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MJuric

We are setting up our ERP to have a mobile Bar Code Scanner. I ran into an issue where some things the ERP printed in bar code was scanned improperly. When I converted the bar code to text the ERP is adding a "$%" in front of everything. We are using Code 39 which uses an "*" as ...

MJuric

Don't use motors. Position the clamp in the starting position. Drag the time bar to a future time and right click to add a key frame. Then drag your clamp open or closed, rotate it and what not. SW Motion will interpolate the motion in between. I'm home now, but I'll try to create a simple example ...

MJuric

Yes, your picture looks like the type of swing clamp I am working on. Basically, it rotates into position while moving downward for clamping. I think that you are using a SW version that is newer than mine. I am using SW 2018 SP5. I was trying to use a motor, and, while I could get 1 motor to work,...

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Motion Study Basic Animation Is this the literally stupidest thing in the world? I've spent many hours banging my head doing what I think should be "Simple" things to get an animation. To me this is pretty poorly put together in SW. Simple things like resetting a view seem like a Rubic's ...

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If I have to dimension something like this, I am creating a section view and dimensioning it there. Maybe it's because I'm not trained draftsman, but I don't trust a machinist to properly interpret a stack of 5 diameters and depths. (Of course in this day 99% of the programming is being done from t...

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This is exactly the part that makes no sense to me. This seems to be Solidworks MO. I wonder if their program managers and developers are all non medicated ADHD. "Hey I have this really cool idea....Squirrel" There is SOooo much in this program that is not quite completed and never seems ...

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I think that the Designjet series is the only reliable HP product line that I would recommend. It is better than most of their other products, built for long life of occasional use in good conditions. If your needs are more rare in frequency, I'd go with a local delivered printing service instead o...

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No, I haven't tried advanced hole. Advanced hole makes no sense to me whatsoever. Advanced holes are yet ANOTHER feature that is 95% complete. Advanced holes are great for "Complex" holes. So for anything that has more than a couple features I use advanced holes. So say I have a thru hole...

MJuric

MJuric wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:12 pm Crypto farming and the *bat-fever*. Double wammy.

So C0vid gets converted to "Bat Fever"

MJuric

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:44 pm Blame crypto farming for video card price and hard drive.
Don't try to buy used video cards. Lots of them are from crypto farm.

Crypto farming and the Covid. Double wammy.

MJuric

I purchased SolidBox (not BOXX Technologies) workstations years ago, which have run reliably and are overdue for replacement. It's among their Engineering series, which has Xeons both then and now. Their Creative series now looks far more attractive based primarily on speed alone (thanks @MJuric) ,...

MJuric

Well said regarding Xeons. Whatever benefits they may have over the i9s are certainly not worth the drop in clock speed. Xeons really are server farm CPU's rather than workstation CPU's. They are made to run slower and be more stable and I believe that they typically have more onboard cache memory,...

MJuric

The future is GPU based computing IMHO, which is why SE 2022 is now using the GPU for Generative Design. If CAD companies could figure out how to create accurate NURBS models with a GPU, it would totally revolutionize the industry. Combine GPU computing with multi-core use and maybe we wouldn't spe...

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This was the Dell I have provided to them for planning purposes. https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/desktops-all-in-one-pcs/precision-5820-tower-workstation/spd/precision-5820-workstation/xctopt5820us_4 I wouldn't do Xeon CPU for a couple reasons, they tend to have slower Hrtz and tend to drive u...

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I've used Boxx Workstation and laptops. No way would I spend the extra money on a BoxxX laptop and unless you absolutely need every last ounce of performance out of the system and have no desire/ability to do any system setup at all you'd be hard pressed to get me to dole out the extra cash for one ...

MJuric

Hello to all, to get a little bit more into physical motion simulation, I was looking for a simple "project". Well, what is fun for the little ones to play, is good for the big ones to practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMGzGU9Ccs But it is not as easy as it looks. In my first att...

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This SKF who has 2 separate sites for these seals? https://www.skfextranet.com/crsealsfinder/datasheet.aspx?s=2800250 Where you can't get to that site from their US website that they direct you to, if you go to the SKF website: https://www.skf.com/us/search-results?q=2800250&searcher=all&si...

