Hi!
I'm preparing some parts for CNC but I'm having problems with one of it: every time I try to make tolerances with DimXpert to it SW crashes. What could be the problem?
I added the file so someone could watch.
And I also have question about getting everything fully constrained, sometimes just some features keep being unconstrained. What's the logic getting everything constrained? I watched SW tutorials but still didn't get the point.
Used SW Rx, no help from there, tried both safe modes, also all the other troubleshooting options but no luck.
I uploaded in other format that part, maybe now you can have a look.
Also do you have somekinda answer to my other question?
I will look at your part shortly.
As far as contraining? It depends on the sketches. 95% of mine are fully contrained.
The ones that I don't are ones I use in design librarys that make have locating dimensions.
Typically it is a good idea to fully contrain sketches to avoid the sketched blowing up.
Meaning if it is a child to another sketch ant that sketch changes you don't want this or
other sketches altering. Hope that makes sense.
Check out these threads on this topic
Sorry, my question was little bit wrong, I wanted to ask that how do you get all entities fully toleranced with DimXpert, some complicated parts have yellow spots still on it, I have looked throgh many tutorials how to tolerance but still don't get it? Some parts get toleranced easily but some just keep playing with your nerves.
I have only used dimxpert on simple parts. It has taken some time to get what I have learned.
I am attaching a presentation I went to at SWW2011 that might help you.
I tried opening your file and what is a usd file?
This should be Unviersal 3D file, SW should open it. I will now send as a .step file, that one SW should open too. If those methods don't work, I cannot show you that file :S
Thanks for the presentation, I will try some TIP's from there.
I got it opened.
Can you post an image of what you are seeing?
I don't think I am getting the same thing.
The part looks like this and when I try to use DimXpert, everything crashes.
Mart,
Did you run Import Diagnostics on the part when you brought it in to SW? Did you try running the Check tool on the part? There is a slight chance that the part has errors and they cause it to blow up when you use DimXpert.
Jerry Steiger
Tried running them, no luck. I didn't import it, made the model myself, everything should be normal.
I don't get why it keeps crashing, it's a simple part.
I don't know as I would go as far as to say your part is a simple one.
But I was able to get this on the imported step file you posted.
You, I am assuming were not able to even get this far.
Can I assume that you are using 2012? Is there another machine maybe that has
an older version like 2011 (which is what I used to do this) to try this on as a test?
No I don't have here any 2011 versions. Maybe you can send that .step file you did there, maybe after editing that works in my computer. I didn't get even that far. To my it seems a simple part, not the easiest but still nothing colossal compared to some.
E: tried to edit .step file in my computer, first checked with import diagnostics, everything fine, then tried dimxpert and all the same story.
Is there any way I could add the tolerances manually?
I will give you that on the complexity.
I will just upload the file I did in 2011
As far as manually, that can be done in the drawing undert the annotations
toolbar you will find these
Another thing is I don't know if there is a service pack upgrade out for 2012, but you might want to check
and maybe that will fix your issue.
Okay, thank you for your help!
I got it done manually in drawing mode. Your version still crashed, don't know where's the problem.
Maybe later I will check for updates.
Glad you found some resolvement. I will be interested to hear back
from you if the upgrade fixed what you are experiencing.
Mart,
I cannot open your file because I only have 2011.
What I would suggest is if you can repeat this, try using the Solidworks Rx
tool and send this file to your VAR for evaluation.
See what this reveals to you.