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bentlybobcat

1/2" rope SWL 300 pounds? What is it, wet paper? A descent 1/2" rope should have a SWL in the 1000-1500 pound range for cheap poly up to 3000-4000 for something high performance. For design start here: https://www.omnicalculator.com/math/catenary-curve 1000 foot between the parking lot and...

bentlybobcat

its normally only a couple of weeks after the EV drops, which was almost a month ago now. Not sure what the hold up is. Thanks. My IT peeps have drug their feet so long on upgrading us to v2022, that I was hoping sp4.0 was out for them to install. I checked this morning and there was no sign of it.

bentlybobcat

Holy moly.

Really?

My, this has certainly gotten watered down.

Pretty much answers my question.

bentlybobcat

Is there any idea of when SP4.0 will drop?

Thanks

bentlybobcat

I sat for my SWCP exam at SWW 2019 and passed with a decent grade

The question I have to ask is, how much value is there really in a SWCP?

Thanks

bentlybobcat

Sigh I'll say it one last time. Using the mold capability of SolidWorks (as I laid out way above) allows you to create a solid body which encapsulates the outside periphery of the ROV. It doesn't care what's inside. Create a configuration with only parts/assemblies that make up the outside surface i...

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"So we're back to square one - unless I misunderstood what you guys are suggesting. I hope this additional explanation shows that I understand how buoyancy works, you don't need to explain that, I am just asking for suggestions how to implement this calculation in SW in a convenient, automated...

bentlybobcat

To be brutally honest, the first price increase I see in my support services, I'm gone. I just filed 2 support requests for my VAR. The first I've filed in a long time for something other than (stupid) activation issues. Neither was resolved. One was a video driver issue, that I figured out on my ow...

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To be brutally honest, buoyancy management on an ROV is a real challenge. Trying to get a process to do it all for you in one fell swoop is going to be problematic if even possible. ROV designers have extensive spreadsheets with all the various bits and bob and their weights, buoyancy, CB, CG, etc t...

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Typically switching VAR's is challenging. As often as not, there are not any others available for your geographic area. In any event, SWx Corp frowns upon this, although it is possible. When I moved from LA to VA, I was transferred to TriMech from my previous VAR, MLCCad. Unfortunately, TriMech and ...

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"we have once again demonstrated the resilience of our strategy against a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical background" "“The experience economy and the circular economy are converging: this will mark the coming decades. As we look to our next horizon, 2040, industries will n...

bentlybobcat

Suppress the internal parts in the PV.

The volume you obtain by going through my procedure is the volume contained by the outside of the PV.

I do this ALL THE TIME.....

bentlybobcat

Yes, this was the second method I described in my original post. However, it creates circular references, and slows down rebuild a lot... I mentioned in my original post that I tried this. The problem is the Cavity feature - due to the complexity of the electronics inside this compartment, it takes...

bentlybobcat

Sorry, can't get indenting to work.

This might be easier to read:

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Hah! My line of work! Easy peasy: 1) Create a new part in the assy, saving it as a Mold. 2) In the mold part create a solid body encompassing the entire assembly. 3) Using Insert->Features->Cavity, insert a cavity feature in the mold part. a) Select all the parts from the original assy. b) There wil...

bentlybobcat

Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:22 am My best guess is this option is checked. Un-checking it should fix the problem.

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Bada-Bing!

Thank you.

bentlybobcat

So, we finally got our SolidWorks installation ungraded from v2019 tp v2021 SP5. Yea, we're slow.... Opening files for the first time that were saved under 2019 has an interesting "issue". There is, for instance, an assembly with a number of configurations which suppress or unsuppress part...

bentlybobcat

User access to the forums is a nine-line feces fest. I've had to have the account I use here from work deleted because they couldn't figure out how to unlock it. The account I use from home, where I own a seat of SolidWorks had the same thing happen. It took my VAR over a month to figure out how to ...

bentlybobcat

AlexB wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:33 am We have a "calloutformat-ah.xml" file in our "Hole Callout Format File" File Location and the advanced hole wizard works fine.

Edit: It is originally in C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\lang\english

Eureka!

That's the file it's looking for.

Thank you

bentlybobcat

Switching VAR's is a major ordeal. Assuming one is available that services your geographic region, you have to apply for it, provide justification, etc. I did it about 14 years ago, but I still had contacts at SolidWorks Corp. VAR's retain 40% of subscription fee's for "support". That migh...

bentlybobcat

As a single, personal user of SolidWorks, my experience with them when I moved into their geographic area, was less than optimal. I started getting deluged with e-mail and phone calls from them without them explaining why they were reaching out. I had no idea that I had been transferred to them. In ...

bentlybobcat

You're just cynical...

bentlybobcat

Didn't v2021 go to SP5?

The progression used to be one year it got to SP5, and the following to SP3.

Methinks SP3 might be it for v2022

bentlybobcat

Please let me know the consensus. I've been dragging my feet getting my admin to update users to v2022 due to the sp2 issues.

if sp3 is 'da bomb, I'll get that going.

bentlybobcat

H'mmm

Sounds like an "undocumented feature".

