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This is a GIF file. Click on me. AAAAGH.gif grumph o[ hhhh EDIT: OK, I figured it out. In order to make that shape, I had used the Arc Slot function at the part level and used it cut that shape out. image.png When I replaced it with normal geometry, everything is fine. So looks like another feature...

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I think according to ASME Y14.5 that all drawings should have that note.

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SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 7:33 am Siemens just launched a product that maybe nobody asked for, a cloud-based version of Sold Edge, Solid Edge X, as it will soon be known, SE-X.

Somebody is going to get screwed.

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Question not enough. Detail more please.

WTH are you talking about?

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I'm reviewing a report. It has "five feet tall," "9 feet tall," and "180 inches" IN THE SAME SENTENCE. So let's just arbitrarily spell out some values and use the numeral for others, and throw in one relatively large dimension in inches while smaller ones are given in ...

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Considering the price difference between NX and Edge/Solidworks; I wonder if that's what testing and trouble shooting costs. It is worth noting that NX and Solid Edge are both OWNED by Siemens, but Solid Edge is not a defeatured version of NX (as one of my know-it-all colleagues was telling someone...

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Tera wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 2:45 am Everything about those drawing is for fun. How is it 135 degree?

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It looks like 13.5 degrees to me.

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People from Dassault have told me straight-up that templates shouldn't be an issue and a VAR saying that the template is an issue is generally a VAR that does not want to do the work to find out what setting in the template is causing the specific issue. If your VAR reports back with a "it's y...

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If you are more familiar with the first-angle projection and if you have both the SolidWorks Part and Drawing files for each part you can easily go into the drawing file and tell it to use the first-angle projection rather than the third-angle projection.

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So, was anyone affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Debby? We got hit on friday with over 4 inches of rain, Montreal had it pretty rough with floods but some place had it worse with landslides and roads collapsing. We got a lot of rain and a lot of wind where I live but only a few places were flood...

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Separate intermediate parts are best kept as separate part numbers. Part 1: Flat Pattern Part 2: Bent Right Part 3: Bent Left Part 4: Part 2 painted color 1 Part 5: Part 2 painted color 2 Part 6: Part 3 painted color 1 Part 7: Part 3 painted color 2 These can all be done in one part file using confi...

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 11:34 am We used AR400-500 for wear resistant. Didn't know it's armor plate.

Wow! That was fun (in an engineering geek sort of way).

If you use AR-500 how do you machine it? Grinding? EDM?

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I'm Chinese, from HK. So my Chinese is different then China and Taiwan Chinese. I didn't work in HK. So I can't say I'm fluent in manufacturing Chinese lingo. Translate this: 士巴拿 It's a very common tool most in HK know what it is. That's interesting. I used several different translators and I got: ...

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I cannot suggest anything regarding the PDM, but I would recommend two things. 1. MATERIAL: PC/ABS, COVESTRO, BAYBLEND FR3010, BLACK or Engineering Approved Equivalent , and then make sure you have a clear and easy process in place for your molder to apply for an equivalent material permission. This...

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 3:59 pm Isn't seniority great? I have 26 years here, and currently get 17 hours of vacation (so 25.5 days per year) on top of 8 hours sick leave every month.

The problem with seniority is how long it takes to get!

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DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 2:38 pm Too late:
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Space matters.
USPTO search for "4D Experience" trademark:

Plus there are others that used 4D Experience along with other words in their trademark.

USPTO search for "4DExperience" (no space between) trademark:

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No, I have not had my commercial license of SW actually installed on my work machine for some time now. I still own one, but it isn't installed. So, the only logical conclusion is that you are adding a dimension of extreme aggravation to your 3DExperiance. Quick! Copyright "4DExperience"!

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@matt,
Do you have any other version of SWX installed on that same computer? I think the Maker version cannot be installed on a computer with any other version of SWX.

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I assume it is the total weight of the vehicle. https://www.evspecs.org/electric-cars-weight-comparison-chart The Tesla X weighs 2000 lbm more than an Accord. (And that accord is probably a hybrid with extra batteries of its own.) There are so many negatives to EV's that aren't even part of the dis...

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senuba wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:42 am You are magnificent. Thank you very much.

@DanPihlaja is!

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https://www.errenskitchen.com/the-best- ... your-life/

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 11:51 am This is how we did it

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TEXT - LINE SEGMENT (with thickness and color assigned) is how we did it.

