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  1. steinmini

    Ati FirePro V5800 vs V4800

    I have the Ati Fire Pro V4800 on my home PC and an Nvidia FX580 in the office. Both perform ok, but often I find that a better GPU wouldn't hurt. Since I mostly do drawing and simpler things in the office, I'd leave the office GPU as it is, but am thinking of investing into the Ati FirePro V5800...
  2. steinmini

    Backup and restoration of SW - howto

    Hi, I need some advice on how to prepare all the customizations in the SW 2012 installation for backup because the old comp is going out and the new one with the new OS is coming to my desk. I need to, or at least, I would like to preserve all the custom settings in my current SW installation...
  3. steinmini

    Appearance missing in PV render (SW2012)

    I'm obviously missing something. On some parts in an assembly, weld beads (fillet beads) appear properly in RealView mode on and off, but do not have the appearance (color) when rendered in PV. On some other parts, no problems. Attached image showing fillet beads on some yellow parts being gray...
  4. steinmini

    No more weld bead in SW2012 assembly

    To my great disappointment, the weld bead part creation method in SW2010 (in assemblies) is no longer supported in SW2012. Only cosmetic weld beads which are not appearing in renders. Is there a simple workaround this to get decent realistic appearances in renderings, I have a lot of...
  5. steinmini

    ATI FirePro V4800 vs 2x nvidia Quadro FX580 (in SLI mode)

    This is more hardware related but I'll ask anyway. I just bought a dirt cheap (@65€)brand new ATI FirePro V4800 (1G DDR5) on ebay and I also have two Quadro FX580 GPUs. One is in the office, one in my home PC. As I do the less demanding stuff in the office/workshop and most of the "hard work"...
  6. steinmini

    How much hard drive is needed for SW to run smoothly?

    My main (system) hard drive is a 1T WD Caviar Black 7200RPM 64MB Cache (WD1002FAEX) but the system partition is limited to about 100G while the rest is "D:" with data, backups etc. Somehow I feel that this 100G isn't quite enough when SW is in action (around 35G is free) but I might be...
  7. steinmini

    Intel I7 2600K vs AMD Phenom II X4 965BE

    This is more of a hardware related thing, but I'm only interested in experiences related to possible gains working with SolidWorks. Before I throw in 500EUR to replace my MB and AMD CPU, I'd like to be a bit more assured that it is worth the investment. I became suspicious of AMD's capability...
  8. steinmini

    "Fake weld"

    I need a suggestion on a method how to create a "fake weld" for presentation purposes without creating the whole construction all over again just to get the desired appearance. The original file is an assembly created from parts prepared as separate segments for production. Now I need a copy of...
  9. steinmini

    HPV Trike front suspension - assistance needed

    Hi to all, Before I start asking specific questions, I'd like to ask one, is it appropriate to do it here? This seems to be the best place, but it's not about a car suspension, but for a full suspended Human Powered Vehicle (HPV), tadpole config, steering on front wheels, rear (single) wheel...
  10. steinmini

    Same part - two sizes?

    Made an "A-arm" for a double wishbone front suspension part). Created it from separate parts and saved as an assembly. Since there is an upper and lower "A-arm" and the difference is the position of the mounting supports for the suspension shock, I also saved the same assembly as a part. I used...
  11. steinmini

    New OS VS Old GPU

    After a lot of struggle, I finally found the source of my problems with system/SW instabilities and crashes. I have an old Quadro FX3400 and for those who also have such an old GPU, here is an advice: Keep the OS "age" date close to the GPU "age". Drivers for Windows7 that are supposed to work...
  12. steinmini

    Keyshot2 instead of workstation GPU

    This is just for those who are reluctant to spend big $$$ for a dedicated workstation GPU... My Quadro FX3400 is an old GPU and makes a lot of noise and just recently, crashed several times in RealView mode while I was working with some assemblies that were obviously too difficult to handle in...
  13. steinmini

    Losses of appearance on conversion to Iges or Step?

    I am about to work on some SW files older than version 2010. Once I save the modified file in SW2010, and in case I need to send the modified files back, I will have to use either Step or Iges format because the original files are made in an older version. Since I will most likely only work on...
  14. steinmini

    placement of object for render in Photoworks

    I'm sure that this was discussed before, but can't find it. I need to do a render of an object (small assembly) and if I try to use any of the default "Presentation Scenes", my object keeps levitating in space, far from what the nearest surface or ground resides. With the basic and studio...
  15. steinmini

    Second monitor to which GPU suggestions

    Finally got the second monitor (both the same make and model/size) and found several useful ways to take advantage of it. However, both attached to the nVidia Quadro FX3400 seem to be just a bit sluggish on performance when 3D work has to be done (on main, no task executed on the #2) Since the...
  16. steinmini

    latest nvidia Quadro drivers

    Just a notice, tip, or a warning for those who use an older Quadro like mine (FX3400). I use Windows7 x64 and Quadro FX3400 on SonicView VA2413wm. The current working nVidia driver is version 197.90 Works perfectly. Downloaded the latest (next) version 258.49 WHQL and that one crashed the...
  17. steinmini

    Saving new file as older version

    Found no option or setting to save a new file created in SW as an older version. In many other applications, it's an option that is available (office, Coreldraw...). The only "workaround" that comes to my mind is saving the file in a third party format (STEP, IGES, dxf?) and opening it from that...
  18. steinmini

    Inventor or Solidworks?

    Hi to all. Probably one of the top ten dumbest questions ever asked on any forum ever. But I'll try to present the facts and that may get me a chance to get the best answer. I'm designing and building recumbent tricycles for living. I'm actually a graphical designer, not an engineer, but in...
  19. steinmini

    hinge movement as a sub-assembly

    Probably a dumb question, but have to ask. Within the bicycle frame assembly, there's a hinge (sub-assembly) to fold or unfold the frame. In the main assembly, I can't open the hinge (or move it within the "hinge" mating limits) and fold the frame. However, if the hinge ass. file is open and I...
  20. steinmini

    Is "lock" a satisfactory mating option?

    I'm building a project with a lot of odd shaped components conflicting regular mating options with their natural shapes (round tubes with square laser cut segments etc) and since I'm using the same part files I need to provide for laser cutting (no fillets, chamfers or angled, machine cuts...

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