I'm currently running AutoCAD Mechanical 09 and have been having problems opening an old R14 drawing. I rolled the drawing up to 2007 with DWG Convert, and tried to open it. I get an error message that the language packs "Arabic and Indic" are missing. Followed by a fatal error. This...
I need to be able to insert my drawing into a customer tittle block, and not allow my drawing to be edited by the customer. I cannot insert a pdf of my drawing becuse the background will be white on the pdf and the customer specified that they did not approve of this. I have tried to insert a...
Ive been surfing the forum and I haven't seen anyone talk about weather or not the dual-core processors are better than a fast single core processor for Solidworks. From what I understand the duo-core processors are better at multi-tasking. So how well does solidworks split itself in the two...
Hi all I'm building a new machine for work. And I need some oppinions. Here is what I've got so far:
2gb Ram
nVidia Quadro FX video (not sure what model)
I was looking at the AMD 64x2 processor but I've hear that the Intels have more bang for the buck. I know most CAD computers run the...
Hi everyone, my boss is very difficult to get a long with and I was looking for some answers to sort through what he says, and what I've read.
The design is for a spindle that uses only one bearing. There is very little axial or radial loads. The I.D. of the bearing is 1.75", and it is a 3/16...
Do any of you do controls assemblies in Solidworks? Like wires, hoses and that kind of thing. I'm trying to figure the best way to make wires in a solid, with all the bending and flexing involved getting them where they are going. Any ideas?
I am trying to change a Solidworks drawing using Solidworks Explorer. The idea is to use an exsisting detail to detail a new part. So right now the drawing is a copy of a previous drawing, and has been re-named. Now I’m trying to replace the part reference to a new part. The new part has...
Hi everyone, I'm using Solidworks 2006 and I have a funny issue. When I'm done working on a part and save it, the part turns black, then when I move back to my assembly most of those parts are also black. When I close and re-open solidworks the parts are back to their normal color.
Any...
I have 6 holes on a bent flange, they are all put in with the extrude cut feature, and all on the same sketch. When I unsuppress the flat 2 of the holes go missing. Any Ideas?
I've been using Solidworks for a few months. My company is small and we are in the process of getting our file structure resolved. We a lot of parts and sub-assemblies already done, and I’m now working on getting all the links to the new file locations restored. We are not using PDM works...
