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    BEWARE: 2011 Toolbox/PDMWorks Hazard

    thread559-193208 sldsetdocprop.exe does not work in 2011 at least thru SP 1, and converting Toolbox-generated parts to 2011 format within the PDMWorks is perilous in the extreme! I've seen hex nuts and lockwashers transformed into socket-head cap screws, with grotesque mating errors as a...
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    Hole Wizard holes "Feature" and Rapid Prototyping

    Any user who plans to make prototypes using rapid prototyping methods, and to use tapped holes in a part, should be aware that the Hole Wizard tapped holes are nothing but revolved cuts with a hole callout annotation assigned. This would be fine, except that the hole diameter is the MAJOR...
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    In-context features of multiple-configuration parts losing definition

    I have a medium-size assembly of piping and tubing components in progress. The tubes are all different configurations of one part; most of them are extruded to length in context. In most cases I mate the tube part base sketch plane and an axis to one fitting, then extrude the single feature...
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    AMUSING Solid DIgital Digest POLL SUBJECT

    "Do you plan to participate in the next SolidWorks beta test?" ..I have a choice? I'd like to propose that users submit SPR's requesting that NO new features be added until ALL the stability issues are fixed - especially those related to the tangible output for lots of outfits: DRAWINGS.
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    Changing Graph Axis from "TIME"

    I am trying, successfully, to plot one result variable as a function of another, but the X-axis label doesn't change, so the plot always appears to be plotting the dependent variable as a function of "TIME". The ANSYS guide is silent (or at least obscure) on how to fix this. Any ideas?
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    Stability (or lack thereof)

    I have been plagued with instability problems with Solidworks. The program crashes almost at random - the only common factor seems to be clicking on some command or feature. Sometimes an error file is written, but not always. Sometimes I can run for two days without a crash, but usually it's...

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