We're getting new PC's and I just found out they don't have an AGP slot. So I need to find a Solidworks certified PCI video card. I looked on the Solidworks website, but they don't list if they are AGP or PCI (I couldn't see where anyway).
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DT
I just found out we are getting new PC's. Below is what they are ordering. I'm going to ask to bump up the RAM and we get us some video cards. Anything else we should request to change?
Base Unit:
OptiPlex GX270,2.80GHz,Pentium4,1M Cache,Gigabit NIC,Small Minitower,800 Front Side Bus...
3 SW users...very rarily will we work on the same project.
Switched from Autocad...our procedure for a drawing change (in Autocad):
1. open drawing, added a change pending block to drawing
2. copied drawing to a pending folder and made changes
3. routed an EN (aka ECO)
4. when EN is signed off...
I need to Need to push info from a Solidworks Drawing (not a Part/Model) to Excel or MS Access. These drawings are being converted from Autocad (big push to totally move away from Autocad) and don't have any drawing details just tables/charts. I can't figure out how to link the info from the...
I posted this on a couple other user groups, so you might have already seen this.
Here's the deal (this may be long): We use Autocad and Solidworks (SW). Drawings printed from Autocad and SW are considered MASTER drawings. Drawings printed anywhere else on plant (using a drawing viewer) need a...
I need some help convincing management why we need a PDM. We are a 3 person drafting department, so we very seldom work on the same project. We are currently updating our SW parts the same way we did using Autocad. Copy the file to a pending folder, then move the pending file back over the...
We (3 users) recently stopped using Toolbox and have been sharing a library of parts thru the Feature Palette on our network. The problem we are having is that we can't update (add a configuration)a Feature Palette part if someone else has inserted it into an assembly and still has the assembly...
I'm trying to convince management to purchase new computers. In the past we were using VersaCad and AutoCad and regular PC's were fine. I need some info to show management the difference between a PC and a Workstation. Any takers?
Thanks,
DT
Is there a way to speed up sharing the Toolbox on a network. The first time we insert a toolbox part (testing with a socket head cap screw) takes about 1:20 and then another :15 to load it to the assembly. If I delete the toolbox part and insert it again it takes about :50 and it loads...
I am trying to Push/Pull Custom Props with MS Access...does anyone have any suggestions or sample code to get me started? I looked at the SW help file for AddCustomInfo3, I just don't understand how to link the 2 programs. I have been trying to put the code in Access and push the info into SW...
This might be long so bear with me. We have noticed a big slow down in Assemblies with 200-300+ parts, especially when inserting parts, mating or moving. I have heard it's a graphics card to cpu to hard drive speed. We are working locally not off a network.
I ran the following bechmarks:
Ship...
We are getting new PC's but our IT Dept. won't spend much over $400 for a graphics card. Can anyone suggest one? Is there a website that one could go to to price different graphics cards?
Thanks,
DT
I need to write a proposal for switching from Autocad to SolidWorks. Does anybody have any info they can throw my way, like ROI, 3d vs 2d or anything to convince management to switch to 3d? Are there any websites that might have useful info? Any kind of help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
DT
My boss has asked me to put together some sort of report/summary of why we should switch from Autocad to SolidWorks (Why should we switch? or What are the pro's to switching to 3D?). My boss is all for making the switch, but wants to have something on paper to justify it. Is there a website...
We will soon be upgrading to SW from Autocad 2002. How do you manage SW files? Here is an example of what we do now:
We have a Master folder (ex: D02-4K), this folder contains all drawings numbered from 2001 thru 4000.
If a drawing is to be changed, we open the drawing, flag the drawing (hatch...
I work for an Ammunition Manufacturer and we are seriously looking at purchasing SW and have a some questions. We build all of our manufacturing and packaging machines. I would like to get answers from users instead of our dealer.
Can you link SW with MS Access 97? if so is it possible to...
