Questions tagged [solidworks]
SolidWorks is a 3D modelling package with a strong focus towards CAD/CAM.
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Laptop/Desktop with Workstation GPU compatible with SolidWorks? [closed]
I have a friend who will be using SolidWorks soon. She wants to get a new laptop, but SolidWorks is only certified with workstation graphics cards. What laptops do you use with SolidWorks and what is ...
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Covert a .EASM solid work edrawing file to .WRL
I was wondering if anyone new of any software that could convert .EASM (Solid Works Edrawing) to a .WRL (VRML) file.
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How can I give a 2D sketch a lateral wave?
Let me give an example on what I'm trying to mean.
I have a 2D sketch on (say) XY plane. I want to give this feature a lateral wave on XZ plane.
Here you can see I've sketched a sine curve on XY ...
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Is there an easy way to convert a SolidWorks drawing to an 3d flash file?
My dad does a lot of designing in SolidWorks for his business, and I would like to take one of his 3D drawings and put it on the web on a product page. Is there any way to easily convert that to flash?...
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How to remove files that don't show up in CMD dir list but do show up in power query
This is my first question here so I'll to try be as clear as I possibly can, but if anything is unclear please give me some feedback!
I am a Mechanical Engineer using the CAD software SolidWorks. I ...
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NVidia Video Card does not display activity for SolidWorks
Firstly I am a Brazilian and any information in the images will be in Portuguese.
Anyway, I have an NVIDIA GeForce 840M video card and an Intel Graphics video card in my notebook.
The drives are up ...
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Logmein does not work at home?
I've been using logmein successfully for may situations and have had very good success. Our company has an Log me in Pro account. I have used this to share my desktop with customers. At work, I ...
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VirtualBox and Solidworks license manager
I'd like to install Solidworks license manager in a VirtualBox guest (Win7 Pro) - not Solidworks itself, just the licensing server. However, I get this error:
"Activation license mode is not ...
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Why does undo remove history in Solidworks?
I started using Solidworks recently. After drawing many things, pressing Ctrl+Z undoes changes one by one, but removes the history so that I can not redo after I exit from a sketch while undoing.
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Screwed up SolidWorks 2014 installation on Win 7
I was trying to install SolidWorks 2014, but it took so long that i had to break off the installer. Now trying to start it up again, Windows thinks Solidworks is already fully installed but can't find ...
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Convert step file to 3D pdf
I would like to convert 3D step file views to pdf. There is no such functionality in Solid Works. I would like to show some views to customer that has no special software. How to achieve this in best ...
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How to use Magic Mouse with SolidWorks on Parallels 9
How can I use the "middle button" function on Magic Mouse to rotate 3D objects? I am running Solidworks on Parallels.
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Solidworks on windows 7 UAC request at every login
Is there a way to stop solidworks from requiring a UAC permission prompt every time the system is booted up? It is apparently trying to activate a server at startup. Is this an authentication service, ...
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Solidworks. Sphere from a Circle
I am a new user of SolidWorks.
I know that we can make a sphere by using revolve boss with a semicircle. But when I make a circle and draw a diameter and try to revolve the circle around that diameter ...
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SolidWorks 2020 Change GPU To AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
I have 2 GPUs Installed.
Nvidia 2080 Super
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
My Solidworks 2020 keeps using Nvidia one, but I want Solidworks to use AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200, a certificated GPU.
I can't find any ...
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SOLIDWORKS ErrorCode:1722 CA:Register_DocMgrDLL
I am trying to install Solidworks to windows machine, and I am able to install 25% (all of that Visual Studio 20xx redistributeable and MS SQL server). But after that I am getting error:
Error ...
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Will MSIH61m-p20(g3) supports nvidea gt 1030?
there! I'm looking to buy a new GPU for blender 2.8 ( I'm new to the blender) currently, I have no graphic card plugged to my desktop. After looking around I found a graphic card which is within my ...
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SQL 2014 Express Failing to Update
Our server has been restarting periodically and I think I've tracked it down to a memory leak in our Solidworks PDM SQL server, after contacting our VAR they said they've encountered this issue and it ...
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How to change the default program associated with STL files when option is greyed out (can't take default preference away from SolidWorks)?
I want to have MeshMixer as the default for opening STL files but Windows is not allowing me to switch it from SolidWorks for some reason. When I go into the Default Programs section of the Control ...
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SolidWorks 2014 x64 is giving 0xc000007b error
I have autocad 2014 x64 and it does not open after I installed some c++ redistributables. I've already reinstalled both .net and the c++, also reinstalled the directX.
When I run the dependency ...
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Is it possible to create SolidWorks files from Autodesk 3Ds Max?
Is it possible to create SolidWorks files (i.e. *.stl, *.sldasm, *.sldprt, *.stp) from Autodesk 3Ds Max?
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graphics card for the 3d modeling program solidworks [closed]
I am building a computer for which I will be required to use the 3d modeling program solidworks. Initially the graphics card I was going was this one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LTUC90/ref=...