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 10:41 am Dilbert got canceled

This is the first year in about 20 that I haven't had a DIlbert daily calendar on my desk. He had some real gems.
As much as I like Larson's Far Side, it just doesn't make me smile like Dilbert did.

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I saw this on LinkedIn. I thought it to be funny, humorous, jocular, entertaining, comical, amusing, witty, laughable, whimsical, mirthful. A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load. Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, st...

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TooTallToby wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 12:48 pm Not sure if you guys ever get this, but I get it alot....so I did the only logical thing and made a song about it

I hope you didn't get paid by the word.

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The closest you will get to this with PDM out of the box is Delayed In-State Notifications . When a file is first checked in it will enter some initial state of some workflow based on certain criteria that you specify. You could have different initial states or workflows for various expiration time...

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What kind of files are you managing? Some other CAD format? Most files will be static (pdf) and we need to prevent file proliferation as well as make them easier to find. And as Frederick indicated they are defense related and some have the time restriction. Other files will be typical MS Office fi...

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We are looking to implement a PDM system and SWX PDM Pro seems like a good choice for us. However, we are open to suggestions for a better system. Our needs are for general document control as we do not have or plan to get SolidWorks CAD as part of this. Cloud-based solutions are out since we must h...

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The Goal, by Eliyahu Goldratt An absolute must read for anyone in business, especially in anything related to manufacturing (though its theory of constraints applies everywhere). Though this is a business book of sorts, you won't find it next to Good to Great (another recommendation) because it is w...

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mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:02 pmimage.png

Just. . . wow!

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I've spent most of the last few weeks on one of the most difficult projects I've done in the 15 years I've been doing this kind of work. I've gotten the information piece meal, and the client drawings I'm working from are awful. At one point it calls for three rebar stirrups spaced at 20", spa...

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mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:05 am Maybe I'd have watched this movie if this was an actual scene...
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@mattpeneguy, These are pure GOLD!

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SPerman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:19 pm How about just a little less of this?

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So, you are saying ONE and TWO!

==> WOW! It appears that post has been removed from the 3DSWAMP!!!

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dave.laban wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:20 am Current top ten;

1 - ESCAPE Should Terminate Any Process and Return the Model/Drawing to its Previous State (92 votes)
2 - MBD: Ability to create ordinate dimensions in MBD (84)

When the TTL was on the old forum the #1 item had well over 200 votes. Those were the good ol' days!

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:20 pm There are lots of "experts" on the internet. You know more than 50% of people believe they are above average.

And you, Jason, your very existence makes the upper half of the Bell Curve possible!

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To Alex's point, the presentations would need to be different for non-technical people vs. people that are going to be learning to do 3D modeling. If you want these people to start learning to model then the built-in SWX tutorials are terrific.

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Boeing has fixed the problem.
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bnemec wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:27 pm For the searches: Rapid Dimensioning

https://help.solidworks.com/2021/englis ... ulator.htm

Thank you, Ben. That is helpful.

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That was fast! MANY THANKS!!

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I am annoyed with this when I am placing a dimension: image.png Can someone please tell me how to disable this? I have not found what/where it is controlled. (Yes, I know, it is probably something that is supposed to be good for me, but I'm tired of it.) I also searched this forum for a list that na...

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After digging deeper, I am confused. The section on PMI says the step files need to be AP242. image.png But the section on importing step files doesn't list ap242 as an option. image.png I downloaded some files from here to test with https://www.nist.gov/ctl/smart-connected-systems-division/smart-c...

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So close to getting it right!

Since Advent ends on the 24th he needs end up face down on the pavement on the 24th.

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Our company is finally interested in implementing a PDM. Our needs are actually rather simple: we need document control mainly for a) revision control and b) limiting file proliferation. Our documents are mostly independent files such as pdf's, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. We do have a variety of CAD fi...

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I was actually pleasantly surprised to see the swamp revive @Glenn Schroeder's FAQs that disappeared in the forum transfer. It's a very small step in the right direction at least. https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:yUw32GbYTEqKdgY7-jbZPg/wiki:epO39LpPT6qBGizC2DZsSw Th...

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KaMei wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:22 amdgUu3wC.jpeg

This is absolutely brilliant!!

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Uncle_Hairball wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:32 pm Not very long. They just pulled it.

Correction. It has been Outed.

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