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  1. helbling34

    Does SolidWorks need to be told more RAM is available?

    Our IT manager just upgraded our workstations from 8GB to 16GB of RAM. Task manager shows only 2.5GB is being used while working with a very large assembly (5000+ components; more RAM is available but not being used. Does Windows or SolidWorks need to be "told" that more RAM is available...
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    SW to Illustrator for Silk Screen Artwork

    Has anyone had any success creating silk screen artwork with SolidWorks and then importing into Adobe Illustrator and have the same text appearance? I've created the artwork on a part within SW by extruding the text on the part surface. Then a drawing was created showing the artwork...
  3. helbling34

    SW 2009 Issues?

    The company that I work for has not upgraded to SW 2009 yet but after sitting in on a "What's New in 2009" webcast I'm anxious to do so. Has anyone seen any trouble with the latest version? We upgraded too soon a few years ago and our assembly feature manager design trees were red from top to...
  4. helbling34

    Acceptable workstation for SW2009 on shoe string budget??

    Can anyone recommend an acceptable workstation to run SolidWorks 2009 on while on a shoe string budget? Since Vista is a bit lacking and it's unclear if SW likes it, I would like to use Windows XP but be able to upgrade to Vista or its replacement in the future if needed. Is Dell the way to...

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