Okay so this feels like a dumb question. But why is this extrusion got these arrows that let it change it's length? Are they the reason the linear pattern tool won't work?

I swear this didn't used to happen

Hey everyone,
I have this part and want to 3d Print it later on. For that I need a slope starting from the bottom and going about 45° up to the top. Do you have any tips, on how I can cut the red area away?

Looking to create a CD case tower (those shiny circular things that use to play music). The goal is to stack multiple 14 inch sections together that spiral upwards. My first couple attempts involved lofting between two squares with a 90 degree twist and then using the shell feature as seen in picture. Adding the layers of side walls to hold each CD has been tricky from there. There are not flat faces to work with. Translating vertically then rotating around 5 degrees is not quiet working. Edges are hanging out the sides. I tried linear patten repeat using the curved edge as the direction but not quiet what I was looking for.

Any thoughts on best steps to accomplish this task?

Hi! I am quite new to SolidWorks and the industry and I am wondering what are the current standards among folks in the industry about communicating using STEP files?

Do most people communicate/ share using STEP files? When do you share STEP files?

From my experience, STEP files are quite limited to perform certain SolidWorks functions such as DFMXpress or Costing, or redesigning as it doesn't have full mathematical configurations. And oftentimes, I have to work around that.

What's your experience with STEP files? Thanks in advance!

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Randomly two days ago my PC started randomly bsod-ing when I am viewing my part in solidworks.

No updates or anything. Reinstalled studio driver

running a lenovo legion with 5070ti and 32gb ram

Running Sw2025 SP5 connected

most of the crashes dont log anything, but one of them showed error livekernelevent 193 and 117

any help is appreciated

edit: Been running this for a year with no issues

I’m practicing SolidWorks drawing and GD&T using a connecting rod as an example. Based on the feedback I received on the previous version, I’ve made several corrections. I’d appreciate any comments or suggestions on this revised drawing.

I am importing some assemblies into SolidWorks Visualize, but when I do it, some parts loose parts of their color, but it's not consistent across assemblies. In one assembly I imported, a case's color changed to white, but in a different assembly, it imported correctly.

I tried copying both the part file of the case, and the subassembly file the case is in and pasted it into the bad assembly, but it still wont import properly. The case looks ok when it's in SolidWorks, it's just when it goes to Visualize that it breaks.

For import settings, I've been using the appearance part grouping, but changing it to component/part/body doesn't change anything.

The first photo is what it should look like when imported, but the second picture is what it looks like in the bad assembly, I just hid all other parts around it

What am I missing?

I am on SW 2026 and I cannot find the old Alameda urban background. Was it removed? I can see Docks, California Desert, and others.

Version: SW Design Premium 2026 SP2.1

Have assembly > Part in assembly has Curve Pattern (found this to be useful in my case) > Need parts in assembly to repeat with pattern of part

Make folder for parts to be patterned.

Selected "Pattern Driven Component Pattern"

Issue: SW only lets me select components/assemblies to be patterned and not a folder. Unsure if there is a workaround.

Thought it could be of use.

[I hardly post on reddit or 3DExperience (lol) so lmk if unclear ty]

I'd like to have all components in the LockingHardware folder to be patterned. That way if i want to add components it will "auto-pattern"

I had success creating other library features, but for some reason it won't work here.

The goal of this feature is to create a sideways entry hole for a hex nut by simply selecting a point on a surface.

When I create the library feature, SolidWorks asks if I want to create a simpler part. If I select Yes, it creates an empty file. If I select No, it creates an .SLDLFP file, but when I drag it into my model, it says "The feature is empty."

Does anyone know what could be causing this?

The sldprt file is under this Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1arBLaTNg6FWD6ywbMgTC2Q9L7JBYToIE/view?usp=sharing

THANKS.

Edit: SWX 2021 SP1 if that matters.

hi all,

i am trying to create weldmate profile list with excel

how i can get this directly in the description column so that when cutlist populated it will reflect it with applied specific size

Have ya'll seen this in action?