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    Mating Base Part In SW06

    I believe the video card and drivers are the only reasonable choice for correcting this situation. When all else fails update your drivers.
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    PDM - Which one?

    Here's a link to their informational document. http://www.conisio.com/Download/Conisio6_Brochure.pdf
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    PDM - Which one?

    Take a look at Conisio. We use Autocad and SolidWorks and haven't had a bit of trouble. www.conisio.com
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    PDM - Which one?

    Take a look at Conisio. We compared it to Adept a while back and found out that Conisio was with SolidWorks much longer and worked inside of Windows Explorer. After comparing the two we chose Conisio. http://www.conisio.com/en/index.htm...
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    What is the best font to use for displaying fractions?

    We currently use the RomanS font for displaying fractional dimensions in our production drawings. We're now having problems with the text not showing up, or barely visible, when we print to a Xerox 8830 printer. Our IT department has requested us to replace the RomanS font with an Arial type...
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    Need Font To Laser Cut Part Number

    I would like to use our LVD laser to cut part numbers into sheet metal parts for identification purposes. So far I haven't found a font that would cut properly in the sheet metal part file. Does anyone have any tricks or suggestions for adding and cutting words into sheet metal. Thanks, Jim
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    PDM, WHAT TO DO?

    SolidWorks Solution Partner http://www.solidworks.com/pages/partners/PartnerDetails.html?ID=1032 http://www.conisio.com/en/aboutus.html http://www.conisio.com/en/news.html?lang=en&show=article&id=040107_swworld2004.txt
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    PDM, WHAT TO DO?

    Take a look at Conisio. We compared it to Adept a while back and found out that Conisio was with SolidWorks much longer and worked inside of Windows Explorer. After comparing the two we chose Conisio. www.conisio.com Jim
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    DWG export and SP2.1

    Has anyone heard of this being fixed yet in SW 2004? The only way I can get the scale to come out right is to select the "options" button under "save as" to verify that the 1:1 scale output button is checked each and every time. If I don't select the options button each time I export, the...
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    Improve Speed For Large Assemblies

    What is the best method for improving speed for large assemblies, over 500 parts? Is it best to open the assembly in large asembly mode or lightweight. What does large assembly mode do for you compared to standard modeling mode? Thanks, Jim
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    Synergis Adept PDM Software

    We compared Adept and Coniso for our document management software and ended up with Conisio. Adept was just getting into SolidWorks at the time and we just felt more comfortable with purchasing Conisio. www.conisio.com Jim

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