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Hi all, I have a weldment with some inserted part files which don't seem to want to update in one weldment, but they update in another weldment. I've noticed that in the "List external references" command, the weldment that won't update doesn't show any configurations, but the one that does...

Hi all, I have a weldment with a manually created cut list. When I drop in the weldment table it seems to ignore two of the items in the cut list. It does this with an automatically generated cut-list as well. Is it possible to somehow select a body to be ignored by the cut list? Or is this...

Hi All, I have a weldment which keeps telling me that there's an error with a distance6 dimensional constraint. It tells me that this dimension is part of "Body-Move/Copy8". The problem is I can't find this Body-Move/Copy8 anywhere in the feature tree. My best guess is that the...

Hi all, I have a sheet metal plate that I have created a mirrored part of. The profile and main hole patterns are the same but there may be some different machining details for each piece. The problem is that when you create the mirror part you lose the bend lines and sheet metal information...

Hi All, I've never had to select a printer for an machine shop before and it seems a bit daunting. I'm working for a shop that is going to be adding a Mechanical Designer to it's staff. It will only need to be a low volume printer as there will only be one designer using it and the shop is...

Hi All, I created a large weldment part. Then I created a sub-weldment, then inserted into a new part in order to make a detail drawing of that sub-weldment. However when I created a drawing for my new sub-weldment, the weldment table doesn't have any description or length properties. What...

Hi All, Is it necessary to use the /3Gb switch when running Windows Professional 64? Or can Windows figure out how much memory to use. I currently have 4Gb of Ram. Cheers Specs, Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz SW 2007 R2.2 1.5 Gb Ram NVidia GE Force GO 6800 256Mb

Hi All, So I just bought a new CAD station for my home. Intel Dual Core, 2 x 500GB Hd 4Gb RAM 128Mb ATI FireGL 5100 Graphics Card Windows XP Professional x64 Solidworks 2007 Professional x64 22" Samsung Synchmaster My question now is. Why did I spend $500 on a "CAD Video Card" When my gaming...

Somehow In all the chaos I am unable to escape from a command that I'm in. I get the popup: "The current operation cannot be interrupted or the document is not accessible at this time" I'm in an assembly and most of the commands on the toolbars are greyed out. I can't rebuild, and right...

Hi All, I have a budget of round $3000 CDN for a SolidWorks workstation (Not including SW license) and I was wondering what my priorities should be in terms of building a SW box. I know to max out my video card and ram but what about Hard Drive configurations (Raid 1 Raid 0). I haven't had to...

Is it possible to export a custom UCS viewpoint to another part or assembly file? Thanks P.S. Why has the forum search been down for so long? Specs, Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz SW 2007 R2.2 1.5 Gb Ram NVidia GE Force GO 6800 256Mb

Hi there, A little while ago I found a macro that somebody had posted that reads a txt file for point coordiantes and creates a point cloud. Does anybody happen to have that handy? Cheers Specs, Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz SW 2007 R2.2 1.5 Gb Ram NVidia GE Force GO 6800 256Mb

Is there an easy way to reload a drawing template into a drawing to quickly update dimensioning style changes? The only option I've been able to find is the reload sheet format, but that doesn't deal with dimensions. Thanks Specs, Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz SW 2007 R2.2 1.5 Gb Ram NVidia GE...

Hi all, I've set up a convenient arrangement where my sofware reseller is feeding me work from his customers. I'm new to the contract game and was wondering what kind of compensation is being doled out in this situation. I realize that every situation is different ie, length of job, value of...

Hi All, I'm having some Photoworks issues. Photoworks won't let me apply materials to part faces in an assembly. I remember older versions of SW let me do this. I don't want to have to open each part file individually to apply these changes. I've tried clicking on the "apply material at part...

Hi all I'm trying to animate a point moving along a spline path. I have the point mated to the line and set to a percentage constraint. I have all my display settings turned on but I can't make the percentage value display so that I can edit it? All of my other sketch dimensions display when I...

Hi all Just wondering what an easy way to perform an odd or even check would be in the equation editor. eg. if "xxxx" is positive then .... else negative then .... Thanks Specs, Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz SW 2007 R2.2 1.5 Gb Ram NVidia GE Force GO 6800 256Mb

Just curious as to any ideas out there in regards to creating assemblies from part files made from multiple bodies. Is the Split Command the best tool to do this? What about when the part file are exceeding 100Mb? Thanks Specs, Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz SW 2007 R2.2 1.5 Gb Ram NVidia GE...

Hi All, I have a drawing file that is edging near the 25 meg line. I was wondering what is the best way to convert it into a DWG file (ie. what settings are best). My client is using an old version of AutoCAD Lt so I need to output it in AutoCAD 2002-2004 format, but every time I try to "save...

Hi All, I'm having an issue with a custom property of mine. I want to display the sum of two dimensions in a note on the drawing for a part. I created an equation defining a value of "length" which equals the sum of the dimensions. Then I created a custom property equal to that value "length"...