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  1. gunsmithTony

    Solidworks 2018 feature recognition not working

    Update: I have no problem paying for 1911 / AR15 files that where completly created within Solidworks, but i have bought several files online from companies that after charging my creditcard send me imported dumb solids. When asking about it they answer yes these are solidwork files, so what is...
  2. gunsmithTony

    Solidworks 2018 feature recognition not working

    SBaugh, Thanks for your answer. i ask, because there are youtube posts that shows SW can create these features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHvR0i7lG5g&t=103s thx, Ton
  3. gunsmithTony

    Solidworks 2018 feature recognition not working

    handleman, Thanks for your reply, I was hoping by using the feature recognition i could check all feature cutout dimensions and compare to the 2D drawing i have from this frame, Knowing that using the 2D drawing to create a good SW part is better, but i know my SW Skills will bring me far in...
  4. gunsmithTony

    Solidworks 2018 feature recognition not working

    Hello, I am a gunsmith, and have an 1911 part file that was imported from an STEP file in my 2018 solidworks. When opening, solidworks asks if i wants to use feature recognition? and i klick yes, but than nothing happens. On the add-ins , the feature works button is selected. When going to...
  5. gunsmithTony

    Normal to button only in fly out menu but not in button bar

    Hello, problem solved!!! Thanks to this link: http://blog.cati.com/2014/03/did-you-know-you-can-modify-the-heads-up-view-toolbar.html Just started with solidworks 2014 and want to use the normal to button, i have found it,but dont like it to be under the fly out menu. I can use the ctrl+8...
  6. gunsmithTony

    Copy plane before deleting feature?

    ELtron, I am using SW 2011 but can't open your file,got the message "future version". Tony
  7. gunsmithTony

    Copy plane before deleting feature?

    I have the file concerning my question uploaded. Plane6 is the plane that i have used to make the cutouts standing below plane 6, but sins the plane is created on a cutout feature, when deleting this feature my plane is gone also. I have tried to locate the constraints in order to edit them...
  8. gunsmithTony

    Copy plane before deleting feature?

    Hi to you all, I have a solidworks part, in witch i want to delete a cutout feature, but when deleting the cutout feature, a second cutout feature witch uses a plane within the to be deleted feature, is deleted also. How can i make a copy of the plane that i need to keep the second cutout...

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