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RichGergely wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:55 am With all that effort still hardly anyone votes (unless you have very few clients which I don't think would be the case) something just doesn't click with the users to be remotely bothered by the whole TTL.

It's totally broken.

I would guess some of the reasons could include any of the below

1) The platform it's on.
2) Too many ideas to even be bothered to look through.
3) Not broken down into separate sections.
4) The thought it won't change anything.
5) They don't give a @$$%, I go to work, do my job, who cares about the CAD.
6) We pay for the software, surely it's the job of the development engineers.
7) People think it's the job of the VAR's to vote on it.

It's 1-3 for me. There's no good way to sort and find the ideas that may be relevant to what I want.
If they want more participation, maybe they should listen to their customers...I've posted it before...If only @DennisD had done his job and let them know how to fix that platform, they'd have much more participation.

mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:16 pm If only @DennisD had done his job and let them know how to fix that platform, they'd have much more participation.

I add my vote to your idea to blame @DennisD

Alin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:05 pm These two, plus the how hard is to spread the awareness of the TTL. @KevinC actually requested that his VAR spreads the word. The VAR did. The number of votes increased but not by a lot.

I don't recall SolidWorks sending out emails or advertising voting in any way. Maybe I missed it, but I get plenty of emails about 3dx that I don't need or want.

Alin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:01 pm Actually, when VARs vote, people get upset.

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I agree with the sentiment in the theory but it probably would not matter if people actually voted!

As we see at the moment, because so few people vote there are a lot of reseller votes and some strategic ones at that.

So the the real answer is to get people voting, what would fix that engagement.

RichGergely wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:55 am With all that effort still hardly anyone votes (unless you have very few clients which I don't think would be the case) something just doesn't click with the users to be remotely bothered by the whole TTL.

It's totally broken.

I would guess some of the reasons could include any of the below

1) The platform it's on.
2) Too many ideas to even be bothered to look through.
3) Not broken down into separate sections.
4) The thought it won't change anything.
5) They don't give a @$$%, I go to work, do my job, who cares about the CAD.
6) We pay for the software, surely it's the job of the development engineers.
7) People think it's the job of the VAR's to vote on it.

I was a huge proponent for using the TTL and the ER system. The 3DSwamp is just so convoluted that I rarely even go there. For the simple needs of a general forum that thing fails. It is bloatware on steroids. It takes far too much dedication to use it. My hat's off to those of you that do navigate it.

And no, I don't use a flip phone. And yes, I can still set the clock on my VCR!

DennisD wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:24 pm I was a huge proponent for using the TTL and the ER system. The 3DSwamp is just so convoluted that I rarely even go there. For the simple needs of a general forum that thing fails. It is bloatware on steroids. It takes far too much dedication to use it. My hat's off to those of you that do navigate it.

And no, I don't use a flip phone. And yes, I can still set the clock on my VCR!

you mean DVR?

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:37 pm I don't recall SolidWorks sending out emails or advertising voting in any way. Maybe I missed it, but I get plenty of emails about 3dx that I don't need or want.

If you are a TriMech Solutions client who subscribes to our newsletter, you received the email about TTL.
Or, at least we sent it to your email address.

TTL as of 2023-01-27 (13:00 GMT)
1. AutoSolve Dangling Relations and Dimensions in Sketches and Drawings (114)
2. Ability to toggle a selection filter that only allows selections (faces, edges, etc) from a specific component - useful to restrict selections when working in complex assembly (110)
3. Ability to reattach dangling DimXpert Annotation in MBD (83)
4. Ability to create MBD Reference Dimensions between a cylinder and a plane (80)
5. Tell us which file is at fault (77)
6. Enhance Markups (66)
7. Treehouse Improvement: PDM Integration (65)
=. Assembly created MBD (Model Based Definition) (65)
9. SPR 660642 - Indicate if Folder Contains Under Defined (64)
10. Features available in assemblies (63)

dave.laban wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:03 am TTL as of 2023-01-27 (13:00 GMT)
1. AutoSolve Dangling Relations and Dimensions in Sketches and Drawings (114)
2. Ability to toggle a selection filter that only allows selections (faces, edges, etc) from a specific component - useful to restrict selections when working in complex assembly (110)

At least some ideas reached 100 votes.

I voted for ones that people put links to here, but trying to navigate that mess to find specific topics is impossible. They need a summary page with links so you can browse quickly for things that actually pertain to you. I started scrolling through the ideas there to try to vote for other things, but a lot are PDM and we don't use PDM. I don't have all day to to find them.

TTevolve wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:35 am I voted for ones that people put links to here, but trying to navigate that mess to find specific topics is impossible. They need a summary page with links so you can browse quickly for things that actually pertain to you. I started scrolling through the ideas there to try to vote for other things, but a lot are PDM and we don't use PDM. I don't have all day to to find them.

Here are mine, if you'd like to take a look (none are PDM related; we don't use it here either):

https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... 1XG56eM_3Q
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... YVkqnlo2AQ
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... DU8mNfZV9A
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... V3ZteGUdYQ
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... Qr6ls8YACQ

TTevolve wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:35 am I voted for ones that people put links to here, but trying to navigate that mess to find specific topics is impossible. They need a summary page with links so you can browse quickly for things that actually pertain to you. I started scrolling through the ideas there to try to vote for other things, but a lot are PDM and we don't use PDM. I don't have all day to to find them.

