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Re: Forethought vs. Crap

Chris Serran — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:43:58 -0000

Great post, Jeff! A little planning in the beginning saves you in the end.

"Sometimes you need to redo the end condition on those holes as “up to next” so that your hole callout doesn’t say a depth of 6.375″ when the part is only 2″ thick."
This one bugs me too.

Re: The CSWP Debate

Chris Serran — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:26:31 -0000

The way I look at it is, it doesn't hurt you to have it so why not get it.

Re: Rock Your Model. The Seven Step SolidWorks to modo Workflow

Chris Serran — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:59:48 -0000

Have you heard if there will be any future support for 3DConnexion devices? Would LOVE to have this but am slowly making due without.

Re: SolidWorks Will Multi-Touch You with the Future of 3D Design

Chris Serran — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:10:38 -0000

Interesting that the "3dcontrol" addin is still on (pic 7).
Either someone forget to turn it off when creating the video or 3DConnexion has a play in this!

Regardless, I see technology advancing more towards an electronic drafting board type setup.
Table top multi-touch rather than vertical multi-touch displays sounds much more comforting to me. Then again, if my legs are severed for replacement robot legs I guess it wouldn't really matter.

Re: SharePoint

Chris Serran — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:46:10 -0000

Do any of you have further experience now with Sharepoint and SolidWorks?

Re: PDMWorks for the solo user?

Chris Serran — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:49:59 -0000

Hard drive space. It's only got 80gb. While I'm ok with space for now, it could fill up and I'll have to do shuffling to my external drive...once I get it repaired.

Re: PDMWorks for the solo user?

Chris Serran — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:57:54 -0000

I was, at one point, in a solo environment at work. Our servers are reliable and backed up every night, so I had no issues with implementing PDMWorks.
It's nice to have an easily accessible place to go to, not to mention the basic revision control, reporting and where used functionality.
We currently now have a SolidWorks user (myself) and 2 Acad Electrical users accessing the vault.

For the my side design business, I don't use PDMWorks. This is mainly because I'm working off a laptop. If I upgrade to a workstation I may implement it. Still undecided on that, I won't worry too much about it until the time comes.

The important part, in my opinion, is to get a file and folder naming scheme in place and adhere to it. This will make converting to a PDM system so much easier.

Re: 3 Ways To Model The Same Thing

Chris Serran — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:52:01 -0000

Same here, but I really wish there was a way to edit the offset without going into the feature.

Re: The Cheapest Route to SolidWorks World 2010 Is Not on A Pack Mule

Chris Serran — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:24:33 -0000

Hoping I get approved to go through work. If not, well, driving down with a tent and sleeping bag.

Re: Friday Smackdown: Ceramical Terrabot

Chris Serran — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:02:55 -0000

Bookmarked the wallpapers, now to get horizontal span to work.

Re: Modo 401 Released. Whips Reality Right Upside the Head.

Chris Serran — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:05:58 -0000

The SolidWorks importer is only supported on 401 x32. I've installed both x32 and x64 as a workaround for now.
Open the SolidWorks model in x32, save it and then open the file in x64.

Re: Ask the Reader: What Process/Programs Do You Use in Design? Examples?

Chris Serran — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:21:12 -0000

I voted this morning before some of the updates, add:
+1 3D modelling
+1 Product Structure
+1 Modo

Just acquiring a copy of Modo I haven't done any actual product design yet in it, but it is now in my software arsenal!

Re: Looking for the Perfect Mobile Workstation? Check This Out.

Chris Serran — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:48:47 -0000

I purchase a Lenovo T61p a while back when it was released in Canada. It was quite decent at the time but only came with 2GB ram. Shortly after I upgraded it to 4GB, downgraded to XP, got rid of most of the Lenovo preloaded software and it ran SolidWorks quite decently.
It seems to get pretty hot and at one point I sent it in and they replaced a fan. Still was getting hot afterwards but a cooling pad fixed that.

