Oops. Sorry for asking the question again. My mistake. When I work in solidworks I keep my questions typed in a notepad file. I send the questions when I get into the internet. The internet computer is at a different location. I cut pasted the question again wrongly. Sorry about that and thanks...
Why do two feature managers appear sometime? What is the purpose of two feature managers option? (I pulled one of the feature managers on to the other to see one, which was done on one of the book examples. But, it keeps coming up many times. There should be a good reason for this). Thanks.
I am creating "alternate position views" in my 2-D drawing off of a 3-D assembly. It is basically capturing the positions of a lever rotated in different angles. I want this lever to rotate about a pivot point. However, alternate position view allows me to rotate the part only about its...
I did not make the assembly specifically flexible, I just brought it in. I think that may be the problem. I will see flexible assemblies (in the help), try and get back. Thanks,
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I need to model a wheel and surface (like a car wheel and road). But, I want to wheel to be in contact with surface and should only rotate and not slide. I tried tangential mate using spline surface. While the wheel rotates when I pull around its circumference, it is possible that I can make...
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I have an assembly which has a sub-assembly in it. The parts in sub-assembly has relative movements, mates and constraints within them. When I bring the main assembly and sub-assy into cosmos motion, I am not able to define individual motions for the sub-assembly parts. Neither the software...
I get models of machined castings from other softwares using step format to do modifications inside SW. Usually casting models are made and then the part is inserted into another part file to do all the machining cuts. When I get the step files of machined castings from other softwares, they are...
I did a "Fit Spline" in my 3D model for a feature and trying to create 2-D views with dimensions. I get " The selected entity could not be converted in to a line or a circular arc" error. In general I have dimensioning problem with any spline or entity converted (example : arc) into spline. I...
Hi all, I am really trying to end this thread, but it keeps growing. Crob: When I import assemblies from other softwares which were already created, they come without any mate. many times I just move, rotate, study and modify as necessary in SW. In those situations, I prefer to rotate the part I...
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Again thanks for all the replies. Mate for positioning only meets my requirement at this time. I am doing kind of layout sketches, but after forming 3D, but, what I will be looking is all interference, clearance and other conditions for the 3-d part(s) in the assembly. So, 2-D won't...
CBL and others,
In some situations, in an assembly (fully constrained or partially), I need to rotate one or more of the parts with respect to any of the available axis and angle (depending on the case)to see the relative positions of configurations. I don't want to add mate(s) which will add...
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Thanks for the replies. Gildashard, actually I have used the "Triad" feature in the past to rotate whatever parts I want, but the problem I see with that is I cannot (problably, I just don't know) excactly orient the center of the triad to where I want to (for instance match the triad...
CorblimeyLimey, Thanks for the reply. I was just able to check this out. Actually, I want to rotate a part like what "About Entity" does, but rotate it by an angle (say 5.9 Deg) from whatever orientation it is now and not free rotate. "By Delta XYZ" gives the option to rotate by angle, but, it...
How do I rotate any part in an assembly with any of the temporary axis (center of any curve or feature or a consutruction line)and an angle ? I think the three features in the rotate command do not give me what I want to do (I may be missing to look something, but can't figure out myself so...
Scott, Corblimeylimey,
Yes, it works, thanks. Examples were excellent. Thanks.
But, I have not understood how to keep the fit split open for cam mate. It wants to close to be able to use in cam mate (As I see so far). Also, when I make straight lines into splies, I loose the option of using...
Thank you both. I will try this and get back. Is there a way to convert an already available surface with "fit Spline". I am trying to use an already made 3-D part with multiple contours to work as a cam surface.
