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Jim Steinmeyer

This is one of those things where I use past experience as my guide. While solidworks does a great job of mirroring parts I have almost always have to make a change at some point to either the original or mirrored part. That makes me wish I had just spent the time to make the mirrored part from scr...

Jim Steinmeyer

I have searched and with reading into some comments on related topics I think I have the answer, but before I hopelessly destroy some assemblies I want to double check. Mates that show as "Suppressed (Missing)" are mates that are to components that are no longer in the model and can be del...

Jim Steinmeyer

I am updating our drawing templates a little and now I see that when I create a new drawing the views initially come in as Shaded with edges. I am not finding a way to set this to "hidden lines removed" without having a view in the drawing. I am sure it is there somewhere but I haven't fou...

Jim Steinmeyer

pre 2018 files properties are the same: the upgrade could and will break your data. this is why a radical change in 3D CAD was never a good thing (and software like ug managed to keep a very good compatibility back to the 70s data) . legacy data should be handled with extreme care: devs must not mo...

Jim Steinmeyer

This is the only thing I can find. Are you on "the platform?" https://help.solidworks.com/2024/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/c_legacy_features_3dx_platform.htm?id=e41aa1832f374f8c9482cefa0be247d9 image.png First, I seldom go to "the platform" and have been trying to avoid it since...

Jim Steinmeyer

Are those files really so old? were they created with 2007? hppened to have a old template (RMB the front datum and look at the creation date under properties) Yes, they are older files. Possibly created with 2007 because they didn't update very often. But I think they were created with a newer ver...

Jim Steinmeyer

[indent][/indent]We have noticed a couple of issues come up recently that may be related. First we are using 2023 SP5. [indent][/indent] When closing several of our older assemblies we have started getting the warning message "Non-C2 data detected" "file created with 2007 or earlier v...

Jim Steinmeyer

Thank you Glenn, that was the check I was looking for.

Jim Steinmeyer

Sorry, I meant to say assembly model.
This before the scene is applied I can work with.

This is hard for me.

Jim Steinmeyer

Ok,
I have a previous co-worker that liked to add a scene to many of his drawings. They often make it hard for my old eyes to see the model correctly. Is there a setting to hide all document scenes? I have tried searching system settings and have not found anything to help.

Thank you

Jim

Jim Steinmeyer

This also affects employee morale when management gives the impression that they aren't willing to provide you with the necessary tools. Cost is always a concern and I do my best to create computer builds for various roles, basically a low, medium, high engineering build. And then there are one off ...

Jim Steinmeyer

Toby, Thank you for this video it should be helpful. In drawings where I have created the dimensions rather than importing them I have never been able to reattach a dimension that has lost BOTH connections. If it has one red box I can move and reattach one, but with two it has never worked. Is this ...

Jim Steinmeyer

I think his statement sums up the attitude of many of us here.

Jim Steinmeyer

HerrTick wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 1:17 pm The ideal is as much as you can possibly cram into your RAM slots. Every KB that puts distance between you and pagefile.sys swapping is worth it.

This is absolutely the correct answer.

Jim Steinmeyer

I am working on a simulation project that isn't solving and is giving me a link to something in the Knowledge base. While finding usable, actionable information in the knowledge base is usually a crap shoot at best I thought I would give it a try only to be met with the following link in the custome...

Jim Steinmeyer

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:31 pm I think that's where Dassault poops on your idea?

WePoo?

Jim Steinmeyer

I heard recently that one big reason American words are spoken or spelled different is that many people wanted to do things different from the English prior to and during the American revolution. While that may be the driving cause, I think regional slang has much to do with it. And Lapuo I also wis...

Jim Steinmeyer

We give all of our parts, and materials a 6 digit number. For assigning materials for plate and sheetmetal we create them as sheet metal and then have a gage table for the different materials as well as gage or plate. We then have a macro that will assign the material number and description based on...

Jim Steinmeyer

Question about repairing the import. When I run the repair diagnostic and it is not able to heal a surface or gap I can delete the offending surface or gap but I am unable to find a way to fill the resulting "hole" until after exiting the diagnostic. Is that correct? Or is there a way to r...

Jim Steinmeyer

Ya, I'm with Jason. I spent some time trying to figure things out over there and kept missing the secret handshake needed. I now don't bother.

Jim Steinmeyer

Well, since Matt pinged me. A couple of years ago we were getting the same "file cannot be saved" message pretty frequently. At that point we were able to save to another name and then save back to keep our changes. It was tracked, IIRC, by our VAR to an issue with auto-save being turned o...

Jim Steinmeyer

Since a large portion of our assembly models contain shared components we have our users opening their assemblies in Read Only mode and only taking Write Access for parts they intend to change. However I have one new user who does not have the option to get write access show in the file drop down li...

Jim Steinmeyer

Try turning off autosave/recovery options, this can often clear the problem but obviously you lose recovery options if Solidworks crashes. If this does fix it, I would guess, something buggy is happening with either multi installs, drives or permissions not working correct. This was the solution th...

Jim Steinmeyer

And here all I was going to do is point out that what we design in SW is in the perfect world where there is no variation in dimensions from brick to brick. In real world that never is the case. The same can be said for "most" metal work where parts are formed and welded. What is manufactu...

