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I'm trying to create (via the custom property build tool) a checkbox which will display a block if checked, and hide it if unchecked. The block will be 3 or 4 lines of text. I'm familiar with the workings of the custom property build tool, but I can't seem to find the way to do this. Can...
I have an assembly that has 3 instances in different locations that are a common configuration. In some cases, just saying "3X" under section view would work, as long as it's obvious where the 3 instances are. What about when it's not so obvious? I don't think you can apply 3 cutting plane lines...
Got a fairly simple requirement, but not sure the best way to express it on the drawing. Fairly large weldment, on the order of 6 feet long. Most things not critical, but there are 4 tabs on each side, which have holes that need to line up, as in a hinge. Don't want to put datums all over the...
I have a fairly unusual situation that I hope to find a resolution for. We have a project going on right now, with some fairly large parts as well as purchased parts of unknown size (until we get them, anyway). The issue is this: in both cases, the engineer simply wants a feature (say, a hole...
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I'm trying to customize a repeat region parts list to display two items with the same find number, one being the preferred one and one being an alternate. See attachment for an example of what I'm trying to do. Normally in Pro/E every item has a unique find (item) number, whether the...
I've done this before, but for the life of me I can't remember (advancing age, you know). What I'm trying to do is insert the "symbol" or "token" for a dimension in a note so it remains parametric, not just typed in text. Anyone else do this? Thanks.
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I'm doing a preliminary drawing check for a fairly large structure, which is something we do little of here. Without going into what the draftsman did that I'm marking up, what would be the best way to show detail views that appear in many different places on the structure? Often times...
I'm used to using phantom lines for detail circles and boundary of a detail view. Unless I missed it, I'm not seeing it in ASME. In Y14.3 (2003), they do show an example in figure 23 which shows the detail circle to be phantom, but I don't see any text specifically requiring it. Is there a...
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I know typically we use 3 datums, primary, secondary, and tertiary to restrict freedom of movement of features. However, in this case, I was wondering, since there are no internal features (holes, etc), this would be adequately defined using only two datums? I'm thinking that a 3rd datum...
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I have an oddly shaped part, in which the outside shape is toleranced by a profile feature control frame. It references the primary, secondary, and tertiary datums (which are all perpendicular to each other) in the normal fashion. My question is this: I have surface at an angle which is...
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I'm designing an assembly in which a .25" neodymium ring magnet is mounted on a shaft. It moves back and forth inside a .281" hole. The shaft is supported on each end, so the magnet is suspended in the .281 ID with no chance of touching the sides (.015 clearance per side). It's radially...
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This is my first post, although I've "trolled" for a while and have learned a lot from this forum.
My question is this: I do the drawing checking around here (among other things). Consider a "normal" assembly drawing with an integral BOM table and balloons calling out parts on the field...
