{"id":110,"date":"2008-09-12T05:13:45","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T13:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2011-02-06T10:03:55","modified_gmt":"2011-02-06T18:03:55","slug":"issues-presented-to-sw-developer-at-t-vswug-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=110","title":{"rendered":"Issues presented to SW Developers at T-VSWUG Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the T-VSWUG<\/a>\u00a0Sept 10th meeting, the forum was open to whatever happened to be on the people’s mind regarding SolidWorks.\u00a0 Being face to face with members of the SolidWorks developers team brought out the inner need to express our frustrations. \u00a0 Just some of the points brought up included:<\/p>\n

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  1. On drawings, dimensions and centerpoints\u00a0to hole wizard holes should not detach when the type of hole is changed in the model.<\/li>\n
  2. “Link to BOM” does not appear to be useful; or\u00a0it is not obvious that this is the option to pick when it is needed.<\/li>\n
  3. Make fly-out menus and\u00a0menu bars\u00a0more consistent (RMB clicks, LMB clicks, etc).\u00a0 One problem is that the same function (such as Open Part) appears in so many different locations, depending on what is currently displayed in SolidWorks.\u00a0 Make common functions appear in a more predictable fashion, relying less on context and more on general user interface consistency.\u00a0 SolidWorks development team\u00a0has started improving user interface inconsistencies since 2007.\u00a0 2009 will further address these issues.<\/li>\n
  4. Allow the user to use a logical center of rotation while in sketch mode.<\/li>\n
  5. Generally, let the user choose a fixed point center of rotation within a model or assembly.<\/li>\n
  6. Limitations preventing cropping and breaking out of detail views continues to annoy users.<\/li>\n
  7. Create a weldment-like system for handling sheet metal parts with hardware, so that sheet metal parts can be\u00a0a single file instead of an assembly.\u00a0 My addition to this is that there should be a focus on creating a library of features for standard insert hardware (instead of a library of discrete parts for that hardware).\u00a0<\/li>\n
  8. Support some sort of silkscreen function that will allow users to apply images to a part without jumping through hoops, and will not screw up a model when exported to other formats.\u00a0 Maybe even develop this so that silkscreen documentation can be produced right from the model.<\/li>\n
  9. SolidWorks Corp is attempting to apply ASME and ISO standards accurately for documentation relying of 3D models (instead of drawings), such as DimXpert.\u00a0 However, the current 3D model standards (such as ASME Y14.4-2003)\u00a0\u00a0are inadequate to address the growing reliance of solid models and the move away from drawings.\u00a0 SolidWorks Corp should take a more active role in influencing the ASME and ISO bodies to implement useful future 3D modelling standards.\u00a0 I suggest SW Corp work directly with\u00a0these groups, and should even gain representation on their decision making boards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These points, among others,\u00a0were well received by the developers.\u00a0 Some other points brought up already had solutions.\u00a0 Some solutions involved functionality that which some may not have been aware.\u00a0 Other solutions have been resolved on newer versions of SolidWorks, which some users are not yet using.<\/p>\n

    One point not received well (though politely) was the tongue-in-cheek suggestion that SolidWorks have a “What’s Lost” section to their manual to alert users to keystroke changes, menu changes, and any functionality that has been “removed” in the new release.\u00a0 Perhaps, more detail about actual changes can be addressed in the “What’s New” section for each release.<\/p>\n

    I will address the\u00a0discussions regarding SolidWorks release cycle, backwards compatibility, and running SolidWorks on Macs in up-coming articles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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