Solidworks CAD Design software

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Can parts be 'adaptive'?

If I have a link part in a second level assembly that has free rotate, is there a way to align it to another linkage pa...
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posted by melech_g
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by melech_g

Exporting dims from Solidworks to excel

Hi, I need to export dimensions from Solidworks drawing to excel (or other editor) but I can't find anywhere that option...
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posted by pietra85
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by pietra85

SW2008 DVD

Just arrived!
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posted by wayne.tiffanyRMVJUNK
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by wayne.tiffanyRMVJUNK

OT : Critical speed of a hollow shaft

Does anyone have a spreadsheet, or a link to an online resource for calculating the first critical speed (whirling) of a...
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posted by john.harland.delete
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by john.harland.delete

Insert into new part

Hi all, Is the above command only available through the history tree (surface and solid bodies) or are you able to some...
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posted by david
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by david

Driving sketch pattern with an equation

Is there a way to drive the dimensions for a sketch pattern with an equation? I cannot seem to get access to the dimens...
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posted by neverchecked40
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by neverchecked40

Copy Settings Wizard?

What does this do? In the 3 or 4 times I've used it it didn't change the File Locations (under System Options), it didn...
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posted by wc
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by wc

Break Dimension Lines

I have my drawing template document options set to break dimension lines with a .06" gap and I have the option to only...
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posted by neverchecked40
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by neverchecked40

3d sketch to solid object

Lets say I have a 3d-sketch of an object, for instance a cube. 12 lines that form a wire frame of the object. Is there a...
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posted by bobbyhagendorf
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by bobbyhagendorf

SolidWorks World Question

I was shocked the other day when my boss approached me about going to SolidWorks World this go round. Times have been h...
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posted by wormsign
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by wormsign

Assigning different materials to a single part

Is it possible to assign different materials to each body in a multi-body part? This would be useful for example on rub...
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posted by john.harland.delete
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by john.harland.delete

O.T. Dell M6300 Shipping Delay(s)

Hi, My company ordered a Dell M6300 notebook workstation on 9/24/2007. Nothing odd, in fact it was one of the Dell "spe...
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posted by aron
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by aron

Installing Solidworks

I am having problems installing the disc. Could anyone tell me what the tag name of the Solidwork Disc when you see it...
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posted by voodoochile3
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SW2006 SP05: Failed to open file

Hi I have a big problem when trying to open some of my files I get this error message: Failed to open file S:\path\to\f...
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posted by jesper
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by jesper