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  1. dieterle

    Draft Resources

    Can anyone link me to a nice explanation of the different options for the draft feature? I've been using draft feature for years, and I still don't really understand the nuances of taper/perpendicular step draft / parting line draft. I typically just go through various options until one has the...
  2. dieterle

    CAD video card, good buy?

    The company i'm working for has a fast rig, but the videocard is an NVS piece of garbage. I'm tired of having seizures trying to select edges in solidworks, so I'm going to ask them to buy a new video card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814195045 I've found the FireGL...
  3. dieterle

    Photoworks 08 deletes materials when scheduled

    This is really annoying. I setup a scene, usually an assembly containing another assembly, I assign all my materials, and tweak them. I have the option checked for store photoworks data in model, I setup my render perfectly, and schedule it. When I schedule the render, it does a sort of pack...
  4. dieterle

    Using sheet metal to make cardboard box flat patterns

    Has anyone done something like this? I run into a lot of problems, creating a flat pattern that will fold in solidworks is not really accurate to the flat pattern that would actually work in real life.
  5. dieterle

    Linking to part properties

    I'm trying to link to the property SW-Volume in a drawing, but I want to make it part of my template thats used for a large number of parts. Unfortunately simply linking to "SW-Volume" in a drawing doesnt work, but doing "SW-Volume@nameofthepart.prt" does work. I know I can create a custom...

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