So I installed 2009 with SP1.0 and I found a bug with the first part I opened. I have many parts created in 2008 that have one face that has a texture (waffle, used to simulate knurling) applied. In 2008, the Texture Properties menu has a "Blend color" check box option.
In 2009, color and...
Cor-
I tried your solution and it seemed to work. It looked great in the assembly anyway with the route lines visible through the walls of the box. Once I moved over to the drawing, the box is trasparent, but the route lines are still hidden. It is even more confusing now.
Jeff-
That was my...
Does anyone know how to make the route lines visible that pass behind an object in an exploded drawing view that is in HLR (Hidden Lines Removed)? It kind of defeats the purpose of the routing lines if they disappear when they go into a box if you are trying to show which screws go in which...
Usually modelling a thread is a waste of time, unless you are modeling a part where the threads are a very important feature and the ability to see how the thread interacts with other features is of importance. When you are going to place an order for thousands of these threaded parts, making...
I use sheetmetal about 30% of the time. It is very useful for basic prismatic sheetmetal parts. It can also be tricked into doing seemingly simple parts that are in fact difficult to model (like a round plate with holes cut in it that is then rolled such that it will fit on the face of a large...
Bloodclot writes:
"What does it mean when your home workstation is about 3 times better than the one at work?"
It means your boss/company is wasting money. Payroll is one of the largest expenses in running a company. Time wasted on a slow computer is money wasted, not to mention possible lost...
Meintsi and Cor,
Thanks, you can have one mate solve differently in configurations. I didn't realize it at first because when I double clicked the mate, the green dimensions came up small and superimposed on some blue parts, so I did not see it. Thanks again.
Cor,
You are right, envelopes...
I might be wrong on this, but I thought that you can not have one mate solve differently in different configurations. I think you need to have two different mates where for instance mate X is active and Y is suppressed in Config A and then Mate X is suppressed and Mate Y is active in Config B...
I'm using SW2006 SP2.1.
I know that you can not have the same distance mate with two different values in different configs.
What I am trying to get at is that sometimes it is difficult to select things in SolidWorks and it would be nice to be able to re-select previously selected entities...
Is there any way in SolidWorks to re-select previous selections?
Somewhere dim in my memory of other CAD software, I seem to remember that one of those software packages made it possible to re-select items that had been previously selected. This would be nice at times when you inadvertanly push...
Ken,
Thanks for the inpu. I've always wondered if it might be the Alt key. I have been using those short cuts since AutoCad 3 back in 1986. I like to use the Alt key with my thumb since it is closer to the letter keys. The Ctrl key and the shift key need to be used with the pinky finger which...
Keyboard shortcuts in general work very poorly in SolidWorks.
My main shortcuts are "Alt W" for Zoom Window, "Alt B" for Zoom Previous and "Alt A" for Zoom All. They don't work about 30% of the time. They quit working while assigning mates, inserting notes in drawings and at other inconvenient...
Actually today I have received excellent service. Perhaps I should rephrase and say that the service is kind of "variable". Sometimes the wait times are long and the level of expertise of the help desk varies. Also seems like the the VAR's records for our company are "confused" with regards to...
I am curious as to how long other users have to wait for tech support when they call their VAR?
My VAR was recently purchased by a larger reseller, and in my opinion the tech support and other services have decreased in quality. How would others rate thier VAR's tech support?
Thanks and Happy...