What type of ideas are of interest to you? We can easily filter them using tags and provide you a link.

Alin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:55 am What type of ideas are of interest to you? We can easily filter them using tags and provide you a link.

Or they could have just organised them into separate sectors like any normal person would expect 'General features' 'PDM' 'MBD' 'Routing' 'Weldments' 'Simulation' and so on

Yes people could use tags but as we know getting people engaged is the problem.

RichGergely wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:51 pm Or they could have just organised them into separate sectors like any normal person would expect 'General features' 'PDM' 'MBD' 'Routing' 'Weldments' 'Simulation' and so on

Yes people could use tags but as we know getting people engaged is the problem.

Like they were on the old much-missed forum?

Wow, TTL-list is gone right after the voting has stopped. Wonder what has shifted in the last minute.

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Frank_Oostendorp wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:54 pm Wow, TTL-list is gone right after the voting has stopped. Wonder what has shifted in the last minute.

You'll need to tune in to the hype session to find out!

Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:55 am Here are mine, if you'd like to take a look (none are PDM related; we don't use it here either):

https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... 1XG56eM_3Q
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... YVkqnlo2AQ
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... DU8mNfZV9A
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... V3ZteGUdYQ
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... Qr6ls8YACQ

I receive a The Contents doesn't Exist message with your links.

Tera wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:40 pm I receive a The Contents doesn't Exist message with your links.

The voting is now closed.

Tera wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:40 pm I receive a The Contents doesn't Exist message with your links.

Thanks for trying, but as @Alin said, voting is closed now. The site is taken down as soon as that happens.

Is it my imagination that the vote counts used to be far higher?

Uncle_Hairball wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:11 pm Is it my imagination that the vote counts used to be far higher?

It varied every year. This year was pretty good based on historical standards.

For what it's worth there's been a substantial drop in Idea submission quantity since the move to 3DSwym, last one on Jive had 726 vs. 383 this year.

DennisD wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:24 pm I was a huge proponent for using the TTL and the ER system. The 3DSwamp is just so convoluted that I rarely even go there. For the simple needs of a general forum that thing fails. It is bloatware on steroids. It takes far too much dedication to use it. My hat's off to those of you that do navigate it.

And no, I don't use a flip phone. And yes, I can still set the clock on my VCR!

But can you connect it to the internet, like I can my gas range?

dave.laban wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:45 am For what it's worth there's been a substantial drop in Idea submission quantity since the move to 3DSwym, last one on Jive had 726 vs. 383 this year.

Yeah, I totally missed the memo and didn't get to submit any.

Anyone capture what the official Top Ten was?

dave.laban wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:24 am Anyone capture what the official Top Ten was?

Would like to know as wel, but there is not much response.

dave.laban wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:24 am Anyone capture what the official Top Ten was?

Nobody?

mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:46 am But can you connect it to the internet, like I can my gas range?

Working on addin to 3DX SW to remote flush the toilet at home.

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:41 am Working on addin to 3DX SW to remote flush the toilet at home.

That's probably as good a use of your time as trying to do work over at 3DXP...

Here is the list.

gupta9665 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:15 am Here is the list.

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Thanks for posting that. I know everyone's workflow is different, but I don't see anything there to get excited about.

5 (if done properly ) will cut out quite a lot of time when something goes wrong, and I'm personally pleased 7 is in there as it was one of my ideas.

1 would be helpful. I'm sure if it were an easy fix they would have done it a decade ago.

I'm baffled that a product I've never heard of anyone using is in the top 10 (Treehouse.) Maybe it is very popular, and so intuitive and robust that no one has any questions.

I would trade everything on that list for fewer crashes and less "Solidworks is busy".

SPerman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:57 am 1 would be helpful. I'm sure if it were an easy fix they would have done it a decade ago.

You mean like Solid Edge did ~ two decades ago?

dave.laban wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:52 am 5 (if done properly ) will cut out quite a lot of time when something goes wrong, and I'm personally pleased 7 is in there as it was one of my ideas.

I'm not just saying this because it's yours, but #7 is my favorite of the ones on the list. It just wouldn't help me much because I pretty much fully define everything as I go.

Number 1 is good if they also work on reattaching any dimension manually and making that work.......while they're in that part of the code.

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:49 pm Number 1 is good if they also work on reattaching any dimension manually and making that work.......while they're in that part of the code.

Good point. Letting SW "automatically" doing something isn't always recommended. (Like when it decides my mates are wrong and "fixes" them for me.)

SPerman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:00 pm Good point. Letting SW "automatically" doing something isn't always recommended. (Like when it decides my mates are wrong and "fixes" them for me.)

Yeah, 25 years ago, all of the CAD vendors were promising that their products were getting so smart that the drawings would create themselves and you wouldn't need drafters anymore. 25 years later.........

Maybe AI will finally fulfill that promise, right before it decides to exterminate humanity.

Well turns out No.7 has made its way in to SW24, which is nice.

https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworks ... -2024.html

dave.laban wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:29 am Well turns out No.7 has made its way in to SW24, which is nice.

https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworks ... -2024.html

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Seems there are few few bits in the 2024 blog that might be of some use for me. Is it worth the maintenance fee and time spent implementing 2024 vs actual time saved over a year, probably not for me.