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  1. pllmoreau

    Weldment Cut list for selected bodies

    Hello, I do large weldment parts with multiple weldment cuts and I have a cut list at the beginning with all the bodies, then I do the drafting for individual parts in later pages, would it be possible to insert a cut list for a view on the current page that will only have the bodies that are...
  2. pllmoreau

    Solidworks Simulations Bearing Load error

    Hello, I am trying to put a bearing load in a hole of my part for a static simulation and I have followed the steps creating a coordinate system with the z axis coaxial with the hole axis but instead of the x or y axis being the default orientation I use one of the lines from a sketch I made to...
  3. pllmoreau

    Mechanical design/Math rotating bars

    Hello all, I can't find the ralation between the movement of 2 bars that go in opposite directions that I need to find for a mechanism. I need to find the distance that the bar B will travel if I pull from the hole on bar A (see image). Thank you!
  4. pllmoreau

    Drafting Dimension leader underline

    Hello, In solidworks 2022 I am drafting and all my dimension's leaders underline the dimensions and I would prefer it wouldn't. In the NOTES in the document properties I put the leader display as bent and it fixed my problem but for the dimensions the only thing I can find would be to uncheck...
  5. pllmoreau

    Solidowrks weldment bonding box with pattern features

    Hello, I am making a weldment structure that has a lot of channels with the same distance between them (48in) I need to connect the channels to another beam with a plate so I made an extrude feature which solidworks recognizes in bonding box for my cut list as a plate in my 2D drawings. However...
  6. pllmoreau

    NX1953 - Drafting - how to change hole callout display from vertical fraction to horizontal fraction

    Hello, we have have migrated to the new NX 1953 and we have noticed that in draftings, when we use the hole callout for imperial threaded holes, the fraction for the thread is vertical wich makes it a lot smaller and harder to see when printing the drafting sheet. Does anybody know hoe to switch...
  7. pllmoreau

    NX 12 assembly pdf export

    Hello, When we were in NX 10 we had a journal that we could run in a main assembly and would open every part in the assembly, if there was a drawing attached to the part it would export it to pdf. Since the update to NX 12 the journal does not work anymore and I don't know coding enouph to see...
  8. pllmoreau

    Remove underscores from BOM list NX 10 Drafting

    Hello Is there a way to remove the underscores from a BOM list in NX 10 in the drafting. When I do a clone of my assembly to clean it up a litte, I put an underscore as suffixe in namming rule, but when I do the assembly drafting I don't want the underscore to appear in the part list (BOM)...
  9. pllmoreau

    Exporting drafts from every part of an assembly to pdf

    Hello Is it possible if I create a 3D assembly containing different parts, that each have their own draft in their draft application, and from that assembly export every part drafts at once into pdf without haveing to go into every part individually to export to pdf. And as a bonus if those pdf...
  10. pllmoreau

    Create a Mirror Part

    I have a part with a job number, the next job number is the same assembly but the main part is the mirror of the first one so I want to create a new part in a different folder and that part will be the mirror of the first one. So far I have tried mirror assembly but it doesnt create a different...
  11. pllmoreau

    Shortcut for ''apply'' and ''OK''

    Hello I am on NX 10.0 and I was wondering if there is a way to make a shortcut (side mouse button) for the 'OK' command and the 'apply' command. I cannot find the commands in the custumize keyboard shortuts in NX when I press ctrl 1. It would be a great time saver. Thank you

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