In hind site I should have bought a desktop as I don't really move it around nearly as much as I thought I would have.

My next purchase will probably be a Mac.

Re: Ask the Reader: eDrawings App for iPhone. Would You Use It?

Chris Serran — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:30:32 -0000

I don't have an iPhone so technically I wouldn't use it. Even if something was released for the Storm I probably wouldn't use it but it's just my situation. I don't travel from the office much.
With that said, I think it would be difficult to view anything somewhat complex on the small screens, let alone if there is enough processing power.

Re: Extrude. Print. Manufacture. 10 Tips to Design Your Parts for Manufacturing in SolidWorks {CheckList}

Chris Serran — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:50:38 -0000

Awesome article. "Extrude. Print. Manufacture", great name for a DFM course too!

Re: SolidWorks What’s New Guides! – Yes, ALL of Them!

Chris Serran — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:12:50 -0000

I tried to get these a while back! Was only able to get 2004+ and couldn't find anything older. Thanks for posting them.

Re: (Drum roll please)And the winners are…

Chris Serran — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:44:56 -0000

Thanks for doing this Jeff! I'll let you know the results of the exam after I take it.

Re: Delicious Design Process: How 3D and Rapid-Prototyping Benefit The Embody Chair

Chris Serran — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:41:27 -0000

This chair was featured in April's (may have been March) Men's Health. They also mentioned the Leap and a few other chairs.

Re: SpacePilot PRO: The Next-Gen 3D Mouse to Rock Your CAD… and More

Chris Serran — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:35:55 -0000

Any word on MSRP?
Did they remove the button to lock the rotations like on the current Pilot and Explorer? I find it's a really handy button and use it quite often, especially with sketching.

I still think the SpaceBall was the best laid out device so far, followed by the SpaceExplorer. I just have trouble switching between using an Pilot at work and Explorer at home.

How did you find the accessibility of the controls for the display screen?

*edit* Found the rotations button...phew! As for the Outlook functions, it's only possible on Outlook 2003 and newer. Curses us for being behind the times and on Outlook 2002!

Re: Heat it UP! The Vertigo Self-heating Container Keepin' SolidWorks Design Toasty.

Chris Serran — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:23:41 -0000

I really like the shape of it but agree, the volume should be larger.
You could make the handle, or a portion of it removable for use as the crank. Just don't lose it mkay!

Re: Steelcase Leap Review: Sturdy and Dang Cushy Too

Chris Serran — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:24:39 -0000

Have you tried out the Herman Miller Embody chair you reviewed a while back? How would these two compare in comfort and functionality?

Re: Delicious Design Process: Get Your SKI ON. Charlie Pyott's Twin Parabolic Skis

Chris Serran — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:19:59 -0000

That was my first thought about the board too.

Being that high off the ground with the board and even these ski's would is one of my concerns on performance.
Mainstream ski/boards are trying to get the foot closer to the board so you have that instantaneous reaction when transferring weight. I think these two would have a much slower reaction time so I wouldn't be sure if there is much gained.

Re: SolidWorks World 2009 Roll Call

Chris Serran — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:42:44 -0000

I'll be there! Counting down the days. I went last year and had a blast...oh and learned lots too!

Re: Can PDMWorks Workgroup manage revisions …

Chris Serran — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:52:05 -0000

Thanks Kevin.
I knew about the attributes which is handy, just unsure of how it handled revisions with non SW files.

I also realized I should have had "Allow latest revision overwrite" unchecked this whole time if I want to open previous revisions.

Re: I’m running sw 2008 sp4 on vista with 4 …

Chris Serran — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:46:41 -0000

Monitor the performance on the Task Manager to see if it's running out of memory.
Are you on a laptop or desktop computer? My laptop has a tendancy to over heat and will cut out, same specifications as you. A cooling pad helped that.
Other possible issues that come to mind is faulty RAM chip or insufficient power supply.