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by RickB
Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:09 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: SW Renewal Cost
Replies: 17
Views: 3306

Re: SW Renewal Cost

kawuser wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:52 amKeyCreator
I Love my KeyCreator for all things 2D.

I also use the KeyCreator to layout ANY complex or semi-complex geometry I need for a sketch in SW.

Great time saver and, generating 2D sketches is Sooooo much faster/easier/better in Keycreator.
by RickB
Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:30 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: Funny Post at SWYM
Replies: 5
Views: 914

Funny Post at SWYM

My first time at SWYM since the old forum was murdered.

Found this...
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... UnuHA4bUyQ

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Just too funny!
by RickB
Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:51 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: How to know the version
Replies: 21
Views: 7519

Re: To know the version

That's a Windows thing. Last associated program installed to .SLDPRT. Just open you file using SW2019 and all is well. If you want any .SLDPRT file to open with 2019 instead of 2020 then you must associate that extension with the correct SW version. In Windows Explorer, RMB and select open with. Nav...
by RickB
Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: SW General
Topic: SW User Survey
Replies: 21
Views: 3531

Re: SW User Survey

mike miller wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 8:01 am History tells us that Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, saved Rome from the Lombards twice.

But if the plebeians of Rome join forces with the Lombards, what will the Franks do? ;;
That's deep Mike. Like over my head deep.

Maybe you can restate that using 1st grade words?
by RickB
Fri May 28, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Technology Made in America
Replies: 7
Views: 2130

Technology Made in America

https://www.pcmag.com/news/silicon-usa-technology-made-in-america Silicon, USA: Technology Made in America Ever tried to buy a computer made entirely of US parts and assembled here? You can't. But here are 46 companies making high-quality tech products in the United States. “Designed by Apple in Cal...
by RickB
Thu May 27, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: SW General
Topic: SW User Survey
Replies: 21
Views: 3531

SW User Survey

I was emailed a solidworks user survey. image.png There were only 2 places where I could offer my input. Here are the verbatim notes I typed in... 1) The 3D SWYM forum is a Great Disappointment. I have totally disengaged with the SolidWorks web presence as the interface is the most horrible GUI I ha...
by RickB
Tue May 04, 2021 6:09 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: May the Fourth Be With You..!!
Replies: 13
Views: 3471

Re: May the Fourth Be With You..!!

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by RickB
Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:50 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Watercooler Talk
Replies: 1497
Views: 367092

Re: Watercooler Talk

Roasted By John wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:38 pm @RickB

This is back on... It doesn't come in as locked anymore

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And I still have absolutely no desire to go to the SWYM to contribute.

Nice to see they are getting around to all of the threads...

Thanks John.
by RickB
Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:32 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: I wanna mark something as a Best Answer
Replies: 12
Views: 2746

Re: I wanna mark something as a Best Answer

I believe you have marked the wrong post.

42 is the Ultimate answer of Life, the Universe and Everything.
by RickB
Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:02 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Quotations
Replies: 151
Views: 54583

Re: Quotations

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."

- Francis Bacon
by RickB
Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:02 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: The "Old SolidWorks Forum"
Replies: 41
Views: 12078

Re: The "Old SolidWorks Forum"

According to my email, Christian Chu wins the "Last Post" Contest...
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by RickB
Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:04 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What do you listen to at work?
Replies: 464
Views: 221407

What do you listen to at work?

What's your go-to music while you work?

Do you use a streaming service?

Share what you listen to while you work.
=) tu
by RickB
Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:24 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Ham (Amateur) Radio
Replies: 4
Views: 2068

Re: Ham (Amateur) Radio

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by RickB
Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:35 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Ham (Amateur) Radio
Replies: 4
Views: 2068

Ham (Amateur) Radio

Let's find out who shares in the Ham (Amateur) Radio hobby.

If you have a call sign, check in and say hi.

73

Rick KC1OYN
by RickB
Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:49 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: What browser do you primarily use and why?
Replies: 16
Views: 4072

Re: What browser do you primarily use and why?

I have 6 or 7 browsers loaded on my machines.

My favorite is Brave.

https://brave.com/

Try it and it will be your favorite as well. Fast, clean handles any page. never locks up. I'm told better protection as well.
I like it's minimalist look and feel. Cool Logo too.
by RickB
Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:56 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Researchers create nose-only COVID-19 masks to wear while eating
Replies: 1
Views: 1552

Researchers create nose-only COVID-19 masks to wear while eating

https://nypost.com/2021/03/24/researchers-produce-nose-only-covid-19-masks/ Researchers create nose-only COVID-19 masks to wear while eating Researchers in Mexico have sniffed out a new COVID-19 mask designed for people to wear only over their schnozzes while they eat, according to a report Wednesda...
by RickB
Thu Mar 25, 2021 6:49 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Quotations
Replies: 151
Views: 54583

Re: Quotations

"We all require and want respect, man or woman, Black or white. It’s our basic human right."

