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    Cannot see parts inserted in parts on BoM

    Its still 1 part...if you want them to be 2 parts, build them that way.
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    SolidWorks Document Management - without PDM

    Firstly, make sure you have a good ECR setup. We have basically and assembly(ENG) directory and a component(CMP) directory, and some specialized types of component (gaskets, hardware etc) directories. File names are formatted such as CMP-0001(A), drawings are kept in the same directory with...
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    Gonna build a Solidworks Rig From Scratch

    Trying to future proof your machine is usually a bad idea. By the time you feel like you want to add an extra graphics card to SLI, your existing hardware will all be obsolete. Its always cheaper to buy upper-mid range hardware and completely replace most of it every few years. Buy 2nd Tier...
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    Gonna build a Solidworks Rig From Scratch

    Raid 0 only provides faster speed for sustained file transfers, for burst reads it can actually be slower, also depending on your raid controller you have system resources taken up. For the small amount of disk access Solidworks does (especially if you don't use large assemblies) its completely...
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    Gonna build a Solidworks Rig From Scratch

    Don't Raid 0, its a stupid idea. You will not see any real world performance increase. Anyone that tells you differently is MISINFORMED. Do your research. Solidworks is a single threaded application that does mostly linear calculations. Having multiple cores is not helpful but doing quick...
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    Kaeser Desiccant Dryer Model or other

    Go to the store and take some measurements/photos?
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    3d Mouse Fly Through

    Simple solution, add a camera. In the add camera dialog you get a 2UP view, one of the usual workspace and another from the cameras POV. Just drag the camera inside your part and rotate around.
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    Windows right-click context menu customization

    Whats with the double \ in your path? Maybe that is your problem?
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    Draft Resources

    Can anyone link me to a nice explanation of the different options for the draft feature? I've been using draft feature for years, and I still don't really understand the nuances of taper/perpendicular step draft / parting line draft. I typically just go through various options until one has the...
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    CAD video card, good buy?

    I guess I might as well followup. I got the quadro fx 570 yesterday, and its like a new machine. Everything is much smoother, realview works correctly now, and a lot of my issues with selecting edges have disappeared. Well worth the money, my speed working has increased noticeably just because...
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    SW 2009 SP 0 is out

    Is there any difference feature-wise between the photoview360 beta and this release? I really only use 09 for photoworks and photoview360 at the moment.
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    CAD video card, good buy?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133209 there is also this low priced quadro, does anyone know of any resources to compared workstation cards? I have no idea what the performance difference between these 100 dollar cards and 400 dollar cards are.
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    Attatch a block to a Dimension

    Is the block inserted into a sketch? just draw construction lines and dimension them? I do this all the time for logos, etc.
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    CAD video card, good buy?

    The company i'm working for has a fast rig, but the videocard is an NVS piece of garbage. I'm tired of having seizures trying to select edges in solidworks, so I'm going to ask them to buy a new video card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814195045 I've found the FireGL...
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    SolidWorks Certification Free Voucher again

    Online tests? awesome I'm gonna have to try this next week when I have some free time. How long do they take?

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