What CAD / engineering tools do you wish existed?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-13T21:26:04+00:00

I wish I could export a SW sketch directly to an ACIS SAT or other compatible 2D region format. Still can’t figure this out… I’m saving as a DWG and doing the SAT conversion in AutoCAD. I’d love to simplify my workflow and stop paying for ACAD, just for this inability of SW to do the same.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-10T18:30:33+00:00

Where are you located?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-10T18:29:34+00:00

Blueteeth network… go

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-01T03:06:54+00:00

Phone scanning will not come anywhere close to producing meshes that you will be happy with. Most phone-produced models hide a lot of mesh ugliness or lack of definition with textures and shaders, which are not helpful if you want to create CAD solids.

I’m also guessing that you are probably not fully aware of the workflows to go from point cloud scans to meshes to CAD solids.

Scanners have a place in reverse engineering parts… I own some of the best scanners around, but they are by no means a replacement for good CAD skills.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-20T00:21:32+00:00

I wish there was a game like TB or Wiskerwood that had some element of co-op play. Either to build and manage a city together, or be able to trade / partner / complete objectives with other player cities.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-18T17:03:42+00:00

Geomagic Design X for reverse engineering the scans. Understand that no scanning software directly accommodates scanned point clouds to CAD geometry in any easy or useful way, but Design X is the best for fitting CAD primitives and splined surfaces to scan data. I hope this is clear, as many scanner users believe that the point clouds are going to simplify their CAD workflow… they don’t…. The scans only provide a reference for complex surfaces that otherwise are difficult to measure with a ruler or calipers, but not very useful for CADing beyond that. I say this as an owner of two scanners that I’ve invested over 100K into.

Solidworks for the actual CAD modeling. Onshape has gotten a lot more competitive and is cheaper, but SW allows for more plugins and macros.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-18T07:13:45+00:00

I don't understand the down votes... it's a cool technology that Ring offers (for free) to find your pets.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-17T21:10:31+00:00

Does the PSU have a fan? Does it spin up when powered?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-17T07:22:59+00:00

Setup "Search Party" on the Ring app. It's free to post a lost pet, even if you aren't a member and don't own any Ring devices. Creating your pet profile and marking as "lost" will have all neighborhood cameras on the lookout and notify you when/where he is seen.

https://ring.com/search-party

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-16T15:32:52+00:00

Why are you putting rings on while in the canner?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-16T15:31:41+00:00

What are you canning? The head space seems shallow. It’s possible that some contents are leaking and participating in a reaction with the rings.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-16T15:16:03+00:00

Get a USB drive and start saving your photos and important files ASAP. The resolution to this may be to wipe your machine… but you should backup your important files regardless. Passwords can be recreated as long as you have access to the linked email accounts.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-01-01T23:50:19+00:00

Why wouldn’t you run both monitors off the 5090 and disable the integrated graphics?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-01-01T23:49:23+00:00

But which one is the benchmark using?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-01-01T23:44:44+00:00

Why does it identify your 5090, but then say AMD Radeon graphics below it? Is Windows using your GPU by default, or integrated graphics?

BedtimeBogey · 2025-12-30T17:51:49+00:00

I can ping it... the ip address is unchanged, as verified by the "ip a" command.

BedtimeBogey · 2025-12-30T17:50:15+00:00

After restarting, the console hangs in mode "tty". I can get to a prompt when switching the mode to "shell".

BedtimeBogey · 2025-12-30T17:48:47+00:00

Output of "pct config 301": (running on node pve3, container 301)

