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- Fri Jun 10, 2022 2:32 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1478
- Views: 273675
Re: Watercooler Talk
Today is my final day at current company. We are moving to another city as well. I am leaving after almost 5 years. I am out of this job too. We(wife and me) will work for some kind of translation department. I will try to stay on the forum , because i dont like to stop to learn, and to be honest , ...
- Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:49 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SolidWonks on Tablet
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2609
Re: SolidWonks on Tablet
I have used android app "CAD Assistant".
It can import STEP files and it works fast and awesome.
It can import STEP files and it works fast and awesome.
- Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:40 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
So , i found something interesting. When i supressed one of the features (closed corner) everything worked - all errors were "fixed" and i could recreate new ones. I tried to edit feature , and i noticed that gap was 0.01 mm. After i changed it to 0.1mm everything worked. image.png 0.01 is...
- Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:21 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
Good point,but It is checked on both computers.
- Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:17 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: 3 way mold
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3140
Re: 3 way mold
What a nightmare So by this lead here: https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:yUw32GbYTEqKdgY7-jbZPg/iquestion:3QaclSbWQiyK3oUKgXQAuA I manage to resolve the issu after a cople of hours trying. Basically save out the three parts without using the assembly option, then ope...
- Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:55 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
Been following this to see what the outcome is. I'm not an IT guy put this is my $.02.If you have logged into the other users PC as you and it works, has the other user logged into your PC as themself and what is the outcome? If it works on yours with the other user logged in there is something in ...
- Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:26 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
I tried , and no success
- Fri Jun 03, 2022 8:08 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
Yes.
Unfortunately it wont work.
Biggest suprise to me is why this part is loaded normally at PC's of my colleague who have exactly same settings as me, and on my PC it shows red feature tree.
- Fri Jun 03, 2022 4:24 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
Yes , and i dont believe it would work on another PC if sketch is openAlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:55 am I can vouch it's closed. Sketch lines do not have the same thickness for open profiles. They become "as thick" as construction lines.
- Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:52 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
As i said , all settings are the same.RichGergely wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 11:40 am Has one computer got verification on rebuild active and the other doesn't?
PC is same.
Driver is same.
We will try to reset settings (i dont have any permissions , so that is why IT must), and probably we will contact our VAR
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:14 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
Yeah i probably should.
Not me , but my IT
Not me , but my IT
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:04 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
I tried , with all possible options.
I tried to recreate feature.
SW says NO
I tried to recreate feature.
SW says NO
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:38 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
Re: The feature failed to cut the body
Sketch is on the other side (face which is not visible)so direction is ok.
Anyhow it does not work in any direction no matter what depth i choose.
Anyhow it does not work in any direction no matter what depth i choose.
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:11 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: The feature failed to cut the body
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8756
The feature failed to cut the body
I opened file and after CTRL+Q feature tree is red and yellow. First error is with cut extrude option and it says "the feature cant cut the body" . I cant add any new features because of same error. Same file on another PC - no errors :D Any ideas what went wrong? Pc's have same confogurat...
- Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:17 am
- Forum: Job Listings
- Topic: Rant - experienced frustration
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5249
Re: Rant - experienced frustration
Here is little bit of my experience I dont have faculty so basically i am insufficiently qualified for this kind of job. I started as machinist after my high school and i advanced to position of mechanical engineer where i am right now. I worked at three companies , and i presented myself good enoug...
- Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:37 am
- Forum: 2D Drawings
- Topic: "The sketch cannot be dragged because Automatic Solve Mode is off."
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2050
Re: "The sketch cannot be dragged because Automatic Solve Mode is off."
You have same option in System options - (Drawings) - Performance
Did you try to clear it there?
Did you try to clear it there?
- Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:32 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Why Solidworks fails to sketch pattern these features?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1397
Re: Why Solidworks fails to sketch pattern these features?
It is future version for me , so i cant open it , but you need to be careful with sketch patterning library features. I cant pattern library feature and sketch pattern at same time , BUT if i pattern library feature first and SW accepts it. than i can go back to edit that feature and add sketch patt...
- Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:32 am
- Forum: Kitty Dump
- Topic: Watercooler Talk
- Replies: 1478
- Views: 273675
Re: Watercooler Talk
Hey AlexLachance ! I did not follow this thread until now , and i completely missed stuff you are dealing with. I am sorry , and i hope that you will be ok. I am glad that scans show nothing , but i do understand that it is kind of hard to fight with something and not knowing what it is. Hopefully y...
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:42 am
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: Clean Sheet Setup.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3864
Re: Clean Sheet Setup.
One challenge NX can not solve is the availability of skilled NX users. I just spent 4 years doing NX. New users were not adapting as well as they ought. Recruiting NX talent is not easy. While you dislike SW for obvious reasons, you have a lot of compelling reasons to continue with it. Most notabl...
