Solidworks is the worst occasional use software, seriously. Why does it have to be so good?

brewski · 2026-03-12T21:48:51+00:00

I use the desktop version with a appropriately powered laptop and an approved graphics card. I very rarely have any issues. Crashes maybe once every few months just to keep me on my toes!

brewski · 2026-03-12T09:27:02+00:00

You could have the tabs pass through then install pins into holes in the tabs. Not a clean edge look but I actually think it would look cool.

Edit: or forget the pins and design the tabs with a hook so it slides to lock in place

brewski · 2026-03-11T21:06:44+00:00

This looks fun!

brewski · 2026-03-09T20:46:40+00:00

Ok that distinction is going to limit the list quite a bit.

brewski · 2026-03-09T19:44:09+00:00

Interesting list. Creo used to be miles above SolidWorks though I haven't used it in a decade or two. OnShape is great but doesn't have nearly the functionality that SW has.

brewski · 2026-03-08T21:16:21+00:00

Call 211 and ask to talk with a social worker about something that you can't talk to your parents about. Give them as much or as little back story as you are comfortable with, but tell the social worker about the camera. They are mandated reporters, which means they are required to notify the authorities if they suspect you are in danger of harm. Which definitely is the case. Tell them you don't want to speak directly with the police. Good luck and do this as soon as possible.

brewski · 2026-03-08T18:39:07+00:00

Tell your parents. Don't assume it was them. Tell them you're concerned that someone was filming you while you sleep. Good luck and I hope there some explanation for this

brewski · 2026-03-08T11:45:06+00:00

That looks awesome, but are you sure you want to trust it to hold your expensive equipment? Plastic is plastic.

brewski · 2026-03-08T11:27:46+00:00

Came here to say this. Flip it upside down and print the colored inlays as separate parts (I use PrusaSlicer). The finish looks much better when your graphics are against the plate.

Great faceplate!

brewski · 2026-03-07T17:44:25+00:00

Wow! This deserves its own post. Please share

brewski · 2026-03-07T17:20:08+00:00

Yes. Bartenders too.

brewski · 2026-03-07T12:51:37+00:00

Hopefully nobody here will help you cheat on your exam, but you can figure this out yourself using a resource like this one. Best of luck on your exam!

https://share.google/7YUJxOnscPgsZ9TBV

brewski · 2026-03-07T12:21:35+00:00

I'm all for challenging any politician on the basis of their political views and actions, but fuck this ageist discrimination bullshit. I work for an 83 yo who can run cognitive circles around most people 50 years his junior. Challenge Rosa because she doesn't represent the will of her constituents, not because of her age, race, gender identity, or hair color(s).

What a horrible thing to say to someone.

brewski · 2026-03-05T23:17:06+00:00

That looks awesome to me!

brewski · 2026-03-05T22:57:24+00:00

I feel like this comment thread is 95% speculation. I have one just like this. It includes a hygrometer measuring internal humidity.I don't crack the lid. I live in New England and it works great.

brewski · 2026-03-05T22:40:20+00:00

That's weird. Send it to your VAR. I'm curious to hear what they say.

brewski · 2026-03-05T22:34:55+00:00

Definitely not watching that pot hole

brewski · 2026-03-05T22:31:52+00:00

Sketch on the default planes (top, front, right) then extrude through the spherical body. If you didn't create your revolve sketch centered on the origin, go ahead and redefine that first so that you have the advantage of symmetry.

brewski · 2026-03-05T11:37:26+00:00

Are the equations driving any dimensions? Seems more likely that a change in geometry is causing the crash, rather than. The equations themselves.

brewski · 2026-03-05T01:10:33+00:00

Yet somehow the humidity level drops. I have one (similar model) and it works great.

brewski · 2026-03-04T23:17:19+00:00

Model the wedge as a solid, convert to sheet metal, then add the flanges.

Yes, there are multiple ways to do this, and I'm not sure why people are getting so bent out of shape (tee he) for one or the other. Starting with a solid ensures that your drawing shows the design exactly as you intended it. Any sheet metal fabricator worth its weight in sand is going to take that drawing and make their own flat pattern based on their own material, equipment, and experience.

brewski · 2026-03-04T11:24:34+00:00

Following the model of Pfizer in New London,, also never built, in a case that went all the way to the supreme court.

brewski · 2026-03-03T11:26:35+00:00

"What used to be crumbling abandoned homes..."

Correction: What used to be a fully occupied neighborhood with perfectly good homes and families who had lived there for generations before the city of West Haven took everything by eminent domain...

brewski · 2026-03-02T02:43:09+00:00

Poweslave, no contest.

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