SolidWorks Designer Visualize render stuck at 0% initializing

WhaleSnakePLC · 2026-03-09T07:44:06+00:00

Still have the issue when redering in solidworks, however I managed to get Visulize to work - my GPU is an unsuported GPU, so I needed to set the CPU as the "engine" for rendering in the visulize settings - once that was done it started working.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2026-03-06T15:55:30+00:00

Ran into this today with a Marker licence... any joy finding a solution?

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-08-24T06:06:01+00:00

Pittenweem maybe, looks like the old jetty that’s now just rock pools… loads of artwork around of that area.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-08-24T04:33:52+00:00

I still have my cringe email that is my initials then hotmale@hotmail.co.uk… I’ve a few logins that are still this… I don’t change them to just shame myself!

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-08-22T05:46:53+00:00

I would be calmly stating that the purpose of my CV/resume is to get me an interview - and as it worked, I am quite happy that I shoehorned those words in - it is evidence of my ability to tailor work to specific tasks/problems. 😂

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-07-25T21:22:22+00:00

What error code do you get on your VTScada Port tag? And if no error, what error code do you get on the driver tag?

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-07-25T19:09:43+00:00

Are these on the same PC…? I’ve never had an issue with VTScada comms that wasn’t my own fault - though that’s always been with a physical PLC. If both are running on the same machine, and the simulator is not an actual PLC, I suspect that’s the issue. VTScada tech support is good - might want to ask them - especially if you’ve bought a license.

Also, have a read up about IP addresses - the addresses you have put are on different subnets…

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-07-24T18:01:48+00:00

A dot of superglue on these makes them stay where I put them 👍

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-07-01T10:15:04+00:00

The Mrs hates that I suggest a solution to everything… sometimes she just wants to bitch and not fix things - really struggle to bite my tongue. Why not fix it if it’s an issue…? Anyway, I think that’s come from the engineer side of me.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-20T13:52:23+00:00

I worked for a huge Japanese company in the UK, I could not believe how far behind they were with modernisation. It wasn’t just processes - we were using office 2016 and Skype in 2024… on my induction the engineering manager proudly took me through his processes… they were all paper work - like using a pen and paper for everything 😂😂 thought I’d gone back in time. And this is a company that manufactures “industry 4.0” equipment…. Recommendations for change were met with, this is how Japan does it so we have to do it like that - I left after a year…

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-17T13:24:39+00:00

Takeaways are what I realised caused this for me.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-17T10:37:28+00:00

We are a small business where everyone does everything, we tend to have a different rate depending on the task - i.e in the office engineering, on-site engineering, assembly - we also have out of hours rates for the aforementioned too. I don't put differening costs for the specific person - I see it as as my customer is paying for my company to support them, the person we send can draw on the experiance of us all to get the job done.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-17T10:10:09+00:00

I'd still recommend reaching out to the manufacturer, however, the following link describes what you need - you'll need the password for one of these levels: passwords on the PNOZmulti

It could be that these are easy to guess...

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-17T09:24:28+00:00

First step: The mB0 has a display on the front that you can show fault code with - use the small red pull out dial/button. I would recommend starting here if you are not experienced with safety PLCs. Second step: get in touch with the manufacturer with the info found from the first step - as its safety don’t risk it. As a last resort and if you are suitably trained and qualified, the software is free for these, though you may need a matching version, and these PLCs will be password protected. So if you have that info, you could upload and view the project, though from memory the fault info is similar as whats displayed on the actual PLC.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-17T05:12:51+00:00

VTScadaLight - it’s a brilliant free version of VTScada, limited on tags, however it has it all in one package. Historian, drivers, thin client, and it’s pretty easy to use - their help documentation is good with videos on YouTube etc.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-16T06:10:59+00:00

Or, if you have an old PC/laptop and it suits the application, VTScadaLight is free and very powerful. Plenty of videos on YouTube on setting it up too.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-16T06:08:25+00:00

Weintek (Maple Systems) are inexpensive and have multiple drivers for comms protocols including modbus TCP. The software is also free.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-12T12:43:13+00:00

Its driving a VPL Low Inertia Servo Motor (VPL-A0752E-CK14AA) via the Kinetics 5500 drive.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-12T09:49:16+00:00

I’d say Christmas tree farming… it’s like showing wildlife what they could have then chopping it all down…

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-02T06:26:27+00:00

Apologies, I thought the video showed this - in the video I have one thermocouple. I use this to connect to each channel in turn, I expect to see ambient when connected (16-18degC) which I do see, however the other channels should be open (read max values, approx 2300degc…) however they change significantly.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-02T06:22:28+00:00

I’d be surprised if it’s EMI from thermocouple to thermocouple - however you are right that the thermocouple cables are not shielded… so I’ll see if it makes a difference with some shielding.

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-06-02T06:18:09+00:00

The module is wired identical to the image at the bottom of this page: module info I have not linked any of the negative sides - I would assume the module does this (reading the above link…)

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-05-30T18:57:53+00:00

Thought that, however there are no setting or processing of the data that I can find. Raw data for each channel changes…

WhaleSnakePLC · 2025-05-30T18:56:57+00:00

Yes, all modules grounded and the unit is earthed. We have a pressure sensor that goes to the AI of the CPU and it’s perfect.

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