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DanPihlaja

You guys will go way out of your way to try to make stuff work that doesn't work. I wonder what would happen if you stopped fighting the software and used it the way it was meant to be used? I guess I don't really understand this either. Is there a better way? If so, what is it? Because interferenc...

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jayar wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:56 pm "There’s no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot."
- Robin Williams

This is actually a very ironic quote, if it actually did come from Robin Williams.

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When I cancel the creation of a sketch/feature/whatever and restart it the naming system keeps increasing automatically (which makes sense), but I want it to overwrite the non-existing features. Is it possible to do? image.png Manually renaming it fix the counting, but still is a boring practice. J...

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Get some general dimensions and model a block that fits the size. If that is all you need is an envelope of the model, just model that. But keep the supplier's model on hand so that you can do a final check before release.

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SPerman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:30 pm Glenn,

.....but all too frequently fall back into my old habits.

That's the story of my life!

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when you have 3 parts that are mated together, then mated 6 to 16 other places in an assembly. Form new sub assembly, in the assembly, after mating the 3 new parts together. Them mate them to the firs place they go. Then copy with mates. When all done dissolve the sub assembly created. Why this, ca...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 7:52 amimage.png

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This is offensive to AI.

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So I did a few notes connecting them to dims and that worked fine. I updated one of the holes and the dimension went wacko. So I went back and tried to fix it....and it's just completely broke. It will not let me delete the first line of the dim as shown in the attached video. I've deleted all the ...

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Thank You, That should work. I have to run a couple creations to make sure that Driveworks doesn't "Unhide" them or just hide the ones on the existing Driveworks model and doesn't hide any additional holes added. Still think there should be a "hide cosmetic threads this view". F...

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Thank You, That should work. I have to run a couple creations to make sure that Driveworks doesn't "Unhide" them or just hide the ones on the existing Driveworks model and doesn't hide any additional holes added. Still think there should be a "hide cosmetic threads this view". A...

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Since we have all sort of CAD wizards here who use spacemouse, I would like to get some opinion on the spacemouse model, particularly on the Pro and Standard/Compact version... I understand the pro model have more programmable button but, is the Pro model worth the extra cash? Last i check, the pri...

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I run into this fairly regularly and usually it's not a big deal because there aren't many and I can manually hide them. This time I'm using the drawing in a driveworks file and the "problem" will be replicated for each part with a lot of holes soooo.... Some times when I do a view where ...

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When you place a GD & T tolerance in the vertical orientation you can flip it to either side of the surface. If you place it in the horizontal orientation you can't. In order to get it to go to the other side of the line you have to put it in the secondary tolerance position? I'm on 2018 SP5 an...

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"...content that incites violence, hate speech.........." Wow. Serious potential for "political-correctness-policing" right there. <()> And considering that there are some groups that consider evangelical Christians as a hate group, this could mean websites that are manned by th...

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Here is a real-life example. I started out working on a conceptual model that requires a gas spring: https://www.mcmaster.com/4138T54-4138T544/ I followed our normal procedure; in this case (because it's a McMaster part) I downloaded the model, doctored it up, added our custom properties, etc. Howe...

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... So I went and told HR on Friday. Told them I had enough with the boss. Of course they asked me to think about it. Then told me their plan of "resolving" the problem. So they knew and I'm not the first. Plan is to move "problem" to another position so it won't affect producti...

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Dan, To have SW ask for a sheet format when starting a new drawing: 1. Open a new drawing with an existing template. 2. Expand the tree to show "Sheet Format". 3. Right-click on it and select "Delete" from the drop-down. The sheet will be blank. 4. Save as . . . drawing template...

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:06 pm ...
We don't store the sheet format at all in our drawing templates. When we created a new drawing, SolidWorks knows there isn't a sheet format and prompts for it. So no need to maintain drawing templates for different sizes.

How do you make that happen?

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No need to pay the entrance fee at a carnival funhouse, when you can go to your local Ikea store for the same dizzying effect. The couple of times my wife had dragged me there, I had always left with a nauseating feeling. >>> Local. HA! I have never stepped foot in one.... image.png

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Well, we had 39 F this morning. But hey, I'll take that any day over 95 degrees with 90% humidity. =) My pet saying for a conversation like this: You can always put more clothes on, but you can only take a certain amount off. I still tell people that who want to raise the thermostat setting here at...

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Hello all! A couple of you have messaged me over the last month or so asking about why I am not on the forum so much (thank you for checking in!!), so I figured I would post here explaining: My life has changed significantly in the last year, which has kept me away for a bit. My wife divorced me and...

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Here is a macro that does it for you:

https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/8497

Maybe it will work?

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I generally do it as if it were being manufactured. Anything that you put together first, then set aside to build a different area, is a sub assembly. Example: A plate has 4 dowels pressed into it, then is mounted to a sub plate. So, a subassembly will be the plate and the 4 dowels, then the higher ...

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This has happened to me before.

Sometimes things get a little screwed up. But it is an easy fix.

RMB on the view and select align by origin, instead of align by center.

Specifically, I mean this:

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Use a sketch driven component pattern. In your assembly, create a 3D sketch and place sketch points at the intersection of the surface you want the bolt and washer to contact and the axis of the hole. Then create a Sketch driven component pattern and select the 3D sketch as your reference sketch. im...

