Things that bug me!

1. People sending files to me done in SolidWorks when it obvious that they
didn't take the training class and then arguing with me about something
being wrong with the files.


That's all for today..Feel free to add yours to the list

 

people sending drawing files done in solidworks but forgetting to send
the PARTS.

 

1. Having to make a seemingly small change based on customer input
that changes part\assembly design intent
that makes the part\assembly almost completely unworkable as modeled
in the parametric feature tree history.
Also, having to basically remodel a part becasue of the situation
above COMPLETELY DESTROYING any assembly
intelligence built into the ORIGINAL design intent. (EVEN HAVING ALL
THE SW TRAINING AND BEING A CSWP!!!!!)

2. Unknowingly having pre-released details changed because of the
above situation and having improper fits and clearances
because of something that seemed seemingly minor to the customer but
not the ORIGINAL design intent.

3. Bills of materials constantly changing upon opening a drawing that
even has the "DO NOT CHANGE ITEM #'S" option turned on
destroying the origial part numbering.

4. COSMETIC THREADS MAY OR MAY NOT SHOW IN A DRAWING\MODEL
CORRECTLY. WHO KNOWS WHY!!!!!!!
THE DEADLINE IS DUE AND I JUST NEED TO RELEASE THIS F'ING DRAWING
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A CLEARANCE HOLE!!!!

5. WHY CAN'T I JUST DRAW A SLOT FROM THE HOLE WIZARD!!!!!!!

6. Good thing I just saved my work 10 minutes ago... SW just crashed
AGAIN!!! I'm sure it's MY SOUND CARD! lol

7. why can't I draw a sketch point on the end of an existing line? I
can add relations to do this separate! (For hole wizard holes mainly)

8. WHY CAN'T I PICK TO FACES TO DEFINE A MID-PLANE?

9. WHY DO SIHOULETTE DIMENSIONS AND RELATIONS ALWAYS BROWN OUT FOR NO
APPRENT REASON ON DRAWINGS?

10. WHY DOES SW HAVE SO MANY QUIRKS? (TOO MANY TO LIST)

11. WHY DOES ONE SERVICE PACK FIX SOME ISSUES BUT BREAK MANY OTHERS?

12. WHY DID MY TANGENT MATE JUST FLIP IN MY ASSEMBLY???? WTF?

13. WHY DOESN'T BOB ZEE POST HERE ANYMORE?

14. WHY CAN'T I READ DUAL UNITS AT THE SAME TIME WHEN MEASURING?
THINGS LIKE THIS IS WHY NASA IS SLAMMING SATELLITES ONTO THE SURFACE
OF MARS!

I'm just frustrated today as well. I actually really like using SW
most days. let's hope they recognize a lot of the issues to deliver a
better product.

Don V.
CSWP

 

oh wait...! Hey Bob Zee. You must have posted while I was ranting.
I apologize.

 

i've never had any formal training and would consider myself competent
enough to pass the cswp exam.

 

What bugs me is anyone that can't tell me what type of file it is.

"What do you mean you mean what type of file is it?"

I say," well let me try to make this a little more clear for
you...... w..h..a..t t...y...p...e... o....f
f...i...l...e... i...s i...t...?" (speaking slowly
helps sometimes)

 

"That's all for today..Feel free to add yours to the list"

Mechanical Engineers / Designers that have no practical machining
experience / don't know how to work with a machine shop and then get
upset when it takes so long to machine their fucked up design / get
indignant that their model needs to be modified so that it can be
machined / machined at a reasonable price.

Last weeks example:

4" aluminum hogout with many tiny radius's on the walls that extend
all the way to the bottom.

Just because you can model it in SolidWorks doesn't mean it makes
sense in the real world to create your model this way.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA (Overcast all week)

 

"That's all for today..Feel free to add yours to the list."

The way SpaceClaim is marketed. No machining job shop that I know of
will ever go for subscription based licensing because the machining
job shop business is very cyclical. When things are slow you make due,
when things pick up you upgrade.


Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA (Overcast all week)

 

the plural form of radius is radii.

you're welcome.

bob z.

 

"the plural form of radius is radii."

"you're welcome."

Words that start sentences should be capitalized.