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I think it's a combination of masochism and the ubiquitous attraction of human eyes to train wrecks. I think most people end up stuck with the system that was chosen by their company. We aren't migrating a bunch of people, most of whom have zero desire to learn anything new, to a new platform. On t...

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Hello again So I have this part I want to machine, but it's my first time on my Openbuilds mini mill. The part is about 10x20x20mm and in aluminium. When I save out the part as an dxf it comes in my Openbuilds cam as one circle and four line segments and two arc's. The cam does not seem to be able ...

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SOLIDWORKS Electrical will do hydraulic and pneumatic schematics. image.png The built in symbol libraries include hundreds of items. This is a small sample: image.pngimage.png I haven't used it for pneumatic/hydraulic but they would work the same as the electrical side which has a lot of potential ...

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Sooo...out of the ones I deal with I think Eaton is the worst: Followed by Parker: Bosch Rexroth is better than Parker (not too bad actually, but not great): image.png Now let's see how many people are employed at the gold standard, Mcmaster-Carr: They employ 10 times fewer people than the next run...

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Can we add a Sigma Tube place? Are there other users of sigma tube? Seems to be a pretty janky piece of software on my suppers PC and I'd like to try and iron out some of the wrinkles UU Probably under CAM is where I would put Sigma related questions. Probably not many users here...well or anywhere...

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The problem is that the larger a company gets the further they get away from the customer and more bureaucracy gets in the way. I'm always amazed when I see large corporations that actually have clean websites. The tendency is usually in the opposite direction...like entropy I guess. It's the same ...

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@MJuric, I'd guess Eaton and Bosch Rexroth also have software. I downloaded one, but learning how to use it didn't seem worth it. And since I already had blocks in CAD, I just used what I had. And I agree it seems more difficult to find things on all 3 websites. It can be done, but it should be eas...

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The new "professional" NVIDIA GPU's are labeled "NVIDIA RTX". For a short time the prior ones were labeled "Quadro RTX", and before that "Quadro". All of the "non-professional" NVIDIA GPU's (gaming/business/home) are preceded with "GeForce"...

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Hi there! Todays question is what software could be used or you would use to design hydraulic systems and diagrams? Scope would be lubrication systems, some pneumatics and occasionally even power hydraulics. So far I have been living in AutoCAD/Draftsight environment, but could there be some way to...

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I actually prefer that dimension window. It allows me to easily enter an expression/equation, rename the dimension, and perhaps most convenient to me, select how I want the configurations affected by the new value. I tend to do that stuff "Post creation" so the only time I need the dialog...

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The tooltip for the 'X' says exactly what it does: "Restore the original value and exit the dialog". The dialog is multipurpose. If you are modifying an existing dimension, and then decide not to, the 'X' lets you cancel the operation. Why would you use that dialogue box to edit a dimensi...

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Have you ever noticed that the red "X" on the Dimension tool is totally useless? It should cancel the command and not create a dimension at all. 2021-10-13 13_28_17.jpg Clicking "X" has the same effect as clicking the green checkmark. ESC only confirms as well. Double-clicking n...

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What's with the fascination of naming products "X" something? Is it because X is underused in words? Obsession with the X-Men comics? X-rated movie aficionados? Dassaults xApps (xDesign, xShape, xGenerative Design) Lowercase x SolidWorks (DimXpert, DraftXpert, FeatureXpert, FilletXpert, M...

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Hello again Probably not a big difference, but I change the angle of attack, anyone think this is doable now? The green bar is the part before bending, and in scale. Terje Clip solid for mould ver2.JPG You might be able to get the form, but you're ends aren't going to end up where you want them. In...

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:37 pm I'm happy to report that Violet was born late last night, and she and mom are both doing well.

Congrats

MJuric

Thank's, will work on that tomorrow! Also if this is a metal part and you are doing it in a die you will likely have to calculate and or experiment with spring back to get the right final product. If you form it right to size the metal will "Deform" back to something closer to it's natura...

