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geoffrey1
Edrawing passwords don't match
Hello, We encounter a rather surprising problem: An edrawing file opened yesterday on several workstations, can no longer be opened today and indicates the error message: "Passwords do not match" and then a second one: "error reading the file". This is not general to a…
guillee_05
Need Help: Massive Displacements in 3D Truss Simulation due to Disconnected Joints
Hi everyone, I am a senior Mechanical Engineering student currently diving into SolidWorks Simulation on my own. I have run into a frustrating roadblock with a structural analysis, and I would be incredibly grateful for any advice or pointers from the more experienced …
Benoît_Bouillon
Repeating Sketches of Different Sizes
Hello friends, I would like to draw an airplane propeller and for that I was going to start from a profile (sketch) that I would repeat on different planes at different angles and sizes. Do you have a link or the outline to get to that?
geoffrey1
Edrawing passwords don't match
Hello, We encounter a rather surprising problem: An edrawing file opened yesterday on several workstations, can no longer be opened today and indicates the error message: "Passwords do not match" and then a second one: "error reading the file". This is not general to a…
guillee_05
Need Help: Massive Displacements in 3D Truss Simulation due to Disconnected Joints
Hi everyone, I am a senior Mechanical Engineering student currently diving into SolidWorks Simulation on my own. I have run into a frustrating roadblock with a structural analysis, and I would be incredibly grateful for any advice or pointers from the more experienced …
Benoît_Bouillon
Repeating Sketches of Different Sizes
Hello friends, I would like to draw an airplane propeller and for that I was going to start from a profile (sketch) that I would repeat on different planes at different angles and sizes. Do you have a link or the outline to get to that?
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