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    dimension lock grey (stuck on driven)

    hi all im trying to do a simple sketch on solid edge and when i create the first dimension it is automaticly being placed as a driven dimension (blue color) and when i try to change it in to a driving dimension by pressing the lock i cant because its in grey and doesn't work , its not possible...
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    tolerance for patterned holes

    thanks everyone , you have been very helpful
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    tolerance for patterned holes

    hi all, I'm designing a part that has 20 holes in it in a 15 mm distance from the datum A (see in attached picture) , whats important to me is that all the holes centers will be on the same plane within 0.01mm , i dont want to place a +-0.01mm tolerance on the 15 dimension because its not...
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    material for collets

    hi, can anyone tell me what material is used to make collets? if there is more then one option its even better
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    hexagon symbol on a drawing

    what about this? (attached file)http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=5025343b-c091-410a-a6ae-90d281f1bcc3&file=Z07170.jpg
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    hexagon symbol on a drawing

    hi all, i recently received a drawing of a part that had a hexagon shape , the guy who made this drawing used a symbol to indicate that this is a hexagon, you can see an example of the symbol he used in the attached file, it looks like the diameter symbol but with a hexagon instead of a circle...
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    symmetry in a drawing

    hi everyone, i have a question about symmetry in drawings , what is the correct way to indicate symmetry on a drawing in such a way that i wont have to write the dimensions of features that are in the middle of the symmetric part , its a little hard to explain in writing so i have an example in...
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    glaze coating on ceramic insulators

    thanks for the answers! very helpful
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    glaze coating on ceramic insulators

    hi, Can anyone tell me why there is a shiny coating or glaze on ceramic insulators? thanks
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    material selection

    the kind of plastic that is used to make plastic toolboxes will be good, do you know what kind of plastic it is?
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    material selection

    hi all, i need to choose a material for a product i'm designing , the product looks like a hollow dome (half a sphere) , and it needs to be made of plastic , this product has to work in rough conditions so it needs to be pretty strong but not too expensive , what plastic would you recommend for...
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    measuring wall thickness

    sorry, cant say what its for but the accuracy demand is necessary
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    pattern in a drawing

    thank you all, you have been very helpful
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    pattern in a drawing

    hi, I need to make a drawing for a part that has a flat pattern in it (you can see a picture in attached file). I want to know if there is a standard way to give a patterns dimension without going one by one and giving all the dimensions , for example in my part the distance between the holes...
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    measuring wall thickness

    how do i make a "non-bending" specialized micrometer that is at least 300 mm long and still light enough so a man can hold it while he is measuring?

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