KENAT, my question is basically your question #2. I want to call out a minimum plating thickness on specific surfaces.
Chris Montgomery
Mechanical Engineer
Is there an ASME standardized way of calling out plating thickness on specific surfaces? If ASME doesn't standardize this, does anyone else?
Chris Montgomery
Mechanical Engineer
Since upgrading to v2008 I've noticed that the sheet of a drawing doesn't seem to fill up as much of the screen when as it did in previous versions of SW when I Zoom to Fit. In other words, there seems to be excessive "dead space" around the sheet. Is there a way to make SW zoom in a little...
I just got a SpaceExplorer and I was wondering if anyone out there has figured out an efficient/powerful way to use it in SolidWorks. Right now I just use the Esc and Ctrl keys and I use the "controller cap" to rotate and zoom. However, in order for it to replace my keyboard shortcuts I need...
I'm using a Dell M90 for Solidworks. Sitting next to my MacBook Pro it looks like an aircraft carrier. But it's quiet and I've had no driver issues yet (XP32, SW07SP3). I'd recommend getting the high resolution option for detailing.
Chris Montgomery
Mechanical Engineer
I'm shopping for CAM software and would like to know if anyone has used CAMWorks or SolidCAM, which as far as I know are the only two CAM plugins available for SolidWorks. I've used SurfCAM SE in the past, but associativity with Solidworks files was buggy. Specifically, when I made any design...
Why do I get trailing zeros when I apply hole callouts? My other dimensions do not have trailing zeros. In document properties, I have dimension standard set to ANSI, leading and trailing zeros set to Standard.
Chris Montgomery
Mechanical Engineer
fcsuper, I tried that but to no avail. Then by process of elimination I isolated the problem.. Solidworks will not save a favorite with a "/" in the name. My favorites were named like "+/- 0.5" and nothing happens when you try to save it.. no error message or anything. Grrrr..
Chris...
Will someone please explain to me how to save and load "favorites" in Solidworks? When I add and try to save favorites, Solidworks does not give me the "save as" dialog box that the help files say I should get. When I open a new drawing and try to load favorites, it asks me to find a ".sldfvt"...
Would someone please send me a drawing made in solidworks that shows proper use of surface finishing symbols per the latest ISO standard? Under Document Properties>Detailing I have ISO selected and "Display symbols per 2002" selected for surface finish symbols. Is 2002 the latest standard or...
What is the record for the longest thread? ;-)
I would be willing to bet that you Mac haters out there haven't tried using one since they switched to Intel. Check 'em out. I didn't abandon Windows at home because I wanted a Mac. I hadn't used a Mac since I was a kid. I abandoned Windows...
About the "non-button" mouse.. I guess it is fair to call it that but it is really a 4-"button" mouse with 2-D scroll ball. Two "buttons" are actually capacitive sensors that tell whether your intention is to left click or right click depending on which finger is resting on the mouse when you...
Aside from the packaging (admittedly a secondary concern), yes it really does come down to the OS. One factor that is frequently overlooked, especially with laptops, is hardware/software integration. For example, everyone I know with a Windows laptop is in the habit of folding the screen down...
G1Design, thanks for the Boot Camp recommendation. About graphics.. You say the ATI card in your Macbook Pro doesn't present a problem, but the Solidworks web page lists this card as having a "limited number of accelerated windows". I've tried running Solidworks on an Nvidia GeForce that had...
Anyone running SW via Boot Camp or Parallels? I notice someone posted this question mid last year. Currently only Mac Pro has a SW-certified graphics card (Quadro FX 4500) as an option, but I'd rather use the cleaner iMac or a Macbook Pro if I could get away with it. The thought of specifying...
