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    SolidWorks 2007 to 2011 Out of Date Files

    There is a file conversion wizard in the SW Task Scheduler. Rob Rodriguez CSWP www.axiscadsolutions.com www.robrodriguez.com www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com SW 2011 SP 3.0
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    How do I "hide environment" in my final render in v2011?

    Very slight changes to PV360 in 2012. I miss the 2010 UI as well ;)Switching over to modo solves that problem though ;) Rob Rodriguez CSWP www.axiscadsolutions.com www.robrodriguez.com www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com SW 2011 SP 3.0
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    Rendering window closes

    My guess is your running out of memory. Try rendering a smaller image (640 x 480 maybe or something similar)at a render quality setting of good and see if that completes. If it does then you can keep increasing the size/quality until it fails. Then you'll know your systems limit. Rob...
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    Solidworks 3D Composer - What is the Limit?

    I'm using Composer a fair amount now. I think it will handle your project(s) OK but it's a hefty price tag to pay for a simple animation tool. If it had photorealstic capability I'd be able to swallow the price a little easier. It's fairly easy to learn and use although I'm no expert. I find...
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    Animate Camera Problem

    In your camera properties manager you can select a path for both the camera target and the camera location. If you pick the path you created there will be a slider underneath the TARGET selection and CAMERA selection. The sliders allow you to control where you are on the path. In motion set...
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    solidworks 2011 decal

    Calm down. Decals in 2011 work exactly the same as they did in 2010 except you don't need PhotoWorks or PhotoView 360 to create and edit them. That functionality has been moved into core SolidWorks (along with all the apperance functionality). Turn on the Render Tools tab on the command...
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    Rendering with no background

    tiff ot png If he's not seeing the transparencey in PS it's because of his settings and I'd guess that's because he's not a very good PS user. Rob Rodriguez CSWP www.axiscadsolutions.com www.robrodriguez.com http://www.robrodriguezblog.com Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org...
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    How to change color of assemblies in drawing SEE PIC ATTACHED

    Bump up your ambient lighting setting in the model to something like .9 Rob Rodriguez CSWP www.axiscadsolutions.com www.robrodriguez.com http://www.robrodriguezblog.com Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com SW 2007 SP 2.0
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    PhotoWorks help required

    Turn off contour rendering under PhotoWorks options advanced. Rob Rodriguez CSWP www.axiscadsolutions.com www.robrodriguez.com http://www.robrodriguezblog.com Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com SW 2007 SP 2.0
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    solidworks on windows 7

    You might be able to run SW 2006 in XP compatibility mode in Win 7? Rob Rodriguez CSWP www.axiscadsolutions.com www.robrodriguez.com http://www.robrodriguezblog.com Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com SW 2007 SP 2.0
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    Keyshot2 instead of workstation GPU

    No, I agree there are some good alternatives out there. KeyShot, Shot (GPU intensive I think) (I own KeyShot, Shot and HyperShot), VRED are all options. I'd also throw Modo out there. I'd say at $999 it's actually the best value because it includes animation, SDS modeling and has no...
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    Keyshot2 instead of workstation GPU

    Do you have SW professional or Premium? If so you have PhotoView 360. KeyShot is a great application (it's HyperShot) but I wouldn't pay for it if I already had PhotoView 360. PhotoView works in a very similar fashion and the quality is as good or better than KeyShot. Rob Rodriguez CSWP...
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    PhotoView 360 Enviroment

    You can do this PV360 2010, not 2009. Rob Rodriguez CSWP www.axiscadsolutions.com www.robrodriguez.com http://www.robrodriguezblog.com Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com SW 2007 SP 2.0
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    DraftSight

    There will be both a mac and linux version in the fall. Rob Rodriguez CSWP www.axiscadsolutions.com www.robrodriguez.com http://www.robrodriguezblog.com Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com SW 2007 SP 2.0
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    DWGeditor equivalent of extension osnap in AutoCAD?

    They are called ESNAPS in DWG Editor. You just need to click the "ESNAP" button near the bottom of the window. I'm not sure there is a specific toolbar for this? Just like AutoCAD you can set which snaps are active. www.draftsight.com also has this functionlality and is a bit more user...
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