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MJuric

I'm curious as to what possesses people to decide to change CAD systems. To me the process is extremely painful and the advantages would have to be REALLY significant to make the move. So for instance in this forum we have people moving from SE to SW and from SW to SE. You can use any system switchi...

MJuric

When placing views, Solid Edge beats SW over and over in my opinion. In Edge you can select the view (even 3D rotations or align to edge or normal to face) right from the drawing without needing to open the model to add a view. This business of needing to edit the model to make the drawing is compo...

MJuric

Ok, which one of you is responsible for this?

MJuric

I was messing around with Onshape last night and when I went to place a new sketch and there was an existing sketch plane or plane in front the surface I wanted to select it would pick the sketch plane. The only way I could get around this was to turn the offending sketch off. What's the right/Easy ...

MJuric

For solo its limited....looks like you return the license manually twice a day. https://help.driveworkssolo.com/topic/LicenseManagement That's interesting. The VAR I had the meeting with stated that the license was tied to the machine it was installed on. He expressly said that you could install So...

MJuric

When things like that are important, I'll often send an actual 2D drawing along with the 3D data (I know you machine design guys are probably mortified) just to point out the areas where "better than visual" tolerance is needed. Not at all. "Better than visual" is a way better m...

MJuric

In my world, it is either machined into steel mold, or machined into a carbon electrode, which then erodes the steel mold. In any case, it will probably be filleted all to hell and back, so the flat top may or may not be much of an issue in the end. That's kind of why I mentioned it. We do castings...

MJuric

I am trying to make this rib follow the edge of both cylinders, but no matter the approach (using features) I never get a clean look. How would you do it? image.png I did it using surfaces, but I guess there is a easier way: image.png Maybe someone else brought this up but I didn't see it other tha...

MJuric

Please see this video https://youtu.be/KXMPk3FKHgA I have no idea whether you can actually make a functioning system that exactly duplicates what they are doing in those videos in SW. However certainly there are parts that you can actually do functionally and thru the magic of video editing I suspe...

MJuric

I'm still not 100% sure what you're asking. "You designed a vision system and also made a camera in CAD" - Does this mean 1) You went to the web, grabbed models from a company like Keyence or Banner and put together a vision system or... 2) You actually designed a Camera, lights etc with a...

MJuric

We want to avoid having a state for a person though & per department does not help either, if you want to know accurately. What I would do is have a state per "Function". So if it needs to be reviewed by "Product design" then you would have a "In Review Product Design&q...

MJuric

We are not yet set on our data cards and are willing to change there. PDM is only fully integrated with our Design department, so our approval process through PDM is pretty easy: Author sends file that is work in progress out to be reviewed by person x , state goes to review if approved by person x...

MJuric

You took the words out of my mouth. And while SW is terrible, I do think this is the direction the entire software industry is trending. This is the direction everything is taking. Everyone just throws their S%^& over the fence and expects you to pay for it. Appliances, cars, etc etc etc. Most ...

MJuric

The worse for me is ATI graphic drivers. New patch fix 2 bugs, get 5 new one and bring back 4 old one. I do believe they're hired to program SW. And they got similar name: 3DXpression. Or 3DNoXpression because over half of the 3D functions are not available. Worst one I ever had was an error in a g...

MJuric

how to design camera in cad and give functionality to work as real camera.it captured things Which is moving on conveyor belt.in case if I am wrong please help me on topic how vision system simulation done . I think we need some clarity here :D Are you trying to 1) Design an actual camera and simul...

MJuric

Do you know how long it's been since this has changed? NEVER. That's the last time it changed. This has always been the truth. If they waited for a perfect release, we'd still be waiting on SW95. Everything has a risk level associated with it. I'm not sure if the risk is to them or to customer's da...

MJuric

bryan5 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:43 pm Here is the link to the virtual event that will be held July 13th 6PM CST

https://www.onshape.com/en/user-group-n ... ofessional

Currently we have 10 users who will present some of their work in Onshape.

If interested in showing please contact me.