Thanks,

And yes, restarted Swx often and frequently

bentlybobcat

So, I've managed to outsmart myself rather well this time. Perhaps the continuum has some words of advice. Because our illustrious IT people will not give us write access to the SolidWorks install folder so any changes to format files and such get saved, I've separated the entire list of file locati...

bentlybobcat

When they fix the collinear line issue then I'll rejoice. I've been asking about this since literally day one. Having to space stuff by 0.001" in a solid to avoid the error is a pain.... It's really painful when importing models from other tools that don't have an issue with it. I'll go back to...

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Not to be unpleasant, but judging by the "quality" of their website, I would not be particularly optomistic.

Geeze, that's dreadful.

bentlybobcat

I've been using nanocad free, but extremely infrequently.

It's a bit of a concern considering where it's written.

bentlybobcat

I don't think anyone is begrudging their need to make money. We all have to eat. The part that sticks in your craw is when arbitrary, antagonistic decisions are made, like doing away with the 2 activation license, the license server, etc, that seem to be money grubbing bean counters at work. The eli...

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That doesn't change anything. They make clear that "[perpetual] licenses never expire". We have no reason to think that the company would ever change that especially after they change the license manager to require reactivation once a year. LOL! Kinda like the free version of DraftSight.....

bentlybobcat

I was looking through the release notes for v2022 and this turd jumped out: "Reactivating SOLIDWORKS Perpetual Licenses Starting with SOLIDWORKS 2022, commercial and educational customers who have purchased perpetual licenses of SOLIDWORKS products will be required to reactivate their licenses ...

bentlybobcat

ok ... So I was finally able to get 2022 SP2. Tried to do the mirroring again. same failed result. I did a side by side with 2021 SP5.1 on one screen, and 2022 SP2 on my other screen I mirrored the same details, in the same assembly in both versions side by side. i verified each and every setting a...

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Very nice work.

bentlybobcat

Jeebus This has been an exercise in futility. Allegedly the account has been unlocked. Unfortunately at this juncture, I have no idea what the password is. Don't know which of my attempts it accepted. Trying to reset my password results in no response. I'll just open a new account using a different ...

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Just some guy attempting to be productive....

bentlybobcat

H'mmmm,

Progress?

I got an e-mail from support.dsxeco@3ds.com saying a ticket had been opened to unlock the account.

fingers crossed.

bentlybobcat

JSculley wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:45 am FYI: From Help....About SOLIDWORKS:

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Yea, I know where it is.

I cannot share this information.

The user account isn't tied to it anyway....

bentlybobcat

So you forgot your password. You won't ask your internal support for help. You can't be bothered to find out who your VAR is, or even to look up your SN, but somehow DSS is the bad guy here? I cannot discuss any of the details of our system, or it's installation with anyone outside of the installat...

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Mr. Hall did respond, as well as the second tech support group.

The second tech support group "escalated" my request to the "Cloud Team" who had referred me to the second tech support group in the first place.

Circle jerk?

bentlybobcat

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:56 am Hopefully this helps

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I sent him a message. Thank you

bentlybobcat

So I managed to lock myself out of the SolidWorks account that I use to read the forum stuff. I use SolidWorks at work inside a protected enclave. Don't have the slightest idea who the VAR is, but I could probably figure it out if I tried. Shouldn't have to, right? Just reset the account. Yeah, no, ...

bentlybobcat

Do I understand correctly that you want to delete all assembly mates that are suppressed in all configurations? Any other qualifications that would prevent the mate from being deleted? That's basically correct. I've got assemblies with mate after mate after mate that has been suppressed, and new ma...

bentlybobcat

If you are already stepping through the ASM using the api, then you should be able to open each part and then run the import diagnosis. The link to the method is below: http://help.solidworks.com/2021/english/api/sldworksapi/solidworks.interop.sldworks~solidworks.interop.sldworks.ipartdoc~importdia...

bentlybobcat

More on the same trend as my previous pots. Oftentimes, we get assemblies to import that are STEP files. Depending on the original CAD system, some do just fine, but there are some where the parts all come in as surfaces, whether there is an error or not. Typically running the repair gizmo will eith...

bentlybobcat

We're kinda a custom design shop, where large scale assemblies seldom get reused. Parts, yes, large assembles, virtually never. Compounding this is we use sub-contractors to do some design for us, whose files get included in the "big mess". We (me...) have come across a lot of bad practice...

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SPerman wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:02 pm If you want an example of a TCD that does not command respect, search youtube for 11foot8.

Love me some "Can-Opener" video. Although it's not quite so amusing since they lowered the roadbed.

bentlybobcat

Using fasteners with screw threads.

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So,

We kicked this back to the procurement team and asked for a real model.

Let's see what we get.

Maybe a Christmas present!

Please Santa?

LOL!

bentlybobcat

AlexB wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:43 am It's good to see they made it a seamless, self-explanatory, and easy to use interface so that as many people as possible can submit their thoughts.

I see what you did there

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