Solidworks CAD Design software

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Can this be turned on or off by the user? Have a part that I am trying to check into the vault but it comes back saying...

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posted by stever

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by stever

BOM question

The standard BOM with Solidworks does not have enough information in it for us. We like to have columns on the left han...

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posted by pevans

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addendum to box selection

By the way I'm on SW2006 SP4.1 Regards, David

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posted by david

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by david

Box Selection of entities

Hi all, I'm trying to select a number of bodies in a multi-body part. Do I have to select each part individually or is...

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posted by david

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by david

Does SW need postscript printer driver for tif dpi output ?

Hi, despite now installing onto a rebuild PC, still the program doesnt give me the option of File>Save As > Tiff and ex...

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posted by merlin_lll

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by merlin_lll

Random Parts being Hidden upon Drawing View Creation Sw2007

Just switched to 2007sp4, spent a day and a half baby sitting the Conversion Wizard(14000 files), I have an assembly wi...

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posted by wc

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by wc

SW BOM - multiple configs - all parts

We just noticed that you don't have the option to display multiple configs in a BOM if you have it set to show Parts onl...

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posted by wayne.tiffanyRMVJUNK

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Thermal FEA

What is the best SW add-on for themal FEA? My specific application is in evaluating various options for thermal managem...

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posted by martin.usenet

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Does Any else agree that a "simplify" tool would be a good idea?

The very first 3D part that I ever worked on was a 3 Phase Motor. But, the model came from the manufacturer and had hun...

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posted by ed.thompson

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by ed.thompson

off topic - mold plating

any idea when how much cooling is lost when plating an aluminum thermofrom mold with nickel?

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posted by garyreif

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by garyreif

To multi body or not?

Hi all, Is there a point at which seperate part files are beneficial compared to single multi-body part file. I'm worki...

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posted by david

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by david

SP5ev - danger?

I think we have seen this before, and I have just sent this in to SW, so hopefully it's not a serious fix. But if it is...

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posted by wayne.tiffanyRMVJUNK

8 comments posted 18yrs posted by wayne.tiffanyRMVJUNK

Slightly OT: Vacuum Forming - any Guru's out there?

Hi all, As I understand it traditional vacuum forming has manufacturing tolerances for parts of +/- 0.5mm. However, I'm...

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posted by awtltd

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by awtltd

been playing around with SW2008 and..

I just thought I'd let you know that the "Export Flat Pattern to DXF/DWG" is pretty sweet. Right click on your flat pat...

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posted by wormsign

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by wormsign

SWX keeps switching to "view / hide all types"

I have a drawing where SWX keeps switching to "view / hide all types". It is like that not only every time I open it up...

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posted by john.harland.delete

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by john.harland.delete