Thank you

I'm interested in watching

MJuric

Good point. one difference though was the MDT was crap, we had 3 copies and tried using it on a project. MDT was the early signs of ADesk going South. MDT was nothing more than ADesk throwing together a bunch of popular programs they already had and reselling it as something new. When other company...

MJuric

Anyone using either of these? I had a conference call with my VAR yesterday on a project that I'm currently using Driveworks Express on. The call was about the project as well as what advantages there might be moving from Express to Solo or Pro. From what I can tell moving to solo gives me some tool...

MJuric

Austin Schukar wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:30 am Would you be able to elaborate on how you are getting the numbering sequence now?

Yep,

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MJuric

Just as a follow up incase anyone cares; We've decided to backpedal on the configured hardware files. We are working our plan that attempts to break out the many parts in the configured files into individual part files with only the Default config. This is going to cost us a lot of labor but after ...

MJuric

I downloaded a step file when it is open in SWX it shows many faulty faces. I saved this file as a Parasolid format then open it in a SWX again after that all faulty faces disappear. I wish to know whether opening a file in a Parasolid format is safer. It is my experience that most of the import to...

MJuric

I'm skeptical that Dassault can kill SolidWorks desktop in a way that insures the userbase comes over to 3dx land. This price is a barrier to entry for many. Also the modularization and pricing model will drive many away. They are trying to treat this like Catia.....I'm just waiting for the backped...

MJuric

@MJuric I am not surface guy too, actually I might be the least experienced guy in here. lol I think like @matt said there's probably a steep learning curve in there. I'm sure that one way or the other will give you better results but apparently the only way to know which way, at least with SW, is ...

MJuric

There is a Cloud only SW. Don't ask me what they call it. You can see some of the post in Solidworks Connect Community. 2022 beta has cloud version. Don't know if its The cloud version or SW on cloud VM. Solidworks has done an absolute fail with their names here. From what I understand, which I'm f...

MJuric

mike miller wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 4:52 pm LOL. Poor guy.

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What, [SHFT][ENTER] isn't completely intuitive?

MJuric

Austin Schukar wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:57 pm Macro feature would be a neat way of tracking pattern instances and updating sketch numbering accordingly.

I've still not found a good solution to this but I suspect a macro would work. 1,2,3 etc works fine, A, B, C....no go.

MJuric

Just checking: 3DE does not use SW Desktop files? So a company cannot just upload their files to the platform and use them in 3DE like they did in SW Desktop, right? I had this discussion on the Swymp and of course I can't for the life of me find the post....however. I went back and forth on this i...

MJuric

I'd say you error on the side of optimism. I agree I just didn't want to sound like a Chicken Little. It's a self full filling cycle. DS wants to get rid of Solidworks entirely. The take a step toward that end and the user base is unpleased which only serves to prove DS's belief of "We need to...

MJuric

I'll disagree and agree with you. Beta testing with end users is common across both software and physical products. Also beta testing doesn't mean that they aren't still testing themselves. It's voluntary, no one makes you do it, but I welcome the chance to run our products through it. If I do disc...

MJuric

mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:17 am Yeah, I've seen expiration dates on honey, too...

Actually honey can expire if it is not sealed properly. Honey is pretty hydroscopic and at some tipping point it becomes able to ferment....so well I guess it doesn't go bad per say, just turns into mead

MJuric

I really hope your time estimates are <= reality. The cost of just migrating our data set from SE to SW has a ~20 year? ROI if any. Having to do another model migration in say 5 years would... well, I wouldn't be here to worry about it I guess. Like I said just basing it on what ADesk did with MDT ...

MJuric

It's heading straight for the dump if it doesn't change course, that's for sure. I've said it before, I whole heartedly believe that that is the plan. The decsion has been made to phase out SW. As I posted it will be done in steps, the first of which is 3DE. I was on the phone with my VAR the other...

MJuric

I keep seeing Dassault Systems pushing Draftsight as a 2D, and now more often as a 3D design package... It seems DS is pushing all of the 3dEcperience stuff, and the collaboration stuff, but isn't really putting much focus on the basic Solidworks program. Anyone have any inside info, or predictions...