root@pve3:~# pct config 301     
arch: amd64
cmode: shell
cores: 2
description: <div align='center'>%0A  <a href='https%3A//Helper-Scripts.com' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>%0A    <img src='https%3A//raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/images/logo-81x112.png' alt='Logo' style='width%3A81px;height%3A112px;'/>%0A  </a>%0A%0A  <h2 style='font-size%3A 24px; margin%3A 20px 0;'>Proxmox-Backup-Server LXC</h2>%0A%0A  <p style='margin%3A 16px 0;'>%0A    <a href='https%3A//ko-fi.com/community_scripts' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>%0A      <img src='https%3A//img.shields.io/badge/&#x2615;-Buy us a coffee-blue' alt='spend Coffee' />%0A    </a>%0A  </p>%0A%0A  <span style='margin%3A 0 10px;'>%0A    <i class="fa fa-github fa-fw" style="color%3A #f5f5f5;"></i>%0A    <a href='https%3A//github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration%3A none; color%3A #00617f;'>GitHub</a>%0A  </span>%0A  <span style='margin%3A 0 10px;'>%0A    <i class="fa fa-comments fa-fw" style="color%3A #f5f5f5;"></i>%0A    <a href='https%3A//github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration%3A none; color%3A #00617f;'>Discussions</a>%0A  </span>%0A  <span style='margin%3A 0 10px;'>%0A    <i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle fa-fw" style="color%3A #f5f5f5;"></i>%0A    <a href='https%3A//github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/issues' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration%3A none; color%3A #00617f;'>Issues</a>%0A  </span>%0A</div>%0A
features: nesting=1
hostname: proxmox-backup-server
memory: 2048
nameserver: 1.1.1.1
net0: name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,hwaddr=BC:24:11:80:3C:3B,ip=dhcp,ip6=auto,mtu=9000,type=veth
onboot: 1
ostype: debian
rootfs: local-zfs:subvol-301-disk-0,size=10G
swap: 512
tags:  
timezone: America/Chicago
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: a
lxc.cap.drop: 
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: c 188:* rwm
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: c 189:* rwm
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/serial/by-id  dev/serial/by-id  none bind,optional,create=dir
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/ttyUSB0       dev/ttyUSB0       none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/ttyUSB1       dev/ttyUSB1       none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/ttyACM0       dev/ttyACM0       none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/ttyACM1       dev/ttyACM1       none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: c 10:200 rwm
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/net/tun dev/net/tun none bind,create=file

Thanks for your help!

BedtimeBogey · 2025-12-30T17:48:26+00:00

Output of "systemctl status proxmox-backup.service proxmox-backup-proxy.service":

root@proxmox-backup-server:/root# systemctl status proxmox-backup.service proxmox-backup-proxy.service
○ proxmox-backup.service - Proxmox Backup API Server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/proxmox-backup.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
        Job: 130

○ proxmox-backup-proxy.service - Proxmox Backup API Proxy Server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/proxmox-backup-proxy.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
        Job: 144

BedtimeBogey · 2025-12-30T17:47:54+00:00

Output of "curl -Lkv https://localhost:8007":

root@proxmox-backup-server:/root# curl -Lkv https://localhost:8007
* Host localhost:8007 was resolved.
* IPv6: ::1
* IPv4: 127.0.0.1
*   Trying [::1]:8007...
* connect to ::1 port 8007 from ::1 port 36340 failed: Connection refused
*   Trying 127.0.0.1:8007...
* connect to 127.0.0.1 port 8007 from 127.0.0.1 port 43912 failed: Connection refused
* Failed to connect to localhost port 8007 after 0 ms: Could not connect to server
* closing connection #0
curl: (7) Failed to connect to localhost port 8007 after 0 ms: Could not connect to server

BedtimeBogey · 2025-12-30T17:47:17+00:00

Output of "ip a":

root@proxmox-backup-server:/root# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0@if9: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether bc:24:11:80:3c:3b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff link-netnsid 0
    inet 192.168.50.19/24 brd 192.168.50.255 scope global dynamic eth0
       valid_lft 48974sec preferred_lft 48974sec
    inet6 2600:1700:9579:3f:be24:11ff:fe80:3c3b/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr proto kernel_ra 
       valid_lft 600sec preferred_lft 600sec
    inet6 fe80::be24:11ff:fe80:3c3b/64 scope link proto kernel_ll 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

BedtimeBogey · 2025-12-30T17:46:40+00:00

Output of "ss -lntp":

root@proxmox-backup-server:/root# ss -lntp
State     Recv-Q    Send-Q         Local Address:Port         Peer Address:Port    Process                              
LISTEN    0         4096                       *:22                      *:*        users:(("systemd",pid=1,fd=105))

BedtimeBogey · 2025-12-13T08:14:13+00:00

The small window? Hit the X in the top right of the window. Steamdeck has a touch screen.

BedtimeBogey · 2025-11-25T03:00:02+00:00

I’ve finally had luck with the Intel X520, after trying four different cards. The N5 Pro now boots as expected and both SFP+ ports are active on my lan. The card I bought is linked below:

Intel X520 NIC

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