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  1. Diemaker1

    Hole wizard

    Iumcad… SW will do exactly what you want to. http://youtube.com/watch?v=wSRV-0PASsk Inferred relations are one of the best things about SW. Why you are not able to do it I don’t know, it has always worked for me. Does anyone know of an option setting that turns off Inferred relations? Maybe...
  2. Diemaker1

    Lock and Unlock external references

    Super thanks KenB. I’m still ignorant of how to implement VB but when I get some time… Doing the next station with a master that can be driven open with dims. Looks like it will work, got to dimension it from the outside in instead of the more intuitive inside out. One hassle… you can’t...
  3. Diemaker1

    Lock and Unlock external references

    Your both right. Lots of parts use converted sketches and extrude to vertices using the sketch vertices. But the sketches are controlled by dims that could be configed as CBL said. I think CBL’s suggestion would be the way to do it. Unfortunately I didn’t set up the master sketch to open and...
  4. Diemaker1

    Lock and Unlock external references

    Is there a quick way to Lock and Unlock external references on ALL parts in an assembly? I created parts within an assy using the master sketch method. Master was drawn in CLOSED position. Now I want to make a config in the OPEN position… but of course parts are all tied to the master and...
  5. Diemaker1

    Display State vs. Configuration

    My take is the similar to wes616’s. Configs define the assy… different changeovers, different positions… or configs can isolate smaller, workable areas. Like creating sub assys without actually creating a file. DS groups parts within a config for display. I like to think of them as visual...
  6. Diemaker1

    Anyone use Erodex DX1 input device?

    Rltw… sounds like you know what I’m talking about. Get enough keys under your hands you hardly have to move the mouse. That’s been my answer to RSI. I’ve been looking for something like this DX1 for 15 years. I run acad a lot too and DX1 should work just as good with it. Everybody seems to...
  7. Diemaker1

    Anyone use Erodex DX1 input device?

    Maybe i can glue a spacetraveler in the middle of it.
  8. Diemaker1

    Anyone use Erodex DX1 input device?

    I just saw this input device last week. Looks like it’s been out for at least a year. http://www.ergodex.com/content.php?id=12 I got a system I’ve been using for 10 years that I really like and has kept my left hand busier than the mouse hand. But they quit making them 8 years ago and the ones...
  9. Diemaker1

    Inv 11 vs Solidworks 2007

    This thread is still going strong eh? I think the SW guys have the IVers out numbered and hittng hard. Hehe. Jasons account of IV’s 11 highlights is pretty accurate IMHO. I’ll do some addendums. Not meant to take away from what Jason took the time to say, but add to them. 1. functional design...
  10. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    I also said: “Is there a way to “lock” a display state?” “I'm just wondering if there IS a way to lock DS and i haven't found it.” “If that’s the way it works… that’s the way it works.” “I guess the answer to my original question is… NO. “ If someone would have just said “no”, I would have...
  11. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    I also don’t know all the ramifications configs and states deal with. I can see how locking configs could get messy. But DS just looks unfinished. You know Jason, I’m trying to avoid using the “I” word. There’s no I in Solidworks… Oh, wait, I guess there is.
  12. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    I can’t believe I’m the first to see this as a problem. Those 3 Advanced Options only apply to new parts. They don’t “lock” the config. Anything you change while in the config still changes that config. All those options look like individual enhancement request band-aids, close to overlapping...
  13. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    “.....but when using the assy in another assy....it always uses the active DS.” You’re right, that’s not good. DS should not control what an assy is… way too many levels of confusion. DS should just control how it’s displayed while being worked on. How does IV work? The default View Rep is...
  14. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    CBL: I see, a DT can be set up to show the same parts everytime. Yes, that is what I want. It’s quite a bit more work than what I’m used to though. I see configs as a top level assy manager. It can hide show parts but it’s unique ability is to control mates. To show the same assy in different...
  15. Diemaker1

    Rips or Tears in SW2006 Models

    I’ve seen imported models with invisible, non-selectable surfaces too… I say invisible because the part was solid, it would section, so the surface was there. I flexed a part once and got some invis-sufaces. But is that the problem? Or the heavily fractured surface? Did the mating part have all...
  16. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    Maybe I expect DS to be something it isn’t because it’s a little strange to me you don’t see any problem with the way it currently works. I thought DS was a way to group parts for a push button display of those parts. Effectively creating “visual assemblies” that are easy to isolate for...
  17. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    I’m talking about setting a DS to display the parts you want to see. Then “lock” that DS so it always displays those parts when activated. You would change the DS by unlocking it. Right now, it appears DS is dynamic. Whatever is displaying when you leave the DS redefines that DS. Which I think...
  18. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    it's not just about drawing views... don't people hide parts while working within a DS, then those parts are gone from the DS till explicitly shown? that seems...fragile I'm just wondering if there IS a way to lock DS and i haven't found it.
  19. Diemaker1

    Locked display states?

    Is there a way to “lock” a display state? So you can activate a DS then hide/show parts without fear of messing up drawings.
  20. Diemaker1

    Do you ever have to cut and paste

    I cut and paste from acad to SW quite a bit and have never seen a slow down. But i don't ever import blocks, splines, text... or whatever else might be considered complex geometry. i would guess thats where your problem is. The new fully define sketches in 2007 is terrific. I particularly like...

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