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KevinC

A normal Ctrl+Right Mouse Button is the same as a plain RMB. Since this is duplicate functionality, CtrlRButton-Enter2 remaps a Ctrl+RMB to send an Enter instead. Instead of moving to click a green check, by whichever method you use, with this utility, you can instead hold down the CTRL key and clic...

KevinC

UPDATED: 06-DEC-2024 Intercepts a single ESC keypress to prevent an inadvertent ESC, such as when building an exploded view. Instead, a double tap press of ESC is required to send a single ESC press. This utility is easily converted for other keys, such as for F1 to prevent an unwanted Help starting...

KevinC

This non-reversible mouse wheel issue came up a while back on the old SolidWorks forum. Then, Visualize didn't have a setting for this, so I wrote a little utility to do this wheel reversal. In the zip are three files: "Reverse Mouse Wheel V3.exe", "Reverse Mouse Wheel V3.txt", &...

KevinC

Windows mouse speed is from 1 to 20 (continuous), but to change it, you must open the mouse settings, so dynamic speed adjustment isn't possible. The attached utility slows your mouse cursor speed, as a percentage of your normal speed, when the Ctrl and Alt keys are pressed. Release these keys and y...

KevinC

If you don't mind breaking away the original parts, you can also use Make Independent on the tabbed/slotted instances.

KevinC

What about just adding the tabs & slots and then add a tabbed/slotted configuration to both affected parts and the default config without tabs/slots.
Then select the configs according in the assembly.

KevinC

I owe you an apology. I didn't read your post as closely as I should have. I thought you were referring to the new feature that puts a column for selecting to Fix or Float components on the simplified design table you get when you right-click on the component and choose "Configure Component&qu...

KevinC

Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 10:43 am Thank you for posting. That feature is new to SW2022, so wasn't available when I wrote the above post.

I don't know when this capability was first added, by my screen shots are from SW2019 (I'm not on 2022 yet, just 19, 20, 21):

KevinC

As an FYI extension to the OP, if the parent assembly has two or more configurations, then the Float menu will have a sub-menu from which you are to select which configuration(s) to apply the float command: to all configurations; to only the current configuration or to one or more specific configura...

KevinC

Is there a reason to prefer concentric mate over coincident axes? It seems as if they both make the intention clear. Is one faster to resolve in an assembly? One issue is that lock rotation is only available in a concentric mate. Don't need to turn on temp axes (and be awash in blue) for a concentr...

KevinC

Tom G wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:21 pm * All reference entities are the most stable features, reducing time used in assemblies and drawings.

I can't attest to "all", but I will agree with you for tangent planes (then coincident to this plane).
Never the flip-flop you see when mating directly with the regular tangent mate.

KevinC

In addition to selecting an assembly in the tree, you can also select an assembly by right clicking one of its components and selecting "Select Subassembly".

If it's part of a nested assembly, the you can select the immediate parent and a generation above that.

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KevinC

How embarrassing; I have a typo in the topic title, sorry about that :) Once again you guys helped me find a solution; or understand what I was trying to do better. I could not take a screen shot because I am working on a laptop, I don't have the "PRT-SCREEN" key, neither does Snipping To...

KevinC

As a reminder, could please add to this FAQ, that there is also a dedicated chamfer dimension (displays D X Angle only though).

KevinC

A point coincident to a spline (or anything else) is a gimble (gimbal?) situation.
All sorts of pivoting about the point and translation along the spline can occur without violating the mate.
Perhaps another mate or mate entities selection, as others have mentioned, may be required.

KevinC

I don't believe it is with the "standard" mouse. Specialized devices usually have customizable software included. Barring getting a more sophisticated device, you could also try writing a few Autohotkey scripts. (https://www.autohotkey.com/) Fairly simple to write low end key remapping scr...

KevinC

For your IT folks: The license server must be upgraded every time a new release comes out. As far as the server is concerned, it's a "future version", so the license manager must be upgraded to the latest version of SW that you're running. To do this, the new manager must be installed, the...

KevinC

AlexB wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:54 am I just saw all this and it's calling out all of the broken things that still need fixing

It's broke good now:

KevinC

No, I cannot @Dwight , using SWx 2018 SP5. Is this newer? I preferred this method among others on this page because the assembly environment is far faster and responsive than the slow drawing environment. I assumed this would work as suggested. And made a handful of saved views (XX SevtionView1, XX...

KevinC

Tom You are right. I had thought I'd seen that done in a presentation, and I have occasionally used saved section views, but I never did use one in a drawing. I see now that help does say that you can't use them in drawings. Sorry for the misstatement. Dwight I don't know where in Help it states th...

KevinC

Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Mon Dec 06, 2021 12:40 pm . . . or enter -90. That will do the same thing (I mentioned above that you can enter negative values).

Thank you, I missed that, but I do recall having done that.

KevinC

mike miller wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:06 pm You can also do a Broken-out Section view if you want only a small area sectioned. This is defined by a contour and a cut depth.

2021-12-03 14_04_22.jpg

This answers the last question in your OP.

KevinC

Also, when you move child views to a different sheet, be sure to add a location label. You can also use them on the same sheet if needed. These are dynamic and will update with the current position and sheet. image.png Click each parent and child. For a crop, you must click the profile. image.png Af...

KevinC

is there any way to rotate a view? You know, make it upright, instead of at the angle that the auxiliary view plane places it? In addition to Mr. Schroeder's reply (and, yes, Rotate View in the HUD is OOTB), you can also right click a view and select: image.png This dialog appears (same as in Mr. S...

KevinC

SPerman wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:27 am See if this helps.

