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  1. tmalinski

    Unwanted Saves

    Is there a setting that forces Solidworks to save even if I close the part without saving, if so I need to turn it off? Here is my dilema, I open a complex part that has many configurations and I experiment with supressing and unsupressing features and generaly just poking around the...
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    mx620 mouse lag with SolidWorks XP 64

    I have recently upgraded to XP64 SP2, using SolidWorks Premium x64 SP3.0 with a Nvidia Quadro FX 5600 My problem is with my mx620 cordless laser mouse using Set Point 4.72.40 drivers. I am experiencing significant mouse lag when I rotate a model using my mouse middle button. The model does not...
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    SP3 Assy / Dwg Bug

    1) When opening a small Assembly with 2 parts they load light weight as they should, I RMB on either part in the history tree and the "set to resolved" option is there as it should be. So far so good! 2) Now I open up the drawing that contains the 2 parts plus the assembly, then I go back to the...
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    Vanilla Autocad and XP 64bit

    I just upgraded my operating system to XP64. Befor I reinstall Vanilla Autocad including an old ver 2002 and the new 2010 (we don't use Inventor) will there be any issues that I should be aware of. Will they both install OK? Thanks Tom Tom Malinski http://www.okayind.com/ Dell Prec T5400, dual...
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    Slow performance with my dual xeon Quad cores

    I am experiencing very slow performance with my Dell T5400 with Dual Xeon Quad Core processors, 4gb ram. I don't think it's solid works specifically because some of my other applications just seem slow, even when I do File Open in SW the icons associated to file names in Detail view are so slow...
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    How to import ProE drw.1 files into SolidWorks

    I have a customer that semds me ProE files. I have no problem opening their assemblies and part files, but I cannot open their drw.1 drawing files. In most cases I cannot get PDF or DXF files from them. Is there a viewer or other method that will open the drw.1 files directly? I just need to...
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    help? first time working with two other designers with PDM

    Recently I have added two other users to our PDM vault. How do I set up PDM to work within a team of designers so we can share files and alternate with read write access. I am working on a large project where I am creating the parts and assemblies and they are creating detailed drawings. We are...
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    How to purge a pasted block

    I created a sketch and defined a block in an assembly model. Then I selected the sketch and copied using Control C. Then I opend another part model, selected a face and then Control V and pasted it in. Been doing this often, works well. But then I changed the original block in the assembly...
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    using SW properties and Windows keyword properties?

    I'm trying to use the Solid Works search function to find files on my local drive. All of my files have a simple dumb file name but all of their property "description" fields have been populated with inteligent searchable data. How can I map or transfer the SolidWorks description properties to...
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    Save assy as a simple Parasolid file

    I have an assenbly consisting of two parts, one of which has been arrayed 10 x 10 in the assembly Part 1) A simple extruded rectangular part Part 2) A complex part consisting of 5 solid bodies and 1 surface body. This part has been arrayed into rows of 10 x 10. So I have 100 small parts sitting...
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    Combine a Surface body with a Solid body?

    Is there a way without exporting, (I need to keep all of my history) to combine a Surface body with my Solid body? Thanks, Tom Tom Malinski http://www.okayind.com/ Dell Prec 670, Xeon 3.8,2GB Ram, Nvidia Quadra FX 3450/4000 SDI SWorks Premium 2008 SP 3.1 & PDMWorks
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    Understanding Loft guidelines

    This is related to an earlier question I posted having to do with WEDM 4 axis programming. Because we use MasterCam and it cannot create a 4 axis wire path from surfaces, (it requires wire frame 2d geometry) I am forced to give it upper uv geometry and lower xy geometry which I get from my...
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    Lofted Part Guidelines for WEDM 4 axis Cut

    I have a tooling model with a lofted shape that we want to WEDM using MasterCam, (we have the solids module). How can I be sure the shape I created using SolidWorks Loft with guidelines to control the contour, will be handled the same when brought into MasterCam? Our Wire guy says Mastercam can...
  14. tmalinski

    How can I Print a Sketch

    I have a layout Sketch with a mix of geometry, and a ton of dimensions and Driven Dimensions I use for a master ref for many models. I can't seem to find an easy way to print this sketch to fit an E size drawing. There is no model, just this sketch thanks for your help Tom Tom Malinski...
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    Adobe Acrobat Distiller

    Is distiller a free download? I have acrobat reader ver 9 installed, but I need the distiller too. Any help is appreciated Tom Tom Malinski http://www.okayind.com/ Dell Prec 670, Xeon 3.8,2GB Ram, Nvidia Quadra FX 3450/4000 SDI SWorks Premium 2008 SP 3.1 & PDMWorks
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    Custom Lisp program needed

    I am looking for a lisp program for Autocad that will extract attribute information from blocks and export the data direct to an excel sheet. The attributed blocks are usually nested deep within the drawing This routine will require specific functionality per our Engineering needs and...
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    Dumb filenames, using PDM properties advanced search

    I’ve been using a structured file name convention like this (0303_204_1_01_DT01.SLDPRT) this works well within our company for almost everything. However, as our dept expands with additional SW users I've been reading about best practices and thinking of taking filenames to the next step of...
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    Win XP 64 bit Dual Processors, worth it?

    I have SolidWorks Office Premium with Cosmos and PDM. I am starting to use cosmos for assembly analysis and it is very slow on my current system, a 3.8Gh Zeon with 4 GB ram Win XP 32 bit Nvidia Quadro FX 3450/4000 I have been given a budget for a new PC that affords me a high end system. I was...
  19. tmalinski

    Can I fix entities relative to each other but still move them around

    I'm working in a 3d sketch and I have many arc segments that are connected together end to end kind of looks like a snake. I need to somehow fix or constrain the entities to keep them from changing but at the same time I need to be able to move the snake around as if it were a single entity. I...
  20. tmalinski

    mass prop moments of inertia

    When doing a simple deflection of a beam calculation using the machinery's handbook it's using "I" moments of inertia in the formula. so rather than calculating this longhand I construct the model in Solidworks and do a mass properties on it. It reports moments of inertia values, but I'm not...

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