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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  649 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: June 15, 2022

I switched from Fusion to Solidworks because while Fusion claims to do parametric design, Solidworks actually does. My problems with it are invariably due to hinky shit - more often than not, it's due to Solidworks' weird adamance about lineweights and printing. Lately I've discovered that incorporating parabolas into design allows you to inject math in places you'd really rather just have pretty arches.

But yeah "how do I change my default font" is this whole thing that everyone basically says "uhh don't" about.





ThurberMingus  ·  649 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"Title blocks are broken again when we print"

"Did you try File-Print or File-Plot? Because you need to quit that. Use the pixelated PLT icon on the custom toolbar that runs the plotting script from 2004 that is somehow easier to fix with each update than fixing all the other configs."

If you find a way getting coordinates from the pretty arches, there's probably a decent way of importing points and turning them into curves or surfaces.

kleinbl00  ·  649 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Turns out my manufacturing process isn't fault-tolerant enough for what I'm trying to do anyway

This part has no arches? And it worked at half-size? but apparently the goo built up enough that the printer decided to just knock it the fuck over and then build a rat's nest on top.

If your reach does not exceed your grasp you will never know how far you can stretch, right?