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  1. GhostTX

    Justify new workstations

    So I started at a new company and they have some pretty pathetic computers. So I went to SPECapc and downloaded their benchmarking software for what we use (Solidworks in this case) and had all our engineers run it. In short, the conclusion, on average, our PCs are 52% slower than Dell's...
  2. GhostTX

    Create and pattern axis in a cut

    Alright...something I did all the time in Pro/E, but for the life of me can't figure out how to do it in SW. Problem: I have an assembly that utilizes carriage bolts. I used to create my square cuts and would pop an axis point in the middle of it. This way, when I assembled the bolts (which had...
  3. GhostTX

    How to thicken sheetmetal in the sketch?

    Hi all, Tried to do a search but couldn't find this particular question, so apologies if its been asked before. I'm totally new to SolidWorks, have been driving Pro/E for 8 years though. In sheetmetal mode, is there a way to thicken the sketch? I need some controlling dimensions from the...

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