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  1. altnickee

    selected the wrong plane

    gurujeff33, You are correct I had to change all of them, but it worked!! thanks for the reply Toolmaker
  2. altnickee

    selected the wrong plane

    JMirisola, Problem solved !! Thanks, Toolmaker
  3. altnickee

    selected the wrong plane

    Hi, I have made a part on the top plane, but now i see that the front plane would be better. I know that there must be a way to change a part from an plane to an other, but how? thanks Toolmaker
  4. altnickee

    move origin in sketch

    problem solved!!! Thanks for the help Toolmaker
  5. altnickee

    move origin in sketch

    [b]altnickee[/v], Go to Tools > Options > System Options > General and select Auto-show PropertyManager.(setting are like above) cheers Toolmaker
  6. altnickee

    move origin in sketch

    I have 2008, I can't send bakc the file for you. Edit the first sketch, dim the arc, make both arcs equal.(done) Select the corner on the origin and remove the coincident.(done) Add a horiz centerline thru the center of the part mid-point to mid-point.(done) Make the mid-point of this line...
  7. altnickee

    move origin in sketch

    Riiiight, I had to add 2 centerline sketches( one horizontal & one vertical?) and add relations to the origin(yes, but how?), then remove the original relations of the sketches to the origin and add relations to the original sketch to the new centerlines using Symmetric relations. Catch all...
  8. altnickee

    move origin in sketch

    Hi, SW version 2007 in (extrude 1)I have a sketch in witch I want to relocate/move the origin from the left corner to the middle of the sketch. I first tried the following: Click Edit sketch/in the sketch I click on the origin, and (in the existing relation box) I selected the coincident o...
  9. altnickee

    assembly cutout

    Thanks Chris, that did the job Toolmaker
  10. altnickee

    assembly cutout

    Hi, I want to make an angled cutout in an assembly.(two parts) I have two cylindrical tubes concentric in an assembly that I want to cutout in an angle. Is there a way to make the cutout as you would do normally if these parts were one piece? Because of the angle it is hard to do it in the...
  11. altnickee

    Color section view

    CorBlimeyLimey, Your tip did the job!!! thanks. Toolmaker
  12. altnickee

    Color section view

    ctopher/MadMango Right-click on the surface, change color doesn’t work, so I made a Cut-extrude feature of my assembly. After this I tried to change to colors of the cut components, no problem changing the color of the parts in the assembly, but what I want to do,is to color the face that...
  13. altnickee

    Color section view

    Hi , I have made a section view of a part, and I want to color the face of the section to show the section-cut more clearly. How to do this? Toolmaker
  14. altnickee

    threaded hole question

    found on the internet size: 1 1/4 major dia: 1.250 tpi: 18 pitch dia: 1.2139 minor dia external(a): 1.1839 minor dia internal(b): 1.1899 Toolmaker
  15. altnickee

    threaded hole question

    Tanks ctopher, But how can i obtain 1.250-18 UNEF thread specification, needed for setting the hole wizard settings? Toolmaker
  16. altnickee

    threaded hole question

    I need to make a threaded hole through the length of a cylinder Cylinder diameter 50mm Cylinder length 40mm Threaded hole 1.250-18 (through all) Am I correct that 1.250 is the diameter , and that 18 is the pitch ? I have never worked with inch before, so how do I select this 1.250-18 thread ...
  17. altnickee

    make drawing from part problem

    LMonaco/ ShaggyPE problem solved !! i have used the " show sketch" way thanks for the advise Toolmaker
  18. altnickee

    make drawing from part problem

    Hi, I have opened a part from witch i want to make a drawing,when i go to file i click the make drawing from part button,i can drag the part view from the right side of my screen into the drawing sheet. the problem starts when i want to dimensioning the part, for some reason i can not...
  19. altnickee

    radius fillet cutout error

    Thanks Jeff, This is a great ” simple” answer to a my question ,especially because my “Solidworks technical English “ needs to learn a lot, so when I go to the SW help section, often the answer is more difficult to understand than the question!! But thanks to the upload’s we can communicate...
  20. altnickee

    radius fillet cutout error

    Hi, Hoping that my part is posted correctly, and can be opened to explore / experiment with. The fillet needs to be at the end of the ( cut extrude 2 & mirror) Yes i have tried smaller fillets, op to 5mm radius fillet, no problem, but i want a 30mm radius fillet, because that's the radius of...
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