Just upgraded to 2008, and had a problem with my 3D connexion space navigator. It will not work properly with Solidworks as an add-in. I can get it to work by opening the actual .dll file through solidworks. Does Solidworks have a "start-up" folder that I can manually add this dll file to...
Thank you so much, but its too bad that they are not categorized by folder. Now I have all of these profile files in a zip file and I have to sort them all out to the appropriate weldment profile folder.
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Solidworks Office Pro 2007 SP2.2
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This may be a dumb question, but why are there so little structural profiles residing the in weldment profile folders? Do I need to load more? For example, there are only three square tube profiles. I can probably bring them in from the toolbox but this is not how I want to build my model. I...
How exactly do I add a cosmetic thread to the body of a bolt? I found a command in annotations but this seems targeted towards holes only, not bodies.
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Solidworks Office Pro 2007 SP2.2
Dell 390 NVIDIA FX4500
Quad Core Processor 4G Mem
I am still a little new to SW. When creating projected views SW is placing them bassackwards from what I am accustomed to. I am speaking of Top, Front, Right hand side. Everything seems flipped in comparison to what I was accustomed to in Inventor. Where is this setting? I have looked and...
I think the decal function in Photoworks will do, thanks guys!
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Solidworks Office Pro 2007 SP2.2
Dell 390 NVIDIA FX4500
Quad Core Processor 4G Mem
How would I show text on a model? I really do not want to place text and then extrude. I have drawn a wooden shipping crate and I need to show the "spray painted" work order number on one of the pieces of lumber. The only way that I have found is to create text in a sketch and then extrude...
Anyone know how to remove or "hide" rows in a cut list. I have created a weldment profile then created the cut list. I then added some extrusions and they show up as an item in the cut list. I dont want these items in the cut list!
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I was a material that I just changed to a texture instead. The slider works great. I couldnt figure out how to rotate the material (not even sure if it was a photoworks material or not.)
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Solidworks Office Pro 2007 SP2.2
Dell 390 NVIDIA FX4500
Quad Core Processor 4G Mem
I thought it would be easier using ACAD primarily becuase they like for me to use "their" title blocks (which are normally generated in dwg format). I dont think Solidworks would bring this in well as a sheet format. I know native solidworks files save great in dwg format but then I would have...
In drawing a wooden shipping crate I have applied material as "pine," it looks wonderful, but, the grain is running the wrong way on some of the boards. I know this is just a picky cosmetic thing but is there a way to rotate this? I see where I can rotate items such as hatch but have not seen...
In my newly founded design firm I have no licensed version of ACAD to use for 2D data. Customers will want their detail drawings in ACAD dwg format. Has everyone found DWG editor to have all the same functionalities as ACAD? I am an ACAD veteran and it looks like darn nere the same thing. I...
Cut lists work great with wood structures as well. I have set up section profiles of 2x4,6,8,10,12's and use them to build specialty crating and shipping boxes. I created a folder in the weldment profile folders called "wood."
I cant seem to get my reference planes that I create to be visible when setting up my assembly template. I set up a part template and they are visible. I dont see anything in the annotations settings option to make these visible. I have annotations displayed checked in my feature manager. Im...
I am looking for some kind of display like a bmp or jpeg applied to the surface; not neccessarily the actual "cut" geometry of a thread. Inventor does this by default to show that a hole is tapped. Solidworks has to have something like this. It kinda shows it in the help index but it doesnt...
I know that this has been asked a billion times, but, why dont threads show in solidworks when you create a hole? Where is this option to show "cosmetic threads." I have a new workstation w/ an Nvidia Quadro FX4500. I know this card is approved and is more than sufficient to display something...
Im kind of fortunate in the fact that my wife is a para-accountant, sister is a CPA, brother-in-law is a vice president in a local bank and my father has been a successful entreprenuer for 16 years now. To compliment my technical degrees I also obtained a Bachelors in Business management which...
This input is great! Looks like I should just host my own. If I host, should I run this on a stand alone machine rather than my workhorse (workstation?) Im going to check into the editors and getting a domain. I didnt realize it would be so cheap!! For the type of site that I want to set-up...
Just wondering if anyone has any advice on websites. I am thinking of establishing one for my new design firm. I am very computer savvy but have never messed with creating or maintaining a site. How much does is usually cost to have one established and maintained? Or should I take this on...
