Thanks for the info. I tried one of those space balls and I don't like them at all. I try to get my custom menus all set up so I don't have to touch my keyboard at all - except for number inputs and also I like to hit the ESC key instead of using Select to end a command in SW and that's about...
I found a list of keyboard shortcuts but it appears that solidworks doesnt like my intellimouse explorer. When I map the buttons to specific commands they don't work in SW. Maybe there is a patch for SW to fix that I don't know yet. I figured out how to make custom menus for the commands I...
Is there such thing as keyboard shortcuts in SW like there are in ACAD? I want to program my programmable mouse for instance to perform the pan command when I press down on the wheel button. I also want to program the side thumb button to perform a "repeat last command" if there is such a...
When I am generating a sketch and I need to create a dimension I use the smart dimension and place it on the sketch. However after I place the dimension I have to double click on the dimension to get the dimension input dialog box to pop up (very irritating and labour intensive). How can I get...
Thanks for all the info. I just got home from the bookstore and couldn't find anything other than "Solidworks For Dummies" . It looked pretty good and actually has info on customizing so I bought it.
There was a book called "Inside Solidworks" and I turned it over to check the price - 89...
I'm a newbe. I was in this forum months ago but stopped my SW training process. I have started up again with a more serious attitude. I'm a 14 year ACAD user and a 5 year Mechanical Desktop user and am picking this SW thing up pretty good but I need to do more. I finished the Applied...
Thanks alot guys for the tips. I've only been messing with SW for a couple of days now so I have alot to learn. The only thing I really don't like that I miss from ACAD Mechanical Desktop is ease of sketching, O-Snaps, and the "UNDO" button. Maybe SW has all of these features too and I just...
Thanks for the tip Handleman. Me being the impatient and impulsive type, I couldn't wait for a tip to come through this thread before I was in my car and heading toward the bookstore earlier tonight. I ended up buying a book called "Applied Solid Works" by L. Scott Hansen. It's geared toward...
Can anyone recommend a good text for learning and for reference to SW. I am a SW newbie and have obtained a Solidworks 2005 Personal Edition and I am trying to learn it. Being a 14 year ACAD and 5 year Mechanical Desktop veteran I find it a little more difficult than people have told me it was...
I just found that out but you can purchase it if you have a child in K-12 but you need all kinds of documentation proof that is a real pain to get together. So I will get a free personal edition from my reseller tomorrow that will last for 3 months. Plus I found a bunch of free crash course...
I found this site also and it has a free 90 day trial of the commercial version. I think I might try it.
http://www.javelin-tech.com/main/download/download.htm
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Thanks for the info. I am currently waiting for a reply back from a local reseller on the issue. He thinks there might be a problem because I'm not a student so we'll see.
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