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    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...
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    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
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    Print drawing from Spaceball

    Dose anyone know how to map a button on a Spaceball 5000 to print a drawing in SW08 I had this working OK in SW07 Jim Self SW2008 SP1.1 Dell Precision 670 3GB Ram Quaddro FX 3400/4400 dlplimited.com
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    Need model of Jig Saw

    Hi I need to find a model of a Jig Saw (the tool type not the puzzle type) I only need it to create some graphics for our catalogue I have checked all the usual places but no joy Has any one got or know of a model before I go to the trouble of crating something Thanks
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    Toolbox copied parts

    I recently opened the toolbox copied parts folder and was amazed at how many parts there were, we don’t use many toolbox parts in our assemblies Does any body know of a quick way of finding out which parts are in use and which ones I can delete? I Know I can use SolidWorks Explore to find...
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    Disappearing centrelines

    I have a drawing of a bent tube when I insert a horizontal brake in section view the centrelines disappear Anyone seen this happen and if so have you got a fix? I am on SW04 SP3 have tried it on another machine with SW04 SP2.1 Thanks Jim
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    Testing of stainless steel welds

    We have hade some frames made from 304 stainless steel which then have been powder coated We suspect that some of the welds have been done with mild steel filler rod Is there a quick way to check if mild steel has been used? Someone has suggested testing the welds with a magnet, would this be...
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    A BOM question

    We have an assembly that consists of two parts part A and Subassembly B There are two versions of subassembly B (to give the manufacture more flexibility) We would like the BOM to have two instances of the same item to reflect the two versions i.e. Item 1 part A Item 2 Subassembly B1 Item 2...
  9. manxJim

    Export to Mastercam

    We have a supplier that uses Mastercam any suggestions on the best format to send the files in? I have sent IGES files in the past but is there a better format
  10. manxJim

    Macro wonÆt run in 2003

    I have a macro that I use to set my custom properties but it won’t run in SW2003 when I run it I get this error message Run-time error 91 Object variable or with block variable not set When I click the debug button it points to this line in the macro CheckDescr =...
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    Information required on Dual-Shot moulding.

    Information required on Dual-Shot moulding. I am proposing to design a small (50mm x 50mm) componant comprised of a soft (tactile) and structural polymer. Can anyone point me in the direction of a company with expertise in this field ?.
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    Rendering an image to file using Photoworks

    I a having a problem when rendering an image to file using Photoworks I get an error message saying that I don’t have enough disk space. I have 8GB of free space and the file I am trying to save is only 50MB. I have done all the usual tricks like deleting old files and defragging. Has any one...

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