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:11 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: What's your PREFERED version of SolidWorks?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5051
Re: What's your PREFERED version of SolidWorks?
2018 is a safe choice because of the following features: bounding box, mirror sketches around planes, tab & slot, three bend corner reliefs 2018 did not introduce too many new features & was fast & stable. But there are features from almost every version that I REALLY do not want to mis...
- Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:27 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: 500m extrusion limit??? workaround?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1234
Re: 500m extrusion limit??? workaround?
Or you can model everything in cm or mm and write in a drawing that all dimensions are in meters.
- Thu Mar 10, 2022 6:18 am
- Forum: General Biz and Announcements
- Topic: Happy 1 Year Anniversary!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5934
Re: Happy 1 Year Anniversary!
I am registered member (obviously :D ) but i am more lurker than active at writing etc.. I like to learn and i am to slow to answer eventual problems of others. I remember a lot of names from old forum , like Glenn, Matt , Alex , Dan etc.. I feel like i know you event i dont :D Big thanks to everyon...
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:04 am
- Forum: Rendering and Motion
- Topic: video screen capture
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1606
Re: video screen capture
To be honest , i can see difference between pictures , but it is so small i dont care
- Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:37 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Convert Solid to sheet metal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2282
Re: Convert Solid to sheet metal
Why bother to use convert to sheet metal?
You can model this with native sheet metal tools , and probably you will get better results.
You can model this with native sheet metal tools , and probably you will get better results.
- Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:08 am
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: What actually slows down a project?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3610
Re: What actually slows down a project?
Biggest slow down is hurrying up.
- Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:44 am
- Forum: Misc CAD
- Topic: Where might I be able to find a CAD drawing of a John Deere backhoe front bucket?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2025
Re: Where might I be able to find a CAD drawing of a John Deere backhoe front bucket?
Maybe you can check grabcad.com
- Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:23 am
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: Who else is using mostly/only "bottom up" modeling methods?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6205
Re: Who else is using mostly/only "bottom up" modeling methods?
I am using bottom up , same procedure with mates in assembly.
For weldments i like to use multibody.
Sometimes i use multibody and save bodies external (this method always worked for me without any issues)
For weldments i like to use multibody.
Sometimes i use multibody and save bodies external (this method always worked for me without any issues)
- Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:17 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: What are your most impressive tricks of Solidworks
- Replies: 162
- Views: 78403
Re: What are your most impressive tricks of Solidworks
I also remember using this , and then i stopped for some reason which annoyed me , but i cant remember what it was.
I am annoyed because i cant remember it
I used it today , and i works well , so i guess i will continue.
I am annoyed because i cant remember it
I used it today , and i works well , so i guess i will continue.
- Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:04 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Freedom from Origin is Now Possible! Coordinate Systems Are Now Mightier than Origins, Planes and Axes
- Replies: 85
- Views: 11248
Re: Freedom from Origin is Now Possible! Coordinate Systems Are Now Mightier than Origins, Planes and Axes
I am really excited about Csys because it can replace couple of features with one , if it is going to work properly. Last seven words of sentence above is reason why i am scared as much as excited. This is some kind of fusion between planes , ref geometry, move-copy bodies , 3d sketching etc... I do...
- Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:50 am
- Forum: 2D Drawings
- Topic: 【SOLVED】diameter dimension shown instead of thread size (M)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5027
Re: diameter dimension shown instead of thread size (M)
This is(for me) currently most annoying thing in SW.
Before this couldnt be added , and then they fixed it wrong
SW does not like ISO
Before this couldnt be added , and then they fixed it wrong
SW does not like ISO
- Thu Oct 28, 2021 7:43 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SolidWorks know what rectangle or square is , but does not know what slot is.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1911
Re: SolidWorks know what rectangle or square is , but does not know what slot is.
Learning how Solidworks functions in practice is time well spent. Trying to figure out why certain things are the way they are is often (maybe even usually) an exercise in futility that will only lead to frustration, hair pulling, and feelings of despondency . . . and maybe drinking too much. Your ...
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:53 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SolidWorks know what rectangle or square is , but does not know what slot is.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1911
Re: SolidWorks know what rectangle or square is , but does not know what slot is.
Thanks , that means a lot.Jaylin Hochstetler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:31 am Honestly, it is really good, especially for self-learned English. Much better than my Spanish (and I even went to classes.)
I am much better at understanding that speaking it. I can explain what i want but i need to go with many alternative routes
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:13 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SolidWorks know what rectangle or square is , but does not know what slot is.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1911
Re: SolidWorks know what rectangle or square is , but does not know what slot is.
I never know you could do this. Thanks!
Still dont get it why its behaviour is different from rectangle , polygon etc..
Still dont get it why its behaviour is different from rectangle , polygon etc..
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:21 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: SolidWorks know what rectangle or square is , but does not know what slot is.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1911
SolidWorks know what rectangle or square is , but does not know what slot is.
