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common parts
hi all, We have few SolidWorks 2005 stands and we have the troubles with the common parts mainly like screws, nuts etc. When one person has made the assembly with all toolbox parts the second person...
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Slow response on keyboard input in Fm Properties
I have noticed a irritating slow response to keyboard input when selecting a dimension and adding a words to a dimension (eg "typ") in fm properties, - as you do. By time the I have typed the 3rd...
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The June PhotoWorks Contest Winner
The June PhotoWorks contest winner has been chosen. It was a close vote but Jan Herud managed to take the lead late in the voting week. Jan is the contests first repeat winner having won both the May...
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OT: Next SWW McEleny drive on
Mac wowed us with the chopper. How about this for an encore?
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Position of dimensions
Hi, Is there a way to position Horizontal and/or Vertical dimensions precisely a distance in relation to the object dimensioned? The setting in the Dimension tab affect Baseline Dim. only. Thank you,...
 
ED's all surface selection issue
ED after a bit of experimentation the most successful method I can find in SW05 anyway is to filter faces and drag a box around the object then rotate the view and ctrl drag another box and repeat...
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How to control arrow placement on section line?
Which setting controls where the arrow is placed relative to the section line in SW2005 when choosing Insert>Drawing View>Section? I want the arrows pointing away from the section line with the leader...
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Combining components into one part file
I regularly receive parasolid assembly files with a large number of components. All of the components are supposed to be in one part (take all the solids and combine them into one part to form the...
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Graphics Issue
Anticipating the release of SW2007, we upgraded my computer here at work since it was running Windows 2000. At the same time we decided to upgrade to SW Office Premium and add COSMOS. For this we...
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Sketch Angle Issue
OK, class, we are going to draw a cone (revolve feature). Now, follow closely to these instructions. This cone is going to be 7" long. Make the big end radius a dimension of .18". Make the small end...
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notes attaching to views
Here's a newbie question from someone that's been around since SW99 - Is there a key to hold while placing a symbol from a rev table that keeps the note from attaching to whatever drawing view it...
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OT Flash Hard Drives Are Coming Soon
Here's an interesting article. Regards, Devon T. Sowell http://msn.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,126256,00.asp?GT1=8298
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Small Parts - Solidworks and RP
First let me say, though not entirely new to 3D CAD, I am new to Solidworks and Rapid Prototyping (3D Printing). I read with great interest a post, a few days back, titled "3D Printing - which...
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image quality
2 questions: Every time I open a new part I have to reset the image quality (tools > performance) to maximum. Is there any way to set this so that it when I open a part/assembly this is set to maximum...
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BOM annoyance - config shows in column header
ok, I cannot find a way to stop the qty column of my BOM from displays "config_name/QTY." I don't want the configuration name displayed here, I just want QTY. Even over riding the heading wont work as...
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