Recent content by rlj4794

You can mirror your sketches.

I received this from my local user group: Certified SolidWorks Associate exam The Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam is a three-hour on-line exam similar to the CSWP exam. This test is meant for anyone that isn’t quite ready for the full-blown CSWP, or for anyone who is thinking about...

I don't have Toolbox, so I haven't tried Smart Fasteners.

That's true, but I would like to have custom hole types that would contain information specific to certain fasters...mainly with PEM's. I spend a lot of time typing out "FOR FHS-0420-8"...it would be nice if custom databases were easy to set up (maybe they already are).

I have a client that wants an e-drawing of a very large assembly. Even on my computer, rotation and zooming is extremely slow. My VAR provided no help or suggestions at all. Are there any tips/guidelines I can try to speed up the e-drawing?

Thanks, Scott. That was the quick solution I was looking for. I'm not sure why it happens, but at least that speeds things up a ton.

I have a recurring problem with drawings I haven't accessed for several months: When I open a drawing, some components are hidden in the drawing, even if all components are shown in the Assembly. To show them, I have to locate them in the feature tree and RMB -> Show/Hide -> Show Component...

Thanks anyway, Brad.I 'm not as concerned with unwanted text editing as I am accidentally clicking one of the BOM lines when my views or dimensions get close. I think for now I'll stick with Excel for now - I've never had a problem with the functionality and haven't really seen enough...

I've always used Excel based BOM's without any trouble, but after reading this board, I thought I'd play around with some SolidWorks BOMs. One thing I like about the Excel BOM is it the text always comes in on a single line, the cells fit perfectly, and you have to double-click to screw up the...

If you take an assembly and do a "save as", you can reduce file size and improve performance sometimes.

With PEM's, I like to use hole wizard to create my Pem holes and use feature driven patterns.

For future reference: Before you open an assembly, click on the assembly you want, click "references", and you can replace the folder of specified assembly references.

Did you try using shift when you tried to select?

I have had similar problems with the split command. I usually end up starting over, because it will always look for a parent that isn't there. Maybe try breaking external references?

I used to work with text and logos all the time, and you'll have the best luck using Solidworks fonts, IMO. This is especially if all you're doing is creating a custom extruded logo.