You're welcome.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA (Overcast)

 

bob z. lurks here almost everyday. bob z. doesn't want to 'ruin'
anyone's posting, so he tries to only post when it is beneficial for
everyone involved.

bob z. has been pretty busy lately, anyway, working with toolmakers
that like to machine all of the details for a weldment /prior/ to
welding. they come to good ol' bob z. with questions like, "how do
you expect me to hold this hole within .010?"
bob z. replies, "weld it and then machine it, of course!"
toolmaker says, "it is already machined."

sweetness!

bob z.

 

4" aluminum hogout with many tiny radius's on the walls that extend

Slowly now.................. T...o...o...l...
c....h....a....n...g....e....

 

Oh yeah! That is so very correct!

Thank you! You are a very, very sweet man. We should meet sometime.
You could tell me all of the finer points in machining,
capitalization, sweeping floors, getting back up off of the floor,
etc.
:~)>
bob z.

..........................
"Since I have never met or seen Jon Banquer, I thought I would make
my
way towards their booth to see what he looks like. As I approached
the
booth, I saw a short fellow in an animated discussion with two of the
vero people when suddenly one of the Vero people hit the short guy in
the face, knocking him down, flat on his back, to the floor. I called
the Viro manager and told him that his employees were having a fight
with some one. He told me that it was just Jon Banquer and not to
worry about it." Now, I would assume that Mr. Sivitter would not lie
about something like this in front of thirty five or more people."
.......................

 

"Uh, these mold drawings on our critical Project we've been on for 4
months...the 200 megs...uh huh."

"Well, I can't read them."

"You did what?"

"But we agreed to keep everything in SolidWorks 2006 because of bugs
in 2007 Pre-Release & SP0 isn't even out yet..."

"So you were bored and upgraded anyway..."

"I'll bet you keep two girlfriends on the side, just so you always
have a date after a long day with SolidWorks 2007..."

"Now you are going to force me to pay the upgrade early, just so I can
see my own project files...damn."

 

Programmers that get there CSWP and think they know everything about
SW and wont take input from anyone concerning design intent. They know
nothing about the product but they are the ones wrinting useless
macros for us to use and designing standard parts.
Ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!

 

1. I'm close to 5 ft. 10 inches and you think that is short?

2. Only an idiot would believe what was posted and you quoted.

3. You claimed I was in your newsgroup filter yet you still respond.

What does that say about you? ;>)

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA (Overcast all week)

 

"Slowly now..................
T...o...o...l...c....h....a....n...g....e...."

No doubt. You're s...l...o...w.

V...e...r...y... s...l...o...w.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA (Overcast all week)

 

You are taller than good ol' bob z. If you are less than 6 feet, you
are short.

Posted and quoted for purely intertainment purposes only.

bob z. has never claimed to filter you.

bi-polar? AD/HD? Who knows.

bob z.
p.s. if you decide not to choose, you still have made a choice.

 

"Programmers that get there CSWP and think they know everything about
SW and wont take input from anyone concerning design intent. They know
nothing about the product but they are the ones wrinting useless
macros for us to use and designing standard parts.
Ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!"

http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/blog/2007/03/spaceclaim_make.htm

"As a long time user of a Non-History based Cad software: IronCad and
Cocreate Solid Designer I think most designers dont have a clue that
they are needlessly struggling with overly complicated, outdated
design methods.

The ease & simplicity of direct modeling makes it easy so that ANYONE
can edit the model and make ANY changes needed without dealing with
history problems and models blowing up.

Designers are free to design & concept as they would like & not be CAD
jocks. Parameters can be applied as needed but are not required.

The software can be learned quickly without expensive training. We
have built hundreds of very large assemblies in IronCad with great
success. I am currently learning Pro-E for a new employer and I am
shocked how difficult it is to use & how slow a tool it is to generate
simple geometry. In Ironcad you are always working in assembly mode -
top down. No separate part/workplane mode... unlike ProE.

In summary Go SpaceClaim!! history based Modeling is yesterdays old,
Nasty, out of date technology... Time to get rid of the CAD jocks..."


Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA (Overcast all week.)

 

"You are taller than good ol' bob z."

You're taller than...

"If you are less than 6 feet, you are short."

You actually believe the reason the last girl you asked out on a date
gave for saying no to you? ;>)

"if you decide not to choose, you still have made a choice."

Some musicians actually continue to evolve. Perhaps not the ones you
listen to ;>)




Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA (Overcast all week.)