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by John73
Sat May 02, 2020 6:12 am
Forum: Projects Showcase
Topic: Steampunk assault walker
Replies: 0
Views: 15886

Steampunk assault walker

So I thought I'd share what I've been doing while stuck indoors. It's a steam-powered assault walker called the Armadillo. 2:44 full simulation https://youtu.be/e52m8wTS56o 2 heavy cannons on the turret. 4 Gatling guns with overlapping areas of fire. Water and fuel (oil) are stored in the middle sec...
by John73
Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:25 pm
Forum: TopSolid'Design 7
Topic: Record Simulation -- any way to get a smaller file size?
Replies: 0
Views: 9025

Record Simulation -- any way to get a smaller file size?

I have an animated assembly that goes through a series of movements (about 2 minutes 45 seconds long). I'm trying to record a video of it. My first thought was "I want it to look as nice as possible". So, 100% quality. 10-ish minutes later, it's done. Video is 4 GB, way more than I'd like....
by John73
Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:29 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID
Replies: 8
Views: 23991

Re: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID

Okay, I ran another update and it seems to be working alright except for an issue with the license. Thank you again for your help.
by John73
Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:02 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID
Replies: 8
Views: 23991

Re: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID

Thank you for the reply. I followed the instructions and the PDM server appears to be working (according to TopSolid.Pdm.ServerServiceAdmin.exe) However when I launch the program I still have this error: con1.png I feel like I'm a step closer, maybe? Although I still don't understand why this is nec...
by John73
Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:24 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID
Replies: 8
Views: 23991

Re: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID

I've made several attempts to get it working, including 3 complete uninstall/reinstalls, and it's still broken. Part of the problem is that uninstall doesn't seem to remove the whole MSSQL thing, and I've tried removing that manually and reinstalling a couple of times. At one point I got it to work,...
by John73
Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:34 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID
Replies: 8
Views: 23991

Re: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID

That window gives me this message: Server stopped. Failed to connect to server .\SQLTOPSOLID. A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Ser...
by John73
Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:22 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID
Replies: 8
Views: 23991

Re: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID

That just gives me the error: "Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID service on computer '.'." and I end up back where I started.
by John73
Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:39 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID
Replies: 8
Views: 23991

Cannot open MSSQL$SQLTOPSOLID

Just started trying to use 7.12, got the perm codes sorted out, and now it's asking me for a password to connect to my local PDM server. connection.png I don't remember ever setting a password, or setting up a server, or anything. Clicking the green check mark gives me the error "Cannot open MS...