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Re: Mating in SolidWorks – Standard Mates

TheSWGeek — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:30:18 -0000

Hi John,

That is a good point. i actually wrote a post about that very topic earlier. http://www.theswgeek.com/2008/08/18/design-fast...
I actually go through the steps up setting up the Mate References for parts. Thanks for the reminder :)

Re: Creating Your BOM Template

TheSWGeek — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:33:25 -0000

Hi Robert,

There are a couple of things you can do. First, you can cut and paste
the entire BOM onto another sheet of the drawing. Select the Cross in
the upper left corner of the BOM and select CTRL-X. Change sheets and
press CTRL-V to paste the BOM.

You can also split the BOM and paste only half of the BOM on a second
sheet. Check out this post on splitting a BOM:
http://www.theswgeek.com/2008/07/03/using-boms-...

Re: Video - Splitting a Part in SolidWorks

TheSWGeek — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:22:28 -0000

Hi James,

I sent you an email but a good site to check out would be my friend Brian Slick at http://clingingtoideas.blogspot.com/ . I believe he made the transistion last year....but I could be wrong.

Re: Building a Stapler - Arm Spring

TheSWGeek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:35:20 -0000

Beat me to it. :) I was just working on a response.

Re: Building a Stapler - Arm Bracket (Sheet Metal)

TheSWGeek — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:41:25 -0000

Glad to hear you like the tutorial. :)

In order to change the dimple, you'll need to delete the feature created by the forming tool. Then edit the form in the design library prior to adding it to the part again.

Re: Review: 3Dconnexion SpacePilot PRO 3D Mouse

TheSWGeek — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:51:32 -0000

It's not that I didn't like the LCD, I think it is a great idea but i feel like it won't really meet its potential till some third-party developers get a hold of the API. Like I mentioned in the article, I found that I wasn't looking down at the screen to see my email or calendar events since I get on-screen notifications. I mostly leave the function key list up to remind me of the keys.

As far as setting up the function keys, the only mod I made was changing the one button to my Shortcut Toolbar. I did notice that when I opened the menu from the desktop it would reset my function keys to the default, which was kinda annoying.

Re: Review: 3Dconnexion SpacePilot PRO 3D Mouse

TheSWGeek — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:48:07 -0000

Thanks a lot Lars. This is the first time I have ever done a hardware review. Not as easy as I thought it would be :) good to know that my approach worked.

Re: Video - Splitting a Part in SolidWorks

TheSWGeek — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:21:07 -0000

Hi Tom,

Thank you so much for the kind words and for being a reader. The site is just days away from its one year anniversary and I still feel really good when I hear from readers. Good luck on your dissertation and don't forget to spread the word about the site.

Alex

Re: Slots O’ Fun

TheSWGeek — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:02:33 -0000

Unfortunately, or fortunately, this post has been rendered obsolete with the addition of the slot sketch tool in SolidWorks 2009. It is still necessary, however, if you need to create a slot based on a compound curve.

Re: Using BOMs in SolidWorks 2008

TheSWGeek — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:40:07 -0000

Hi Wayne,

Check out the post http://www.theswgeek.com/2008/06/27/creating-yo... for the setting that in the system options that can be used to fix this issue. Another technique that some people use is place a space in the column header for QTY right before the text...but I am not a big fan of this. If you have any future questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :)

Re: Important Site Annoucement

TheSWGeek — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:42:20 -0000

You caught me :) Believe me... a side of me really wishes I could do something like this. but sadly, time is a luxury I don't have.

Re: Important Site Annoucement

TheSWGeek — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:35:34 -0000

Great, now I have to rewrite the first post.

Re: Sum Simple Equations

TheSWGeek — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:22:14 -0000

Brian,

Thank you. That's why there is a group of bloggers,instead of just one. This just goes to show that no one can know everything about SolidWorks. You are awesome!

Re: Sum Simple Equations

TheSWGeek — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:55:08 -0000

Hi Fred,

I do not know of a way to pass a variable from a part file onto an assembly. This does not mean that it is impossible, but I have never encountered a way. What are you trying to do? Maybe there is a work around. I will also continue to play with passing a variable onto an assembly and I will let you know.

Re: SolidWorks World 2009 - Never Too Old To Play With Toys

TheSWGeek — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:27:24 -0000

Thank you Jeff. It was a fun interview and an awesome night.

Re: SolidWorks World 2009 - Never Too Old To Play With Toys

TheSWGeek — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:59:22 -0000

Thanks Kevin, It was fun to talk to them and learn how they actually use SolidWorks. I am a masochist so I would probably enjoy modeling that assembly. :)

Re: Quick Tip #2 - Dimension Arc Length

TheSWGeek — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:36:11 -0000

Yeah... I discovered that shortly after I wrote the post. I still pick up new info all the time :) thanks for stoping by.

Re: My Top 5 Enhancements in SolidWorks 2009

TheSWGeek — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:58:59 -0000

Coming from you, that is a huge compliment. :) Thank you for checking out my small nook in the SolidWorks Community. I hope to meet you and your wife at SWW09.

Re: Lame Fanboy SolidWorks Bloggers

TheSWGeek — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:55:17 -0000

It breaks to monotony of the day at least :)

Re: SolidWorks World 2009 Roll Call

TheSWGeek — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:25:23 -0000

Wow... I hope itz not too late to find a decent hotel. You should post what you find here. I am sure there are others who have not booked a room yet.

Re: SolidWorks World 2009 Roll Call

TheSWGeek — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:06:19 -0000

Hi Daniel,

Itz good to hear that you will be joining us at SWW. It would be nice to sit down and talk to as many readers while I am there.

Also, it looks like I will be starting Standards Wednesday again soon. Just not as frequent.

Re: Check Out Our New Look

TheSWGeek — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:19:07 -0000

Jon,

You will remember in our dealings in alt.cad, I always responded to you with the highest level of respect. I believe that you should always treat others with differing views as you would want them to treat you, especially in a public forum like the usenet. But now you have done the equivalent of coming into my house, insulting my family, kicking the dog and pissing in the fish tank. And for what? Because I want to share my experience and knowledge with others?

I am not a SolidWorks apologist. No CAD software is perfect. But instead of concentrating on the drawbacks of the most popular 3D CAD package in the world, I try to teach users how to use the tools available to them. It is not to say that other CAD packages are not better. I am sure there are others that would completely blow SolidWorks out of the water but they are not what I and my readers use on a daily basis. If you feel that your CAD package is so great, awesome! Talk about it, write about, show your friends...make the case for it's place in the engineering world...on your blog. Don't come to my blog and try to start a flame war just because I choose to teach SolidWorks.

I do not believe in censorship and I do not want to delete your comments and ban you but I must respectfully ask that you refrain from making my home a pigsty like you made alt.cad.

Alex R. Ruiz

Re: Sum Simple Equations

TheSWGeek — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:28:14 -0000

Hi Joe,

In the equations window, the trailing zeros will be ommited but in the graphics area the number will display the number of decimal places indicated in the PropertyManager.

Re: Sum Simple Equations

TheSWGeek — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:56:19 -0000

Hi Dave,

I have seen any list but I will do some digging around to see if I can find one. Check back again.

Re: What is PDMWorks Enterprise?

TheSWGeek — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:44:10 -0000

Hi Patrick,

Thanks for stopping by the site. Unfortunately, due to a huge design project I have been working on, our PDME implementation was put on the back burner for a while. I hope that it will be one of my primary projects early in 2009.