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  1. Agriego

    2016 UI - They actually listened to us

    None of the SWX reps on the SWX Forums have said anything about this being done over several SP's. I think this is all we are likely to get. Of course, that could change depending on user reaction. Al
  2. Agriego

    2016 UI - They actually listened to us

    They have fixed a lot of the icons, but not all of them. I don't know if they will get around to all of them when SP3 is released, but it's a start. Al
  3. Agriego

    Invisible model views in drawings

    It's an iffy proposition. Sometimes it works. If it doesn't, I have to close it down, open it back up and then it works. Al
  4. Agriego

    How do I unlock a file?

    Sylvia, Thanks! That worked like a charm! I had closed the file and tried to delete the file in explorer, but since SW was open, I guess the file was still locked. Brilliant! Al
  5. Agriego

    Strategy for printing?

    It's not that PDM software saves you time, although it can. PDM is great because it keeps you have having a dozen copies of a file, in different rev levels, floating around on everyone's systems. That can cause a LOT of trouble! Al
  6. Agriego

    Invisible model views in drawings

    Kristian, I've had the same thing happen on my drawings. I created a proper assy file, added my parts, and then add the views to the drawings. However sometimes while working on a drawing, particularly a larger file, one or more views will become blank. I save the dwg, close the file, then...
  7. Agriego

    SW Failure while using Design Tables, Configurations, and Global Variables

    Dan, Configure feature sounds interesting, but how would I use it in hardware, for instance? If I were to create AN3 bolts, could I have different lengths/thread sizes that would show up with the proper part numbers in the BOM? Al
  8. Agriego

    How do I unlock a file?

    I was working in a file, and we had a power glitch and my system shut down (we don't have UPS's hooked up to our systems). The file I was working in is now locked. I can open a copy and rename it to another name, but I cannot do a save as to get the file back to it's original name, and I cannot...
  9. Agriego

    BOM question

    The assemblies are identical except that they are for the left and right side. Our numbering has odd numbered parts for left hand parts/asemblies/installations or for parts with no opposite, and even numbers for right hand parts/assemblies/installations. That means we can't do separate drawings...
  10. Agriego

    BOM question

    Okay, maybe I'm doing my assemblies wrong, but the -1 and -2 assemblies are done as separate assembly files. I did not do them as different configurations of the same assembly. I can see using configurations for components like screws, washers, etc, but using configurations for assemblies never...
  11. Agriego

    BOM question

    I can't find the instructions on how to do separate columns for each assy/sub-assy. Al
  12. Agriego

    BOM question

    I must be doing something wrong. All of the part quantities for separate subassy's are in the same column, instead of separate columns. In addition, in the detail drawing, we only use the dash number (-XXX) of the parts, but in the assy and installation drawings, we use the whole part number...
  13. Agriego

    BOM question

    I really wanted to have the bill be associative, not be spreadsheets. I really hate the way SW does BOMs. I know that NX is a higher end package, but I could easily do BOMs like this with NX. Thanks, Al
  14. Agriego

    BOM question

    Good afternoon, I'm trying to insert a BOM on my drawing. There are several assemblies (Left hand and right hand), plus several parts that are not in either assy. Solidworks will give me the parts only, but not assy part numbers, or top level parts only, or indented, with the part quantities in...
  15. Agriego

    Rotate isometric view

    JMirisola: Why couldn't that have been in the online help? I didn't see anything like that. djhurayt: That worked like a charm! So simple, but I didn't see that anywhere in the online help. Either I missed it or they had it hidden in another section. Thanks!! I was able to find a macro that...
  16. Agriego

    Rotate isometric view

    Good morning, I am working on a series of isometric explosion drawings. I've done one explosion in the default isometric view, but now I need to do an explosion from the opposite side of the model. I've tried using the arrow keys and <shift> arrow keys, but that's not helping. I need to rotate...
  17. Agriego

    Left / right hand part issue

    I'm going to jerry-rig it by making both left and right models in the same part file, import two into the assy, and hide one of them, so it doesn't look goofy in the drawing views. That way the BOM stays associative. Well, at least it hasn't been boring this afternoon. Thanks for your help, I...
  18. Agriego

    Left / right hand part issue

    I tried Eric's idea, and it buggered the BOM. We use configurations for our nuts, bolts and washers, and when I displayed the configurations as one item, I lost the different fasteners in the BOM. Al
  19. Agriego

    Left / right hand part issue

    If I used a flat version of the part in both places, then it would be embedded in the seal instead of following the contour. I'm really trying to keep it simple, but I don't see how to do what I want. Again, I could do it easily in NX, but that's a more advanced package than Solidworks.
  20. Agriego

    Left / right hand part issue

    The part is flat for most of its length. It's only at the end that it curves inward to match the profile of the mating part. The curved portion of the retainer is highlighted blue. The flat part is placed where it needs to go, then riveted in place. The radius is fairly large, so it doesn't need...

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