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So question:
Why do you specifically need to select the component?

The reason that I ask, is that normal assembly functions (like copy with mates, copy/paste, change transparency, hide, suppress, etc...) are applied at the component level even though you have selected a face of that part.

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... And finally, your words have a much larger IMPACT than they do intent. You may say something that has a specific intent but what you said and how others interpret what you said will almost always have a larger impact- good or bad. Agreed. I have always said, "It doesn't matter what you sai...

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DennisD wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 7:58 am image.png

And they vote!

Took me a second to figure out the 2nd one!

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mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 2:22 pm Yes, I know @artem posted a link to all his macros and that one is there (also a lot more. Thanks Artem!). Let me do some digging and I'll post a link here.

Should be here:
https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-tools/

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matt wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 9:16 am
- You don't get promoted just for showing up to work.

My favorite!

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DennisD wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 8:21 am

I always wondered why they never covered that aspect of dog ownership....

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I know some of you go to the 3DE site. Are any of you having issues with it? Last week my notifications refused to load and still have not. Today some of the posts refuse to load. Maybe they're slowly kicking me out? Ok, so, I just went there to check my notifications and it sat for about 5 minutes...

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I know some of you go to the 3DE site. Are any of you having issues with it? Last week my notifications refused to load and still have not. Today some of the posts refuse to load. Maybe they're slowly kicking me out? I log in there about once a week. Scroll through to see if I can answer any of the...

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I'd like to start a discussion on file management techniques and best practices. Do you sort files by project? Yes, our projects are 1 and done. So an entire project resides in a project folder. No files are reused (well, rarely). Do you use detailed naming schemes or just part numbers? Our custome...

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Mouse with 3 extra keys in my right hand with Spacemouse explorer pro in my left hand. With an occasional foray onto the keyboard. I tried to use mouse gestures....but I never got used to them. Edit to include actual interface stuff ** As for the actual interface..... I tend to keep things per the d...

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I get it too Dan. But, what does SE and IV do to prevent this or, do both of them have the same problems? Do SE and IV "know" proximity to where the initial mate is made and not make the mistake? I wonder if SW didn't create the situation with their choices and whether the other guys were...

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So @matt, There was a whole thread about flipping mates over in the old forum. Just out of curiosity does this type of thing happen with SE? If not, how do they handle it that the SW people can't figure out? The problem is, when a mate has 2 (or more) possible solutions, when Solidworks is rebuildi...

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Roasted By John wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 8:26 am I'm looking for wire shelving similar to:

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Would this work?
https://www.mcmaster.com/wire-shelving/ ... -shelving/

Or these?
https://www.mcmaster.com/wire-shelving/platform-racks/

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Machinists, toolmakers, and pattern makers did a lot to cover the sins of drafters and designers. My first 3D gig was at a company that had piles of blueprints (yes, the actual blue). There was a lot of 2D-to-3D work. More than a few parts had fudged dimensions that were impossible model. I asked a...

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geezus... that's whack!.. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-ransomware-gang-made-260-000-in-5-days-using-the-7zip-utility/ So....why isn't anyone doing anything about this? Tracking people down and arresting them? Most of that article seemed to have the feel of: Look at the cool thin...

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I have never used it, although it was batted around here to maybe use it for a bit, but we decided not to. That being said, here are a couple of articles in case you missed them: https://centralinnovation.com/technical-resources/learn/how-to-use-solidworks-stack-up-tolerance-analysis-tool-called-tol...

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Just 30°? Below is a screenshot from the local TV station I saved a few years ago. And that 41° change that's circled is the high from one day to the next. Notice the 51° change from the high on Saturday to the low that same night. image.png Yeah, that's probably rare for Texas (although I have bee...

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:26 am

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Yeah, here is what's funny:

30 degree swing in less than 24 hours. *sigh*

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And here I thought we were done with snow... Woke up this morning with another 3 inch on the ground... Thankfully this should definetly be the last we get. In a little more then a month, I'll be on vacation up North to fish pikes and walleyes with friends for a whole week. Kind of eager for it. Its...

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I don't know how hard it would be to add, or if there is already a way to do it, but would like to see a way to cancel a reply or posting a new topic.

Right now, the only way I can see to cancel if I have started one is to either hit the back button or close that tab.

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Nailed it, Dan. Thanks! The same errors returned right away. I'm turning that back off. Happier w/o it. It's not often that I get to say, "What did I do right?" So just so you know....those errors aren't gone. They just aren't being checked for. Anyone else opening that part with VOR on W...

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Turn on VOR and do a CTRL Q and see if the errors come back.

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@mike miller, I think we can continue this discussion as long as we both agree that you're wrong. Don't they now have the freeze bar for performance, if that's the concern? The freeze bar doesn't affect assemblies. And the performance hike he was talking about was the rebuild time for mates. With e...

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image.png The picture shows that you're not logged in. If you log in you'll be able to download. You had to log in to send the message, though. Testing me, I see... Well.....it is interesting that it brings me to the page, and logs me out. So far, its the only area that the "remember me" ...

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FYI Clicked on the link and got this:

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