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  1. donha

    Setup Printer

    I have seen this problem in the past with format lines not printing. The solution was to add the option of "plot_scale 0.99" to the plotter pcf file.
  2. donha

    swept volume

    If you have a block representing the volume of the water, would you not take its volume minus the volume or your assembly?
  3. donha

    Using Online CAD Libraries?

    Redefine the IGES entity. Choose "Attributes" and check "Make Solid". If Pro cannot convert the surfaces to a solid, you will have to heal some of the geometry.
  4. donha

    rename a prt and a drw

    Call up your drawing and part. Rename the part using the radio button "Rename in Session". Activate your drawing, rename using "Rename in Session". Save the drawing.
  5. donha

    pick many for "hiding" components

    Every component of an assembly should be on a layer. :) Rule of thumb for me when creating assemblies. You can change the settings in your Model Tree to show the Layers in the Model Tree. Instead of looking at numbers, you can now see descriptive Layers. If you have same screws holding more than...
  6. donha

    add parameters

    You will have to create a mapkey which adds the parameters.
  7. donha

    'select many' option in pro/e drawing

    Utilities/Customize Screen/ Open the "Commands" tab, choose "Drawing" and look for the icon with the rectangle with an "x" in the upper left corner (7th icon over from upper left). Drag the "Delete one or more drawing objects" icon to your Pro/E menu and...
  8. donha

    Simplified Rep.

    The answer is really simple. Create a note with a leader on the drawing that includes the driving dimension: "TRUE R&d100". &d100 representing the driving radius dimension of your model. It is not often this has to be done, and is a dimension on the print that can be modified and...
  9. donha

    Cross Section text

    Add "def_view_text_height n.nn" to your drawing setup.dtl. Where n.nn denotes the required text height in whatever drawing units you utilize.
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