By admin | August 8, 2009
“Many of us have heard of terms like cluster computing or server farms and once you begin to apply these resource harnessing techniques to CAD and CAE tools, you end up with a huge amount of CPU capacity at your disposal. A couple of weeks ago I did a revised show on the SolidWorks Task [...]
“Have you ever opened an assembly only to find the fasteners in it are huge? This happens a lot when working in a multi-user environment and a network toolbox is not in use.” …
Keep Reading: CATI Tech Notes: Huge Fasteners!.
Published by Leslie Lougheed on 7/8/09 on CATI Tech Notes
“What do you do when things have come to a grinding halt and you’ve tried all the tricks that you know, that you’ve read online and that your cubicle-mate told you about? You call your VAR. Before you do, there’s a couple of things you should do.” …
Keep Reading: SolidWorks Crashes & Slowdowns – The [...]
“And perhaps you are perplexed by the question that faces many… “Should I upgrade to SolidWorks 2009?”
Over the next month or so, the installation DVD will show up. However, you can rise against the mail delivery system and download it right now from the SolidWorks customer portal.
Then what? Do you upgrade the old version or [...]
“If you are trying to run the new Activation Based SolidNetwork Licensing and you get an error of “Invalid SolidNetWork License serial number (29)” when installing or activating and have followed all of the steps listed in our previous blog posting (http://blog.cati.com/2009/04/coming-soon-solidnetwork-licensing-with-no-dongle-no-file-no-fuss.html) about how to use SNL Activation then you will want to read on.” [...]
“We’ve put together 12 features you can turn off right away to get better SolidWorks performance and a faster machine. Some of these options are useful, some never will be, but it always comes down to what kind of performance you expect out of that fancy workstation.” …
Keep Reading: 12 SolidWorks Features to Turn Off [...]
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“In the last NASWUG-RSA user group meeting, there was a question about custom weldment profiles, and making sure they didn’t get deleted when doing a reinstall or upgrade. In response to this, I thought I would post a few tips on managing your customized SolidWorks files.” …
Keep Reading: Custom File Locations | CADFanatic.
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“Today, we’re going to discuss installing SolidWorks.”
Keep Reading: SolidWorks Crashes and Slowdowns, Part 3 | Jeff’s Tool Shed.
Published by Jeff Mirisola on 5/5/09 on Jeff’s Tool Shed
“No, that’s not a typo. Almost half of all the SolidWorks issues that I have seen is related to file management. Someone moves a file or two using Windows Explorer and then their assembly blows up. Or worse yet, a part in your assembly inexplicably changes to a totally different part.
“A key [...]
“SolidWorks provides the ability to create administrative install images that can be used to make a CAD administrator’s job much less stressful by allowing quick and easy installation of SolidWorks.” …
Keep Reading: SolidWorks Administrative Install Images & SLDIM – Part 1 | CADFanatic.
Published by Brian McElyea on 9/24/08 on CADFanatic
“In part 1 of this series, I laid out the steps for creating a SolidWorks administrative image. In this article, I will describe how to apply a service pack to create a new image that will automatically roll out to your users.” …
Keep Reading: SolidWorks Administrative Install Images & SLDIM – Part 2 | [...]
By admin | April 29, 2009
“Have you customized your install of SolidWorks? If you have added or changed file locations, tweaked keyboard shortcuts or menus, then you have. But have you backed up your settings? SolidWorks makes it easy for you with the Copy Settings Wizard.” …
Keep Reading: CADFanatic’s Tips & Tricks Tuesday – Save & Share [...]
