Just upgraded to 2008, and had a problem with my 3D connexion space navigator. It will not work properly with Solidworks as an add-in. I can get it to work by opening the actual .dll file through solidworks. Does Solidworks have a "start-up" folder that I can manually add this dll file to...
This may be a dumb question, but why are there so little structural profiles residing the in weldment profile folders? Do I need to load more? For example, there are only three square tube profiles. I can probably bring them in from the toolbox but this is not how I want to build my model. I...
How exactly do I add a cosmetic thread to the body of a bolt? I found a command in annotations but this seems targeted towards holes only, not bodies.
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Solidworks Office Pro 2007 SP2.2
Dell 390 NVIDIA FX4500
Quad Core Processor 4G Mem
I am still a little new to SW. When creating projected views SW is placing them bassackwards from what I am accustomed to. I am speaking of Top, Front, Right hand side. Everything seems flipped in comparison to what I was accustomed to in Inventor. Where is this setting? I have looked and...
How would I show text on a model? I really do not want to place text and then extrude. I have drawn a wooden shipping crate and I need to show the "spray painted" work order number on one of the pieces of lumber. The only way that I have found is to create text in a sketch and then extrude...
Anyone know how to remove or "hide" rows in a cut list. I have created a weldment profile then created the cut list. I then added some extrusions and they show up as an item in the cut list. I dont want these items in the cut list!
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Solidworks Office Pro 2007 SP2.2
Dell 390...
In drawing a wooden shipping crate I have applied material as "pine," it looks wonderful, but, the grain is running the wrong way on some of the boards. I know this is just a picky cosmetic thing but is there a way to rotate this? I see where I can rotate items such as hatch but have not seen...
In my newly founded design firm I have no licensed version of ACAD to use for 2D data. Customers will want their detail drawings in ACAD dwg format. Has everyone found DWG editor to have all the same functionalities as ACAD? I am an ACAD veteran and it looks like darn nere the same thing. I...
I cant seem to get my reference planes that I create to be visible when setting up my assembly template. I set up a part template and they are visible. I dont see anything in the annotations settings option to make these visible. I have annotations displayed checked in my feature manager. Im...
I know that this has been asked a billion times, but, why dont threads show in solidworks when you create a hole? Where is this option to show "cosmetic threads." I have a new workstation w/ an Nvidia Quadro FX4500. I know this card is approved and is more than sufficient to display something...
Just wondering if anyone has any advice on websites. I am thinking of establishing one for my new design firm. I am very computer savvy but have never messed with creating or maintaining a site. How much does is usually cost to have one established and maintained? Or should I take this on...
I will be starting my own design firm soon (within two months) I have Solidworks 2007 and a screaming Dell workstation on the way. I will be marketing 2/D 3/D drafting & design with a focus on Mechanical Design for the tool, jig, fixture, specialty machine & automation segment. With ten years...
I am a solid works newbie who just purchased and installed 2007 SP2.2. Everything seems to be fine except for the snaps in sketch mode. Upon initially drawing a line I cannot snap to anything. If I draw a rectangle then drag points they will snap. But on the initial start of a line, circle...
I am a solid works newbie and was told that there was an easy way transfer (top down) holes from existing details for fastening. I was originally told that when "positioning" a hole in the wizard that the cursor would "pick up" the reference geometry hole center if you looked straight down the...
This may not be the proper forum but I will post anyway; there seems to be many of my type in this forum! I will be starting my own design service within the next three months and was wondering if anyone would care to share what the average hourly rates are for mechanical (primarily machine)...
