DISQUS

SWPriest,
Your comments bring up quite a few good points. Rather than trying to address them here, watch for another post on large assemblies.
Jeff

Brian - My top level assembly has 4 sub-assemblies and each of those is comprised of sub-assemblies that are comprised of sub-assemblies. For this project, it's what makes sense. It allows for control of equipment by floor or area. The bodies is a result of imported data and the fact that I'm working with a group of people who are inexperienced with 3D modelling.
Jason - I don't remember the dll file, not that it would matter. SolidWorks is still working on figuring out the "why" of it all.
Devon - Workgroup.

Gabi,
I agree with the others, you deserved the invitation. I'm looking forward to meeting you, too.
One thing about the CSWP event though...the press dinner is scheduled for the same night, so you might have to sneak out with the rest of us.

Stephen,
One of two things are happening here. Either you're joking, or you don't read my blog often. If it's the latter, you should know that I was never seriously considering strangling anyone. Many of my comments, outside of the actual info, are facetious. Your comment does raise a question, though. If it had been his fault, would it have been ok to strangle him?

Brian,
I do use the hole wizard when applicable. Using unfold/fold depends on where and when the holes are applied in process. Best example is if a hole needs to straddle a bend.

Y'know, Gabi, if you had an iPhone, you could blog while on the road... :-)
Have a great trip!

Those a great, Gabi. I really like the wood piece as well.
I cannot wait until I get my hands on '09.

Way to go, Gabi!
Congratulations!

Ricky,
I used SharePoint at my last company and found it to be a great tool, assuming everyone, who was supposed to, used it. It's easy to set up and manage, and a great way to store documents that need to be revision managed or just controlled.
I'm sure you'll have no problems figuring it out.

Jeff

No, Anne, I'm not on their payroll. However, I do believe they have a great product and if they were to ever come calling, who knows? :-)

I would suggest reading the help files. I don't, presently have any examples of how to do it.
In the feature manager tree, under lights and cameras, you can add new cameras. I'll try to post a video soon on how to set up cameras.

I would suggest reading the help files. I don't, presently have any examples of how to do it.
In the feature manager tree, under lights and cameras, you can add new cameras. I'll try to post a video soon on how to set up cameras.

I'm not sure I understand your question. Do you mean the cameras or how do you design cams?
If you're referring to cameras, that can be a post unto itself. Actually, either one could be. Hmmm, perhaps a new topic...

Scott,
I wish I could give you a good answer, but I don't know. I never tried CircuitWorks.

Matt - You need to stay away from the moonshine.
Steve - Thank God I have one normal reader.
Josh - I'm not sure, but I think you may need therapy...

A no-no? That would explain why my sons hide from view when I'm doing that in the car...as well as telling me I'm 'weird'.

C'mon, Matt, you know me better than that! I can't help but to tell it like it is, it's how I'm wired.

No worries, Matt. Your post about scanning feet was great. I can just picture you trying to assure those women that you had no evil intent, blushing the whole time.
Portland...first round is on me.

Josh,
Having only seen what dissecting can do, and not actually having used it, my inclination would be to think that one could have fewer library features. The biggest gain, IMO, is that more complex sketches/features can be easily re-used without having to actually recreate them. I really wish I'd had the time to beta test. Actually, I wish I'd been able to get my connection to work quick enough to download the beta version. I'm sure I could have made the time...

Thanks, everyone for your input! You guys rock!
I promise that I won't let the "Blog Squad" down.
Jeff

Kholish,
I apologize for my delayed response. It is not possible to save to a different folder with DriveWorksXpress. However, you can do it with DriveWorksEngineer.
Jeff

Devon,
I believe the price is $999/seat. I'll find out and get back to you.
Jeff

Hey Gary,
No problem. I don't know what the sneak preview entails, but Adobe has done some great stuff for those of us that use 3D CAD programs. I just need to immerse myself in the copy I have.
Have fun!
Jeff

Hi Steve!
I'm glad you enjoyed the review and congrats on winning a free license. SolidMap isn't a worthless product, but I think it still needs to mature somewhat. FYI - you might want to download their latest offering. I believe they've added the 'compact' mode.

I'm looking forward to it, too...now I just need to get the software in!
Sorry you didn't win one of the toys, but I appreciate you still reading!
Jeff