detail the part. Knowing the angle isn't much help anyway without knowing which direction the cut is.

The second one will likely be difficult to diagnose without the files.