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  1. toycept

    Creating DXF file with various depth cuts

    Thank you all for your help. 3DDave, I had seen the youtube video you referred to. That does show kind of what I need to know to create what Solidworks refers to as "mapping". It's just so convoluted a way of doing it, to be honest, I just don't really get it. I've been playing around with...
  2. toycept

    Creating DXF file with various depth cuts

    thanks for the reply. I think it's a bit more involved than that, but thank you.
  3. toycept

    Creating DXF file with various depth cuts

    Hello. I'd like to create a DXF file for a CNC router operation. The part is a flat part (MDO board) with numerous cut outs. However there are some areas that are not cut all the way through, having a depth of cut of .200". The vendor requests a DXF file with 2 layers, one for the basic...
  4. toycept

    ANTI VIRUS SOFTWARE

    thanks for the reply, Scott.
  5. toycept

    ANTI VIRUS SOFTWARE

    I'm looking to install an AntiVirus program that is compatible with SW. I was using AVG but ran into some support issues. I had then tried Bitfender. SW was experiencing 5 second freeze ups during use so I uninstalled that. I then became aware of an approved list on the SW site. So I'm...
  6. toycept

    Not having shapes fill with color

    thanks, once again. I went to tools>sketch settings> shaded sketch contours.... and was able to turn off that option by clicking on that. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, appreciate it.
  7. toycept

    Not having shapes fill with color

    Thank you, Felix7502. I'm not sure I like the feature and would like to turn it off. But thank you for pointing out the new feature.
  8. toycept

    Not having shapes fill with color

    Just installed 2017. While in sketch mode if I draw a circle, the shape fills in with grey color. I'd like it to just show the outside line of the circle shape with no fill color. Is there a preference to turn off that fill color. Thanks.
  9. toycept

    Dragging a sketch while not in active sketch

    Maybe it was Instant 3-D....When activated, seems to do what I remember. Just don't ever remember ever having it activated previously. thanks for the help.
  10. toycept

    Dragging a sketch while not in active sketch

    I seem to remember you did not necessarily need to be in active sketch. If you had sketches showing (not hidden) and you clicked on an end point of a line, say.... you could move that line. When I upgraded last year to 2016, I seem to have lost this feature... but wondering if there was a...
  11. toycept

    Dragging a sketch while not in active sketch

    I used to be able to drag (adjust) a line in a sketch while not in an active sketch. (not referring to instant 2-D) Anyone know of the preference that needs to be turned on to activate and allow that feature. Using 2016 sp 4. Thanks much.
  12. toycept

    Solidworks Freezing

    Thank you for the suggestions and follow up. I've been reading up on the GDi objects limit and am thinking maybe those limitations and/or settings may play a part in the freezing i'm experiencing. Yesterday I changed two settings from 2700 objects to 20,000 (under the 65000 maximum permitted)...
  13. toycept

    Solidworks Freezing

    For about 6 months SWx has, at various times, been freezing during use. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason as to when it will happen. I could be in part mode or assembly mode. For instance, I'll click on the button to complete an extrude and the program will just freeze. The next step...
  14. toycept

    DELL ULTRASHARP MONITOR U2412M OR U2414H

    I had looked into buying a new monitor a while back and I'm finally getting around to doing it. Are there any opinions about how these two compare.... the U2412 is 1900 x 1200 16:10 and the U2414 is 1900 X 1080, 16:9. I have a feeling the U2412 might be better for using SW, but just want to see...
  15. toycept

    Problem with SW freezing

    Thanks, Scott. Just a follow up.... I did update the video card driver... but still have the freezing issue. This really has me baffled and it's really a PITA. Next step is to try and record the problem using the Rx Video capture. Will follow up if I discover anything else.
  16. toycept

    Problem with SW freezing

    I went to the Diagnostic section of the SW Rx and there was some red into saying the card/driver was ... (er... something)... not that it wasn't approved but it was "undetectable"...or something like that. I went to the SW site and downloaded an approved driver. Now when I go to Rx it is green...
  17. toycept

    Problem with SW freezing

    Diego... I tried your suggestion and performed a memory test. That was a good suggestion, but everything seems to be good in that department. Jeff, I tried doing an Rx session with the video.... but after working for a half hour, the computer was behaving... and did not crash at all. I...
  18. toycept

    Problem with SW freezing

    Hi Chris, I don't work with external references activated, so no referencing back to other parts / assemblies. Running on a stand alone system (no network) Complicated geometry... may be an issue. But not sure why it sometimes happens and then not other times. For instance I was make a...
  19. toycept

    Problem with SW freezing

    Hi Jeff, Thanks for responding. The computer is less than 3 years old (not brand new... but not a dino) running windows 7 / 64 bit Running an @Xi system Intel Core i7 quad core processor, 3.5 GHz 16 gigs ram Nvidia Quadro 2000 video card This is issue has been happening the last 3 months...
  20. toycept

    Problem with SW freezing

    I'm having a problem with the program freezing. This occurs at random times and doesn't seem to have any rhyme or reason to when it's going to happen. For instance I'll perform a simple extrude and things just seem to freeze up. If I hit the left mouse button, the spinning tine wheel comes on...

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