Jim Steinmeyer

Personally, it takes time... and one thing I'd do initially is toggle off Sketch Relations and use the Inferred Referencing as your guide to build your WireFrame 3D Sketches. Apply relations when/if needed,.. otherwise.. for the unaware, your layout can become a over constrained nightmare (delete a...

Jim Steinmeyer

Well, that worked great. Up to a point. The question now becomes, why did the combined line not continue to the upper cylinder?

Jim Steinmeyer

Thank you both. Deepak, the projected curve option was the one I had used before.

Thank you

Jim Steinmeyer

Ok, About a year ago I learned a trick where I could create a sketch on the front plane and one on the top plane and then combine them into a single 3D sketch. Followed by using fit spline to smooth out the sketch so I could route a hose. In my old age I have now forgotten how I did that. <()> Now w...

Jim Steinmeyer

It is things like Format Painter that I have never seen anyone use and have no idea of the time and effort it could save me.

Jim Steinmeyer

I don't know. SE appears to have quite a bit more functionality, but the sort option in SW seems to be able to do what ever I have needed so far.

Jim Steinmeyer

Related, sort of. I removed a fillet and replaced it with an undercut on this hub and lost the diameter dimension and now need to reattach it. If one leg is lost it is no problem. However I have NEVER been able to reattach if both legs of the dimension are lost. Is there a secret handshake I need to...

Jim Steinmeyer

Thank you Dennis. This is an inherited model where nothing was named. I added/changed a couple of names to clarify what the dimensions were for and This was the issue I had. I was able to just move forward and things worked. It was just more of an annoyance of taking 5 minutes hitting the ok button ...

Jim Steinmeyer

I renamed 2 dimensions. No where near the number of errors it found. But that could be where the issue arises from.
Thank you

Jim Steinmeyer

OK,
I just updated an existing design table and about 1/4 of the features gave me the following error. What would cause this name to be invalid?

Jim Steinmeyer

I sure am glad I know what town the local time (?) is for each presentation. Now if I just knew what the presentation would be about at that time so I can know if I am interested in logging on at 1:00AM.

Jim Steinmeyer

If this is the same toolbar as I use, it is also context sensitive. So the toolbar that shows while sketching is not the same toolbar that shows while making an assembly or drawing.

Jim Steinmeyer

I'm beginning to wonder if there is extra Kool-aid in Michigan.

Jim Steinmeyer

This is interesting, We too are using 2020 (someday we will all get to Win 10) and working over the network,saving on the server and I do not recall ever losing a virtual part.

Jim Steinmeyer

mike miller wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:44 am So.......all these people are this anxious to get screwed again?

I got a bridge in Omaha to sell......

As long as it isn't in Detroit.

Jim Steinmeyer

S.Casale wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:46 am But don't resort to inventor...

Wiser words have never been spoken my friend.

Jim Steinmeyer

Thank you, I had AC in school then fortunately went straight to 3D in the workplace.

Jim Steinmeyer

Dumb question, What is WCS? Is that the whole paper space / work space garbage that confused me back in autoCAD class 20 years ago?

Jim Steinmeyer

I do not do castings or molding so do not use Draft Analysis but, I just activated a part within an assembly and was able to run Draft Analysis and it appeared to work. The key is to make the individual part "active" so you are analyzing that part and not the assembly. Select the part and ...

Jim Steinmeyer

Ok, The cloud only issue would be a deal breaker for us. I assume this means that we would work on our own system and then host to the cloud, and not do all out work on the cloud like the 3DExperiance nonsense. We provide a hard copy of our manual with every unit we sell along with a CD or thumb dri...

Jim Steinmeyer

Its another way of saying you'll be doing more then what you're paid for. Knowing G code and how a CNC work will help design better parts that can be made. If it is in the job description from the start it is not doing more than you are paid for. Many smaller companies do not have enough budget for...

Jim Steinmeyer

Solidworks does that too, it's called "user initiated shutdown" So hanging it better than crashing, then you can blame it on the use for killing the process. catch (Exception) { while (1) } FIFY 4)Solidworks ability to leak memory blows Solid Edge out of the water, like an order of magnit...

Jim Steinmeyer

You can get the SpaceExplorer on ebay from time to time for less than the price of the SpaceMouse Compact. SpaceExplorer is fairly old at this stage, but it works fine & I find it very comfortable to use. I don't consider it to be a mouse, it is a more intuitive way of interacting with a model....

Jim Steinmeyer

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:37 am SW always blame hardware and they're always late on certifying hardware.
My laptop and desktop are both non-certified everything. Runs well from 2017 to 2021.

I think I may need to put this in my tag line as the time Fred actually said SW runs well.

Jim Steinmeyer

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:17 pm Amazon and Google has different cloud system.
Amazon AWS is pretty good, I believe.
As long as data is encrypted on site and when transmitted, it would be good.

So, does 3DE have a good encryption feature each time you save or edit your parts/drawings?

Jim Steinmeyer

Kind of like Tom I would like to know if anyone is using the 3DExperiance software. If there is much / any benefit to it. I like the concept of not having to fight with my IT department / computer salesman to get a machine capable of running SW efficiently but with our unreliable internet I am not s...

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