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    Dimension Box Calculator Error

    Today we have found that if one of our admins logs onto my machine the cal feature works again. Also if I am given admin privileges it works. Therefore, it seems I need local admin privileges in one or more areas to use this feature again. Has anyone run into this before and can provide some...
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    Dimension Box Calculator Error

    I have used the dimension box in SW thousands of times as a calculator by entering values and arithmetic symbols directly. This is a major time saver and error limiting feature. However today, I have found this can no longer be done on my machine via SW 2011x64 SP4. When I do, the error message...
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    SW Maintenance

    Recently, I have been asked to justify our company’s need to keep maintenance current on (15+) seats of SW (i.e. substantial cost) The suggestion has been floated to only upgrade every two years (which I am against) in order to reduce by half the cost of such maintenance. However, I was...
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    Flattening a Dome/Bowl Shape

    Can a Dome/Bowl shape be flattened (via sheet metal functionality) using a standard SW Pro seat? This has been asked in the past (and the answer was no other than with third party software), but I wanted to make sure this was still the case with SW 2010. Needing a development from such geometry...

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