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it's funny one way is called aligned, and the other way is anti-aligned, yet isn't "anti-aligned" always the way that you don't want, regardless to orientation. :) That is to say, "anti-aligned" in SolidWorks is many times really the aligned method.

This was random. :)

Dude, where have you been?

The updated driver for the functions applet actually make the lcd useful. My opinion about the LCD has changed as a result.

I'm not a fan of cloud software for high end CAD applications. Image if a company no longer wishes to upgrade SW and just wants to use what they have? They can't. Also, for companies in regulated environments, this would be a massive no-no since there is no way for the company to control the version in use, which is essential when V&V'ing.

When it SolidWorks Corp going to learn to stop being so absolute when listening to people who want to take away functionality. It's never that they don't want anyone to have the function, its that they don't want it themselves. So anytime they have these kinds of requests, they need to make it an option, not an absolute removal.

There's more don'ts than do's.

BTW, I don't think this is off topic at all. It applies directly to SW.

I found a white paper that studies this issue. I don't remember where the link is, but I have it printed out. Basically, the dumber the number, the smarter your system; and the smarter the number, the dumber the system. :)

What to ask? What to ask? Can you help stimulate the US economy by giving every citizen an equal cut of 1 billion dollars? :)

I picked mine already! :)

I don't have any sources per se, I (and a room full of customers) where told by the S/W Dev team that backwards compatibility was being looked into. Here are more details on that meeting:
http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/?p=112

This is one of those watershed postings. I think you hit on something here. Did you have any source, or is this mostly organized personal experience (or both?)?

Gabi, if you wished to start a spanish language forum group, I would support that effort.

Not to be confused with foreshortened linear dimensions, which don't exist. I've seen a couple of people asking how to do that. :)

Given the intensity of these colors, this might be more usual as viewport backgrounds.

The question is, what portion of the PDF format has been released? Did they release the 3D capabilities too? Given the fact they just started being successful at moving into this turf recently, I would be amazed (development costs) and concerned (underdeveloped technology still) if they gave it up.

Yeah, you were brainwashed. All the monotoned chants "I serve to protect the interests of SolidWorks" posts started to get to me. ;-)

Not only do I have tons of shortcut, I have a keyboard with extra programmable buttons for more shortcuts, and a second keyboard extentsion with even more buttons and programmed with shortcuts.

I have to partially disagree with you on the flagnotes point. Yes, the polygon method is bogus. But the best method for flagsnotes when they are local on the drawing views is to use leader annotation note with a border of the desired shape. If the symbol library is used instead, the leader will not connect to the flag. Only use the symbol library for the flagnotes in the General notes.

On the topic of "will", I think this is a mid-20th Century hold-over. ANSI/ASME standards use "will" to make matter of fact statements in lieu of using "shall". "This shall be that." and "This will be that way" used to mean the same thing 60 years ago. In modern english, this is improper to use "will" in this way because it doesn't explicitly state the requirement, but instead assumes it. I will not use the word will to make a specification on a drawing. :)

Drawings are legal documents. The same care that goes into making a contract should also be applied to drawings. Getting language correct is vital.

On that note if "Unless otherwise specified" is overused, it can create conflict. If you have two conflicting specifications and they both say "unless oftherwise specified", it is not clear as to which apply. I recently updated the title block of my company's drawings to make it clear when the title block applies and when the general notes apply by added the phrase "unless otherwise specified in other portions of this drawing" to the title block. That way, even though the general notes also say it, they take precedent over the title block by being within other portions of the drawing.

I actually have a couple of gtol libraries with some symbols. If you have any others that might be of use, let me know if you'd like them added.

ahhhhh! ;)

Actually, I think you hit the nail on the head Marijn. It is like 3DSMax. I was trying to think of what it reminded me of.

And about UGS's NX and SE...see my comment on Matt Write's to his article. :)