Is tagging a feature control frame to a datum correct when the datum has no size? I'm aware tagging a datum to a feature control frame (sec 3.4.6) is correct, but only see examples when size is involved. Thank You!
Colin Fitzpatrick CSWP(aka Macduff)...
What does the "TP" and "MT" stand for? From my reads TP = Tubular Product. So does MT = Mechanical Tubing?
Thank you,
Colin Fitzpatrick CSWP(aka Macduff)
Sr. Multi-Disciplined Engineer II
Solidworks 2015
PTC CREO 3
Is there a way to turn off the fonts you don't use in Solidworks tables? See attached
Colin Fitzpatrick CSWP(aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2012 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 12.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D...
Anyone running this software? If so, are you having IE crashes?
Colin Fitzpatrick CSWP(aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2012 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 12.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
Well...running SW2015 SP0.0 about a week now and no show stopping bugs.
Colin Fitzpatrick CSWP(aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2012 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 12.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
Anyone up and running?
Colin Fitzpatrick CSWP(aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2012 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 12.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
Our server is old and thinking moving to a virtual server using Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. Question, any of you folks doing this and if so, are you seeing a performance hit?
We are moving from SW2012 to SW2014 using PDMWorks as our vault. I may wait till SW2015 is released. I...
Howdy!
It's been awhile since my last visit. I hope all is well with everyone.
Where's fiberglass in the SW material library? I can't seem to find it.
Thank you
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 6.00...
Hi, how do I insert just points into SW. I'm not looking for curve though points. See attatched.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 6.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
Hello,
Where or what area does the Hole Wizard fall under when submitting an ER? See attached, and thanks!
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 6.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
can anyone point me to a pdf download on the web for "What's New SW2013"
Thanks,
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 6.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
OMG! Hello everyone, it's been a longtime!
We're getting a uPrint Plus for our office and have a couple of questions. For the folks that have FDM printers, do you have prroblems with the material fumes or the noise of the machine? We have concerns for the folks where the unit is placed.
Hope...
Hello,
Is there a way to print or export mass properties of a top level assembly that includes all sub assemblies and parts? it would include material, mass, and inertia etc...
It would almost be like making a BOM, but with material data.
Thank you.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)...
hello,
I need some help with auto numbering. Is there a way to change the format from 1,2,3,4,5 etc.....to 000001,000002,000003,000004,000005 etc.....
I tried messing with some of the property boxes, but had no luck. Is a character that I need to add? like ie....' * # %
See attached, and thank...
Hello All,
Our IT dept said they need to uninstall Draftsight because we need to pay for enterprise version using here at work. Is this true? They said the free download is for home use only.
Please help because I'm in a middle of a project and need this software till I transfe my data into SW...
Hello,
I have a 410 CRES drawing note along with a heat treating note, and need advice on which passivation spec to use. I first used QQ-P-35 which is obsolete, which is my bad. They change it without notifying me to MIL-DTL-5002 which I believe is wrong. It think it should be per AMS 2700 which...
Just in from SWW2012. SW just announced that CSWP's will no longer be able to attend the special after hours event. You'll need to be a CSWE to attend future events.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz...
For the first time in my life, a company is letting me go to Solidworks World. I almost fainted when they said I could go.
So...who's all going?
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 6.00 GB of RAM
nVida...
Happy New Year Everyone!
I have a STL file and would like to produce a part that I can machine. I'm thinking of using the SLA process because of its accuracy and the material will be hard so I can machine it.
Any thoughts or comments?
Thanks,
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical...
Hello,
Is there a way I can set a specified scale for a drawing sheet when creating a new drawing? It seems when I drag and drop assy's or parts into a drawing template, it scales at random. Example 1: I have a part that's 2x3x6 and drop it into a "D" size drawing template. It's scale is 4:1...
