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    How to convince boss to give Solidworks a try?

    Go to a local dealer and get a Personal Edition 90 day seat at one of their seminars. Then use it to do something simple and try to show how much faster you can work with it. I had a problem patterning a tapered feature in a complex Pro/E part, and did it with an old copy of SW in about a week...
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    Does anyone remember SolidWortks Moldbase?

    I think the database tables are primarily there to support functionality that remains in Hole Wizard and Series. (Such that you can still create a counterbored hole to fit a DME ejector pin.) The mold assemblies, components, and UI are no longer installed; so it would be a lot of work to get...
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    Creating Gerber files from Solidworks

    One approach is to make a drawing view in SolidWorks and setup proper layers and do some editing using solid hatching to make any missing fills that might be needed in the final phototplot. You can then make the DXF and run that thru a converter. A free one is here...
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    History-vs-Non History based CAD softwares

    Kubotec KeyCreator (formerly CADKey) talks about it a lot in their user newsletters and marketing. However, for an experienced user, I think it comes down to preference. Some users will state that a history based program is more constraining and can lead you into situations that you can not...
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    DWGEditor corrupts AutoCAD files?

    If you went from AutoCAD Mechanical to DWGEditor and back to AutoCAD Mechanical, you may have a proxy object (block w/x-data) that is damaged. Try opening in plain AutoCAD 2004, making sure to leave proxy objects displayed. It will be something that you can move or delete in plain 2004 but not...
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    Library Feature - Thread

    Jason, The SW2005 API Help has a pointer to a Spring `Macro Feature' that you can download. http://files.solidworks.com/api/examples/00000/0300s/0349/example.htm http://files.solidworks.com/api/Downloads/00000/0300s/0349/springapi.swp You should be able to change the profile to a diamond...
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    Download bearings

    You can also get models of mounted bearings from Dodge - Rockwell Automation... http://www.dodge-reliance.com/html_pages/Part_Server_Instructions.html# DesignSmith www.DesignSmith-Services.com
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    Toolbox Parts - SW2005

    Spring Lock Washers are in the DIN and JIS standards, but not ANSI-Metric. FYI, DesignSmith www.DesignSmith-Services.com
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    DesignJet 500 Out of memory Error

    SolidWorks 2005 sp1.1 did fix an SPR from SW 2005 sp0.1 where too much data was being sent to the plotter, and sometimes causing overflows. The problem is particularly noticable with shaded view drawings, or assembly drawings using colored layers. DesignSmith www.DesignSmith-Services.com
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    Smart Fasteners

    Smart Fasteners helps if you have through bolted parts where design changes often affect part thickness, or if you often have shallow blind tapped holes. It will automatically steer you towards having standard lengths, and will flag the fasteners when a part design change invalidates the...
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    Having trouble plotting

    Before you go to far along, you will want to get the 2005 sp1.1 which fixes an SPR where much to much data was being sent to the plotter, and causing buffer overflows. (2005 sp0 and sp 0.1) ---- You should still put in the latest plotter driver anyway. In [Start] Printers, right click on your...
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    C'Bore hole in round part

    Here is the trick. 1. Insert - Reference Geometry - Plane - {On Surface} a. and click anywhere on the cylinder OD 2. With that new plane still active, click the Hole Wizard command button. a. type over the C'Bore depth values in the dialog, to force your hole to intersect the cylinder...
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    Has anybody got impression that LAYER function is totally messed up ?

    My VAR is checking now on a possible issue with assembly drawing views of multiple configurations and layers. Views of the other configurations do not display the layer colors as assigned in the Component Line Font dialog. Also, if you use component line font with colored layers in 2005, your...
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    Shared Toolbox folder permissions

    Alex & Dave, The folders the parts sit in need to `Full Access' rights to the Toolbox users, and just the *.sldprt files, have the file property in Windows Explorer set to `Read-Only'. (not to be confused with setting the file permission to [x] Read Access, in XP, 2000, NT. The Toolbox...
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    How do toolbox parts determine by solidworks ?

    Chris, OK, it took a little while but I verified that you are right with configuration name problem. You might check with your VAR if they can get it listed as a Regression SPR. (worked in 2004, now broken in 2005) That will raise the priority a bit. I suspect that the database structure has...
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