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    Looking for a Parametric Gear file or Willingness to Create one in Creo

    I am trying to license an invention to a company in Taiwan and they are using Creo 3.0. I have developed a clean parametric involute gear model in SolidWorks and want to get a Creo 3.0 version to send them to use. I have cross-posted this in the Creo forum, but I know there are a lot of users...
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    Looking for a Parametric Gear file or Willingness to Create one

    I am trying to license an invention to a company in Taiwan and they are using Creo 3.0. I have developed a clean parametric model in SolidWorks and want to get a Creo 3.0 version to send them to use. Does someone have a parametric gear file they are willing to share? Input the number of...
  3. Updraft

    Removing Floor Reflection in RealView

    I have searched and cannot find an option for removing the reflection off the floor when using RealView graphics. PhotoView does not give me the results that I want, but RealView does except for the reflection. I have tried distancing my assembly well above the floor, but that did not work. I...
  4. Updraft

    Nuisance Color Issue

    I'm sure (or at least hopeful) there is a simple solution for this. When I set the material for a part it takes on the default color/appearance set for that material. That is great and I usually accept this default. However, often times I'll make the part a different color either because it...
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    Dead Quadro FX1700

    My FX1700 died on my home computer. It served me well and I would be happy with something comparable to it or a little better, but without breaking the bank. The SWX website lists approved cards, but doesn't help with selection. nVidia's "Help me choose" section doesn't work worth a crap -...
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    SWX 2014 SP2.0 Downloading Problems

    Are any of you having problems downloading SP2.0? I had the same problem at home last night and at work today: "The downloader could not be started due to an internal error. Try downloading manually." And then: "Download Error Installation files could not be downloaded because: Internal...
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    PhotoView360 Colors Different from SWX

    I could not find the answer in either this forum or the SWX Knowledge Base so I am turning to you guys for help with this one. I have a simple assembly consisting of an aluminum extrusion, 2 bands, and a translucent part. The assembly file is using the component colors instead of overriding...
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    Choice of single/Multiple Instances of SWX

    I recently got a new computer and did a virgin install of SWX2013 and last week upgraded to SP4.0 When I d-click on a SWX file from a Windows Explorer window it opens SWX on that file as you would expect. However, if I d-click on another file I get a separate session of SWX that opens on that...
  9. Updraft

    Need Help Finding Animation Controller Toolbar

    On my buddy's computer when we animate an explosion it works just fine, but we cannot see the Animation Controller pop-up toolbar to control the animation. It shows up as a floating pop-up toolbar on my computer. This is not a toolbar on the list available under View->Toolbars. I have tried...
  10. Updraft

    Variable Opacity

    This is not a rendering question, per se. I am trying to make a part in an assembly have a variable opacity from solid to mostly translucent, from one edge to another. In the Appearances, Illumination tab I have set the Transparent value to .80. This is fine for the most translucent...
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    Disabling Command Manager

    SWX Friends, I have my toolbars setup the way that expedites my work and prefer to not use the Command Manager. However, every time I start SWX and open a file the CM is there. I have to go to Tools->Customize and uncheck Enable Command Manager. If I open SWX without a file open the...
  12. Updraft

    Customized ToolBox Issue

    We have a customized ToolBox. We copied the ANSI metric standard and then went in and selected our sizes and then assigned part numbers and descriptions to match our ERP system. This works great and was worth every bit of the effort to set it up. However, we have an issue I am hoping someone...
  13. Updraft

    Recommendations for hardware

    I know you guys can shorten my learning curve and hunt. I need to buy two new desktop boxes and one laptop for SWX. Money is a big issue here so the limit is far below the sky. For all of the systems I expect to have the following: 1. Windows 7-64 bit (any particular version?) 2. Intel Core...
  14. Updraft

    DraftSight saving out to pdf?

    Quick question - Can DraftSight directly save a file as a pdf? I have DWGeditor and it can do it. I have a consultant just starting to use DS and he needs to send out pdfs to his vendor. I was about to tell him he can do it directly using File -> PDF Out, but then I realized I was using...
  15. Updraft

    DWGeditor vs. DraftSight

    Quick question - Can DraftSight directly save a file as a pdf? I have DWGeditor and it can do it. I have a consultant just starting to use DS and he needs to send out pdfs to his vendor. I was about to tell him he can do it directly using File -> PDF Out, but then I realized I was using...
  16. Updraft

    Changing Part Icon Displayed in Assy

    I've searched and could not find the answer to this so I am turning to you guys with this question: How do you change the icon that is displayed in an assembly of a part that was originally made from a toolbox part? TB parts show up in an assembly with the "bolt" icon. That is fine when the...
  17. Updraft

    Copy Settings Wizard - Not Really an Admin Tool

    I just got off the phone with my VAR and he told me some very interesting things regarding the Copy Settings Wizard (CSW). Since I have a bunch of relatively new users here I used the CSW to quickly setup everyone's machine the same. This was particularly useful for the setting file locations...
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    Calculating K-Factors

    I got tired of teaching my sheet metal vendors how to calculate K-Factors so I put something together for them. (Most of them just used trial and error methods to develop their flat patterns or blindly used a single value without understanding why and when it was valid!) There are probably...
  19. Updraft

    SWX 2011 Apparently Available

    I went to create an eDrawing and my installation manager checked for updates and found SWX 2011 SP0. Download away! I'll be interested to hear first impressions from everyone. - - -Updraft
  20. Updraft

    Symbolic Math Software

    30 years ago a student in another class told me about using PL1 to write a program to perform symbolic math. My robotics work at the time could benefit directly from such a tool. I had many 4x4 matrices to multiply symbolically and simplify before arriving at the cleanest form of the...

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