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but 100" in front of it. That makes sense because that's where the flock of geese are that are about to get sucked into your engines and put you into an unpowered noise dive. :D That being said we have an aerospace company here in town I used to do work for that makes the emergency generators ...

MJuric

Let's see if I can stir up a little controversy. My #1 peeve is when other users design parts that are not on the primary planes. The argument for this approach seems to be that it isn't necessary and doesn't add anything to the part. Unfortunately, it completely overlooks the utility of having pla...

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Hello So I'm new to designing in sheet metal, but I have this clip I want to press out of an 2x20x55mm 316 metal strip. After designing the two tool press parts I think maybe this have to be pressed in at least two different tools? The red part is the fully pressed clip, the blue part is the moving...

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In Solidworks 2017 I used the "Toolbox Settings" to add some additional tapped hole sizes that aren't there by default. I would like to share these with other SW users here. Is it as simple as copying over a file? If so, what is the file name and where do I find it? Is there some other me...

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Leonardo: The Skateboarding, Slacklining Robot That's pretty cool. It's easy to get stuck in the "Well we have to make it walk like humans" mentality when in reality there's probably lots of ways to "Walk" and move that are WAY better than bi-pedal human motion that robots can d...

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Well, there were 3 people doing what these people should do themselves. You start shuttling for them and they will become dependent on you. No idea what the other two told you but I'd hardly consider telling you that people can't get to your site and that they are saying less than flattering things...

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Anyway, some folks from SW can't get to the site, so they sent people to harass me. They should just talk to me directly if they have something to say. Unless you are talking about someone else you have no idea what it would be like to be harassed by me and no one sends me anywhere unless you're my...

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dpihlaja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:07 am Thank you! 45 now........only 15 years until I am 60......sheesh.

Yeah but you're less than half the age of my 92 YO MIL...so you have that going for you.

MJuric

I think I figured out what happened. I had the chain pattern set to "Fill Path." I then adjusted the sketch so that it took fewer links. It was only after unchecking fill path and reducing the count that it behaved properly. Solidworks Does not like errors and sometimes doesn't show error...

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I guess this fit here. Someone build the Alien loader. https://hackaday.com/2021/10/06/building-a-multi-ton-power-loader-for-fun/ There was a series or something, I thought on Netflix, that had "Giant robot fights". Over all it was kind of not as exciting as you wanted it to be but they d...

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Confession time: I've never set foot on a college campus, or even a community college. I would not qualify for many positions because of this. The irony is: there are "degree'd engineers" with far less practical knowledge of general CAD, FEA, and DFM principles than I have (don't ask how ...

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They all have the same answer: "I can see the value in that for someone else's kid, but mine is going to college." Great, so while your kid goes to college, wracks up 100K in debt and ends up with a "Do you want fries with that?" degree, that plumber that got paid $18 an hour to...

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Jaylin Hochstetler wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 6:53 am The average man is content with avail of conventional answers to explain the mysteries of life, but the mystic is drawn to places that are imprecise and boundless.

-Teil HardtDechardin

Isn't precision both precise and boundless?

MJuric

@MJuric Of all our different global engineering groups, we are the only country to have drafters. I mean, they have people doing that work but they are degreed engineers, they don't have any 2 year degreed drafters. I can't imagine a 4 year degreed engineer wants to do just modeling and drafting. I...

MJuric

If I add a weight property to the custom properties of the part, I will have to manually command SW to calculate the weight and manually add the value to the custom property. I would like SW to extract the weight without my intervention and make it appear on the drawing. Is this possible? If so, wh...

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I care deeply how well my clients do overall. It's my job and I take it seriously. but, I can't do anything about them buying a system which is hyped as being X times better or more stable when in fact it is not. () That's kind of where I'm at with Boxxx. They are significantly more expensive when ...

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Thanks for the recommendation, Lucas. I was hoping to be able to access the weight calculated by Solidworks for the part instead of having to add it manually. You don't have to add it manually. Make a note that calls the weight property and save it in your library. Place that note on the view that ...

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