MJuric

What a headache this all is. Thanks for the information. I think the most important step would be "Don't piece meal it". If you're going to migrate data, migrate ALL the data. Would have been 100 times easier if that would have been done. Right now it's essentially a "File by File&qu...

MJuric

I realize this is a Kindergarten level question and picture, but trying to make sure I'm following correctly. The arrows and labels are correct and what you're speaking of @MJuric ? image.png Yep, correct. If you look at J4 in this case it can spin around it's axis. This is actually a case where th...

MJuric

Just my 2 cents, but I dont think there is way to create a PERFECT model in SOLIDWORKS for this kind of complex lattice minimal surface structure. You will have a little bit of imperfection here and there, especially at the joint. To get a theoretically perfect model, using a mathematical model to ...

MJuric

OK. Another quick test shows me that you need to have check out rights for the assembly. We have a setup similar to yours. Files in the 'Approved' state can't be checked out. Files in the 'Non-revision Change Pending' state (which is like your 'For clarification' state) can be checked out. When log...

MJuric

I am trying to make this model, but no matter what I cannot select all the 6 open groups. How did you do it? Not answering your question as I'm still on the smoothness issue. If you manage to make this piece aren't you still going to have to piece it with a bunch of other pieces in order to make th...

MJuric

So, I just did a little test. I created three new parts, put them in a new assembly and saved it all outside the vault. I then copied the assembly and one of the parts in to the vault. Before checking them in, I used Tools....Update References and this is what it looks like: image.png If you aren't...

MJuric

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:34 am I think they're asking a lots for a entry level drafter.

They knocked 98% of the population out of the running by asking for "Critical Thinking Skills"

MJuric

OK, so this is funny. https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:yUw32GbYTEqKdgY7-jbZPg/post:lc86sMehTqak9KXAvwedDA First I wonder how in the world a post with two responses became "One of the top most engaged posts"...either the have miserable engagement or their st...

MJuric

If you got the model, fix the center point at the end or the face. See if any of the join move. Unless you're pretty far out, I believe it'll. The problem is, every moving part need collision check. That's what I'm saying. I have mated the face of axis 6 to the face of the cylinder. I then mated th...

MJuric

On a xyz gantry, any xyz point has only 1 solution for all 3 axis. On a robot, depend on resolution on each join. I actually don't think so. Again, assuming an XYZ and vector, which is the same for a CNC except for the fact that in a CNC the "Vector" is limited to a single plane, there ar...

MJuric

If you think about it. To get to a x, y, z position, there are limited solutions on how to move the tool on 3 axis and even 5 axis. Consider how many way a robot can move the tool to same location. Also how many way its joins can move keeping the tool at same location. I'm not sure. I suspect that ...

MJuric

There seems to be very little info online regarding the use of the Function Builder in SolidWorks. Even the official help files don't help much >> http://help.solidworks.com/2021/english/SolidWorks/motionstudies/hidd_funbuilderdlg.htm ... as they don't offer any examples of its use. Unfortunately c...

MJuric

No, that's not how it works. You may need to check the assembly file in, without checking in all the referenced files. This was 12 years ago, so I'm fuzzy on the details but I know for a fact that files that were never in the vault could be brought in. I'm pretty sure I documented the process, but ...

MJuric

The purpose is that SW costs ~$4k, and NX costs ~$20k. Eventually that difference will pay for itself when you have to keep wrestling stuff like this. I haven't used a higher end system in years. So does something like NX et al actually create surfaces as you would expect them to? If so I just can'...

MJuric

The company I work at has been using welding robots since the mid 80s, ( I was not working here then, I was in grade school) I do not know the software they use but I know it's not any CNC/CAM software for mills/lathes. Totally different systems as I understand it. There may be some common ground b...

MJuric

The settings that you use in a feature do not always really control the outcome. That's why we have the evaluation tools, especially the Deviation Analysis so we can tell numerically how far off from tangent a connection between faces really is. There is (almost) always a little tolerance between c...

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