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  1. manxJim

    How many knew the Tab key hides components?

    I find it a nuisance as I use Tab&Control to switch between parts Anyone found a way to disable this function
  2. manxJim

    Help with spec for new Cad Station

    Ok Found the answer please ignore this stupid question I was looking on the wrong part of the Dell website My only excuse is its Friday and its been a long week Jim Self SW11 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win 7 64bit 6GB Ram Quaddro FX 4800 dlplimited.com
  3. manxJim

    Help with spec for new Cad Station

    I have been tasked with specifying a new work station As in the past we have used Dell I went to check out the latest spec All is well till I get to the Graphics Card my chose is limited to a AMD Radeon or a Nvidia GeForce I then checked the SolidWorks website and found that neither of these...
  4. manxJim

    Can not get correct answer on CSWP Sample Exam (model attached)

    the error is in Boss-extrude3 you made it 95 should be 70 Jim Self SW11 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win 7 64bit 6GB Ram Quaddro FX 4800 dlplimited.com
  5. manxJim

    Workgroup PDM- How to put Vault on network drive?

    Simply move the folder VaultData the external drive Then change the vault location to point to the External drive I have used a setup like this so I know it's possible, but I did only have 1 Laptop connected to the external drive Hope this helps Jim Self SW10 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win...
  6. manxJim

    SW to pdf or dxf macro

    Nice one This works a treat Jim Self SW10 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win 7 64bit 6GB Ram Quaddro FX 4800 dlplimited.com
  7. manxJim

    Yellow face on part?!

    If you are using the default colour scheme It could be one of the following DimXpert, Under Constrained Mate callout, warning Or Temporary Graphics, Jim Self SW10 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win 7 64bit 6GB Ram Quaddro FX 4800 dlplimited.com
  8. manxJim

    Solidworks 3D Composer - What is the Limit?

    We use composer but mainly for our user and installer instructions, I have made a few animations but nothing on the scale you are proposing. I haven't found anything that composer can't handle, although it has struggled with some of our larger files but then so has SolidWorks Jim Self SW10...
  9. manxJim

    Image Quality Problem

    I had this issue in SP2 or SP3, but not seen it for some time, I thought it was fixed in SP4. Maybe I have just been lucky Jim Self SW10 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win 7 64bit 6GB Ram Quaddro FX 4800 dlplimited.com
  10. manxJim

    Hidden Solidworks commands

    This is how it works for me I have my spin box increment set to 0.1mm The control key gives an increment of 1.0mm The alt Key gives an increment of 0.01mm I fined this very useful for tweaking dimensions and a lot quicker than typing in small changes Jim Self SW10 SP4.0 Dell Precision...
  11. manxJim

    Hidden Solidworks commands

    Here is my tip When using the mouse wheel to modify a dimension Holding the control key increases the spin box increment by 10 Holding the alt key decreases the spin box increment by 10 Jim Self SW10 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win 7 64bit 6GB Ram Quaddro FX 4800 dlplimited.com
  12. manxJim

    Hat symbol

    I found the offending part It was a simple part built to represent a wall in the assembly The external references call for some location that doesn't exists on our system so it must have been imported at some time I don’t know were the part came from but it is gone now Thank for the help...
  13. manxJim

    Hat symbol

    I have just opened an old assembly and a strange hat symbol has appeared beside the assembly icon the feature tree I have never seen this before. Any ideas what it means? Jim Jim Self SW10 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win 7 64bit 6GB Ram Quaddro FX 4800 dlplimited.com
  14. manxJim

    Creating Mold Core + Cavity

    Hi You need to extend the Parting Surface to beyond your tool boundary sketch On your model, I set it to 25mm and it works OK Jim Self SW10 SP4.0 Dell Precision T7500 Win 7 64bit 6GB Ram Quaddro FX 4800 dlplimited.com
  15. manxJim

    3DVIA COMPOSER

    we have 3DVIA and have found it worth the money even though we only use a small part of its capability Jim Self SW10 SP2.1 Dell Precision 670 3GB Ram Quaddro FX 3400/4400 dlplimited.com
  16. manxJim

    Lost - unable to loacte file message

    the message has become dismissed go to System Options - Advanced check the box by the message to have it show again Jim Self SW09 SP4.1 Dell Precision 670 3GB Ram Quaddro FX 3400/4400 dlplimited.com
  17. manxJim

    Problem with large assembly after SW upgrade

    Do you have any configurations in you parts or subassemblies? I hade a fail to save issue and fixed by rebuilding all the configurations But then my assembly was only small with only a few configuration in some subassemblies so wasn’t a big job Jim Self SW09 SP2.1 Dell Precision 670 3GB Ram...
  18. manxJim

    PDM workgroup icon question

    The Parts & Drawings with the shortcut key are not saved in the project folder in which you are looking but are used in that assembly so they are exactly what they appear to be shortcut to the actual part or drawing Hope that make sense Jim Self SW09 SP2.1 Dell Precision 670 3GB Ram Quaddro...
  19. manxJim

    SW claiming to run out of memory causing network issues

    I hade a very similar problem, In the end we removed the Norton antivirus and switched to AGV and hade no more issues Jim Self SW09 SP2.1 Dell Precision 670 3GB Ram Quaddro FX 3400/4400 dlplimited.com
  20. manxJim

    Wall thickness analysis tool - plastic part design

    Yes there is a thickness analysis tool you will find it on the Utilities menu Jim Jim Self SW09 SP2.1 Dell Precision 670 3GB Ram Quaddro FX 3400/4400 dlplimited.com
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