Additionally, you can right click the line and select Edit cutting line then Edit sketch.
This will also allow you to see any relations and add/remove them, too.

KevinC

Can it be made into an envelope?
Aren't envelopes excluded from BOMs?

KevinC

What you're looking for is called numerical sorting. Which sorting method happens in a File Explorer window? Is it like your OP image? Perhaps Windows sorting got change somehow. Windows is numerical by default, I believe and it's a reg edit to change it. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/91417-en...

KevinC

I can replicate your issue.
Despite saying HW data is included, the pattern can't be used:

I added this issue to the Swamp's TTL.
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... tSO9nNRoAw

KevinC

I don't believe you can, like it's done in AutoCAD.
I tried adding a solid hatch as a substitute for Shaded with Edges, but halos are only for non-solid hatches.

KevinC

mike miller wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:03 am Can I say................I'll wait for SP0.1....??? I'm sorry, my faith in DSS is at a really low ebb.

But...SolidWorks is world-class, 3.1D CAD technology!

KevinC

What does this mean? Where do I create this dim? Create it within your sketch that has the pattern. Mark it as driven. image.png You can also reference this dim into a global variable which is then linked to a custom property: image.png This property is then linked to a note on the drawing: image.p...

KevinC

Yes, you can draw 2 sketch lines in the drawing view. Relate each line to sprocket center and the other ends to the same place on two adjacent teeth. Dimension between these to lines, adding in parentheses if it's a reference. How you tried adding a driven angular dim in your part and importing this...

KevinC

mike miller wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 9:16 am 2021-11-22 09_11_23.jpg

1) I thought the TTL was only for SWX. Adding other software just dilutes it. On second thought, maybe that's intentional.

The title does say TTL Swamp World 2022, so no surprise.

KevinC

Attached for reference are the 2020 TTL submissions in case you wish to repost previous TTL ideas. The zip file contains the Swamp's HTML page that I saved at the end. In the zip are "3DSwym SOLIDWORKS Top Ten 3DExperience World 2020.html" and its linked folder of the same name. This folde...

KevinC

I added operations so that the original block runs to the end, eliminating the land I showed in my previous post. I reorder the fillets and made the long edges as VarFillets computed at half the end widths in the sketch picture sketch (I had to add these dimensions). Then I did each end, increase th...

KevinC

The two cuts don't go to the wide end, so 2 narrow flats are created, which impacts the fillets.

KevinC

A SolidWorks dialog can sometime get put (or sent) into a non-visible portion of the screen. Attached is a utility (zipped), "FindLostDialog.exe", which attempts to find a lost dialog, given the dialog's title, and then try to move it to the upper left corner of your monitor so it is visib...

KevinC

I understand that is a daunting task. But other software companies do a significantly better job than the solidworks team. It starts at the top level with a philosophy. Success: Don't add a new feature until it is robust. Failure: Throw the new feature in as soon as the GUI is written. We'll worry ...

KevinC

Odd.. It seems this is likely the issue, even if I cannot fathom how/why.. But mission accomplished. And although I still do not have any clue why solidworks and Excel will not save xlsx files to my preferred folder, I have an acceptable workaround. Thank you to you who offered assistance. I apprec...

KevinC

I am working on this file and I want to do a closed corner but the Closed Corner feature is grayed out along with some of the other sheet metal features. grumph grumph o[ o[ o[ 2021-11-11 15_36_57-Window.jpg How am I supposed to do a closed corner? What causes this???????????!!!!!! We have had some...

KevinC

Although it's only 2 pipe & 3 pipe examples, there's a how-to lesson at MySolidWorks>Training:
https://my.solidworks.com/training/mast ... lex-blends

KevinC

bnemec wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:50 pm That's good to know. Thank you. Unfortunately, it is not selectable in the Body-Move/Copy command.

A temp axis can be selected for body move, but since it's a vector, you can only move along the axis, so the PM changes to a distance spinner:

KevinC

Can you post some screen shots of your issue.

Also, look into Pattern Driven Component Pattern.

KevinC

Yep! Check this out. https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:yUw32GbYTEqKdgY7-jbZPg/idea:FaNmdCMaTPGvPvIA4ITpcw I participate in their forum user "focus group". My meeting moniker is Dennis: BAD COP! I don't love busting their chops, but they make it so easy! So ...

KevinC

Depending on your SW version, you can also set the gauge table per material. Unfortunately, it must be a custom material, which adds another layer of maintenance in a shared environment. Check Guage Table and select it from the dropdown: image.png You must also check "Use material sheet metal p...

KevinC

You can reload your table by selecting another and then reselecting the original table without leaving the Sheet Metal PM. Select another gauge table (if available, it doesn't matter which). Click Yes to this dialog: image.png The newly selected table is loaded and the current table is removed. Whil...

KevinC

If you only need material at the bend, your cut sketch can be colinear to the form line and SW will refold.
But material is needed outboard of the form lines to make a good bend, so this model won't make for a practical part.

KevinC

Hello,

I can't replicate your issue (SW2019), but perhaps it has something to do with "Count delimiter" in doc properties.
If this is set to "Use hole standard" then perhaps the two hole types are different.
Just a guess.

KevinC

Another way is to create massless part that you can mate to the cg. Then you can mate to that object. It seems to follow the cg accurately on rebuild. Capture.PNG Along the lines of colt's post, if you use a surface instead of a solid body, then you needn't worry about any effects the CG ball has o...

KevinC

Along the lines of Mr. Schroeder's suggestion on using display states. If you use configurations in conjunction with display states, then the visibility of planes can be controlled. You must create a configuration in each child file that you need to maintain planes. Right-click a display state name ...

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