- Aretha Franklin
by RickB
Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: How People From The Past Imagined The Future
Replies: 2
Views: 1684

How People From The Past Imagined The Future

Here’s How People From The Past Imagined The Future (20 Pics)
https://www.demilked.com/future-predict ... -the-past/
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by RickB
Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:53 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Georgia Battery Plant
Replies: 0
Views: 1532

Georgia Battery Plant

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/georgia-skinnovation_n_605a0947c5b6cebf58d2123a The Georgia GOP Is Begging Biden To Act On Battery Plant, While Dems Stay Silent With nearly 3,000 jobs at stake, Biden seems uncertain about using a veto, even as Republicans, a civil rights leader and a former Obama off...
by RickB
Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:14 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: A New Kind of Physics
Replies: 0
Views: 1568

A New Kind of Physics

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a35917019/large-hadron-collider-new-physics/ Scientists Might Have Just Stumbled Upon a New Kind of Physics You never know what you'll find at the Large Hadron Collider. Intriguing new results at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) point to ...
by RickB
Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:50 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Quotations
Replies: 151
Views: 54583

Re: Quotations

"Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach [their] goals."

- Dorothy Height
by RickB
Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:50 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: Latest Post on Top
Replies: 1
Views: 1438

Latest Post on Top

Is there any way to get the old replies to a post on the bottom and the newest replies on top?

Asking for a friend...
by RickB
Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:20 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: William Shatner Taps AI to Preserve Himself for Future Generations
Replies: 1
Views: 1556

William Shatner Taps AI to Preserve Himself for Future Generations

William Shatner Taps AI to Preserve Himself for Future Generations StoryFile plans on making Shatner’s video program available to the public this May, enabling you to ask the Star Trek actor questions, and hear pre-recorded answers in response. https://www.pcmag.com/news/william-shatner-taps-ai-to-p...
by RickB
Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:16 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Bill Gates backs bid to cool Earth with chalk dust...
Replies: 17
Views: 3929

Bill Gates backs bid to cool Earth with chalk dust...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9392641/Bill-Gates-wants-spray-millions-tonnes-CHALK-stratosphere.html Could dimming the sun help to cool the Earth? Bill Gates wants to spray millions of tonnes of CHALK into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight and slow global warming - but critics f...
by RickB
Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:03 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
Replies: 1710
Views: 579273

Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)

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by RickB
Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:29 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Clusters of Spiders Try to Escape
Replies: 0
Views: 1596

Clusters of Spiders Try to Escape

Clusters of Spiders Try to Escape Rising Floodwaters in NSW

Clusters of spiders emerged from Kinchela Creek, New South Wales, in a bid to escape rising floodwaters as heavy rainfall continued to lash the Mid North Coast, on March 22.

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by RickB
Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:41 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)
Replies: 1710
Views: 579273

Re: Jokes Thread (Keep it Clean)

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by RickB
Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:33 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Quotations
Replies: 151
Views: 54583

Re: Quotations

"There is a very fine line between success and failure. Just one ingredient can make the difference."

- Andrew Lloyd Webber
by RickB
Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Polystyrene waste
Replies: 10
Views: 2849

Polystyrene waste

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-polystyrene-biodegradable-scientists.html Polystyrene waste is everywhere, and it's not biodegradable. Scientists just found a way to break it down. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and their partners from Clemson University have discovered ...
by RickB
Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:56 am
Forum: Kitty Dump
Topic: Double bongcloud - Chess
Replies: 2
Views: 2356

Double bongcloud - Chess

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/18/bongcloud-meme-opening-carlsen-nakamura Double bongcloud: why grandmasters are playing the worst move in chess A move so bad you’d have to be stoned to think it was a good idea. But chess’ grandmasters are taking it to the mainstream An otherwise meaning...
by RickB
Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:47 am
Forum: General Biz and Announcements
Topic: Forum Bash
Replies: 7
Views: 3857

Re: Forum Bash

There is one thing that I thought of doing last year but never got around to it.. Here is what I was thinking, (maybe over thinking), I would love to have a annual summer Forum Fest, I know some guys would have a bit to travel.. I'm thinking stretching it into a Friday night to Saturday afternoon, ...
by RickB
Thu Mar 11, 2021 4:57 pm
Forum: KeyCreator
Topic: Kubotek KeyCreator
Replies: 4
Views: 4825

Re: Kubotek KeyCreator

My very first CAD program was Cadkey. Then I learned AutoCAD and everything was backwards. For a while I used the ME10/ME30 combination. Both of which were very powerful. The only time I've used KeyCreator was for an article I wrote on a comparitor function it had. It's direct edit, correct? Correc...
by RickB
Tue Mar 09, 2021 4:03 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome!
Replies: 167
Views: 428350

Re: Welcome!

In case I failed to say it...

Matt, Thank you for starting this Forum.
You da man.
by RickB
Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: Forum Rules
Topic: Ok, we gotta have some rules...
Replies: 43
Views: 19012

Re: Ok, we gotta have some rules...

In kindergarten I learned that boys have penises and girls have vaginas...
by RickB
Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:50 pm
Forum: KeyCreator
Topic: Kubotek KeyCreator
Replies: 4
Views: 4825

Kubotek KeyCreator

I started my CAD career using HP Me10 on the original proprietary HP operating system (I can't remember what it was called). Great (best ever) 2D system. I changed jobs and started using Baystate CadKey. Pretty good. Kubotek bought Cadkey and renamed it KeyCreator. KeyCreator is a non-parametric, no...
by RickB
Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:50 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: New Forum Suggestion
Replies: 33
Views: 14863

New Forum Suggestion

New Forum Please

KeyCreator
by RickB
Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:24 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome!
Replies: 167
Views: 428350

Re: Welcome!

Rules! Rules!!

We don't need no stinking rules...