I know that SWX has this "slot" relation which will be broken if you delete slot entity. I can understand that for SWX slot is one entity , but i cant understand who thought of that?! Why slot cant stay slot if i make one of its entities "for construction". I cant make that with ...
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:10 am
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: Add Sheet Metal topic to SW?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1627
Re: Add Sheet Metal topic to SW?
When i saw question i thought YES , and than i saw @Glenn Schroeder response and changed my mind , because what he wrote totally makes sense,
- Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:19 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Flat Pattern orientation
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1543
Re: Flat Pattern orientation
Can you use relative view?
- Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:24 am
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: How do you link CAD parts to press brake tooling?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7226
Re: How do you link CAD parts to press brake tooling?
Our blank size on drawing is always just for reference.
Programmer is one who is responsible for that.
Actually , software which is used for bending will calculate it.
Programmer is one who is responsible for that.
Actually , software which is used for bending will calculate it.
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:36 am
- Forum: SolidWorks FAQ
- Topic: What file(s) are needed for CNC production?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2884
Re: What file(s) are needed for CNC production?
For me , drawing you attached and step file would be enough to make (or evaluate cost) mold design
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:12 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: multibody sheet metal
- Replies: 73
- Views: 14880
Re: multibody sheet metal
To me, when speaking of weldments, using SW weldments is just significantly more efficient, effective and easier. To me three are several advantages to working in weldments. 1) One sketch can do multiple pieces and controls, sizes, locations etc 2) No mates 3) All parts are naturally "In conte...
- Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:31 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Why must I beg?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5747
Re: Why must I beg?
Only reason why i am trying to re-attach is because i am curious will it work (usually it does not)
If i am under pressure , or have tight deadline , i will never try to re-attach , deleting and adding new dimension is easier.
If i am under pressure , or have tight deadline , i will never try to re-attach , deleting and adding new dimension is easier.
- Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:14 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: multibody sheet metal
- Replies: 73
- Views: 14880
Re: multibody sheet metal
That is what i said .... right??
I completely agree with your response to matt , and as i said i am far more efficient with multi-bodied parts than asssemblies.
My english sucks , so i believe i am getting misunderstood by others.
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:58 am
- Forum: Job Listings
- Topic: Solidworks Freelancer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4183
Re: Solidworks Freelancer
Yeah eventually i figured it out.mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:51 am @Lapuo,
That's one of the features of this forum. When you PM someone, it stays in your "Outbox" until it is read by the recipient.
Thanks for explaining
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:05 am
- Forum: Job Listings
- Topic: Solidworks Freelancer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4183
Re: Solidworks Freelancer
Maybe i could help.
I tried to send PM but it is stuck at outbox
I tried to send PM but it is stuck at outbox
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:57 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: Which solidworks version did you think was best? 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10794
Re: Which solidworks version did you think was best? 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
2018 was most stable and fastest to me.
Currently we are at 2021 it is much slower , but it has some nice new features which make me happy.
Currently we are at 2021 it is much slower , but it has some nice new features which make me happy.
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:38 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: multibody sheet metal
- Replies: 73
- Views: 14880
- Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:25 am
- Forum: How To Questions
- Topic: Weld callout display.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1389
Re: Weld callout display.
I like to model welds because sometimes i am too lazy to add symbol in drawing and write all numbers.
Than SW proves me than its better not to be lazy , because i always end up deleting weld beads and use callouts anyway
Than SW proves me than its better not to be lazy , because i always end up deleting weld beads and use callouts anyway
- Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:02 am
- Forum: SW General
- Topic: multibody sheet metal
- Replies: 73
- Views: 14880
Re: multibody sheet metal
I am using MB sheet metal approach , and even worse i am using save bodies to make assembly all the time :D (it just work for me , although i know other have issues and bugs with that) I am using a lot of weldments , but even without it , i still prefer MB with sheet metal only. It is easier for me ...
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:54 am
- Forum: CAD Agnostic
- Topic: What would it take to get you off of 2d?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7623
Re: What would it take to get you off of 2d?
We would need to change chief of production because he is the only one who wont give up on paper.
Everything here is done with 3D model , and only purpose of the drawing is to check dimensions , which never happens anyway
Everything here is done with 3D model , and only purpose of the drawing is to check dimensions , which never happens anyway
- Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:55 am
- Forum: Rendering and Motion
- Topic: How often do you do renderings?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12202
Re: How often do you do renderings?
I have no need for renderings. Did it couple of times only
I would like to learn it properly
I would like to learn it properly
- Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:08 am
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: Languages
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1785
Re: Languages
English is not my native language , and i believe i pretty much suck at speaking it , but honestly i dont see benefit from language packs
I would like to have option to translate content , because my brain works on 120% while reading it, and even like so i fail to understand it sometimes
I would like to have option to translate content , because my brain works on 120% while reading it, and even like so i fail to understand it sometimes