The default gray part color has changed on me to a bright white. I cannot find any way to change it back as all the sliders under "ref_color1" are not active. I typically use a white background so now my new and existing parts and assemblies are bright white and not very visible. I think what is...
I'm using 3.0 but that hasn't changed, only my ability to add text boxes has. Do I need to convert notes to some other version of text that is "active?"
I used to be able to put a note inside a box by typing @[Text@] where "Text" is replaced by what I want in the box. Now, for some reason, I cannot add this to a note. I can put it in the text of a dimension but it seems like my notes aren't as smart as they once were. Is there a hidden config...
These are good tips, the best being KISS. I usually try to add all features in as few sketches as possible. I tend to think like a machinist, each new feature is a new setup.
is there a setting to retain all your sketch constraints and dimensions while adding a corner-round in a sketch? I'll get really far along, add the fillets, then need to reconstrain and dimension all the sketch entities. I guess it's best to add the fillets as a separate entity after the feature?
I can no longer see the colored spheres in the appearance gallery when selecting the color of a part or feature. I've attached an image of what it looks like. It definitely makes it difficult to assign colors! Does anyone know how to fix this? I haven't changed anything on my graphics card or is...
I am running an analysis in Mechanica. I have my background set to white so that I can better copy the images into a presentation. The problem with this is that Mechanica uses white as a text color (!?!) Is there a way to change the color of the text so I can see it against a white...
I am trying to avoid "packaged" components. I have a large assembly with a number of cylindrical objects (pins or dowels) in it. Each one is located by being "inserted" and a "mate" or "align" constraint. I guess I could create a new reference plane and line some of the items up with it. I'm...
Nope, sorry Laik. 3DDave is correct. You cannot include assembly mates in family tables. Like many other shortcomings of ProE, I had to do a workaround.
OK, this seems fairly basic. I am trying to create three different configurations of an assembly where one part has multiple positions. I can set up multiple placement sets but I cannot add the placement sets to the family table to turn them on/off. i.e. One part has three holes; instance one is...
Wildfire 5. I can start by defining the hole as "through all" but as soon as I select the tapered hole option the only option is "blind". My hole note gives the depth of the hole which is greater than the thickness of the part!
When adding pipe threads to thicker parts, I typically need to use...
I am inserting a number of tapered pipe thread hole into my part. The hole feature does not give me any other option other than blind for the depth of the hole. I would like the hole to intersect the whole part and the note to represent it as such. My part is 1/2" thick but my hole depth callout...
yes, I played with the drawing order, I played with it being a block or not. I drew both objects the same, one printed with wipeout one did not. The only difference I can think of is that one object was something I drew in SolidWorks and imported to Autocad. The other was a native Autocad...
Hi, this one has me stumped. I have a drawing with two items that use the wipeout command in the same viewport. One of the items (a diamond shape) wipesout fine when plotting, the other, a little more complex shape, does not wipeout. It will view correctly in paperspace but won't preview or...
Oh yeah, thanks TheTick. I hadn't thought of adding a datum axis at the intersection. That works perfectly, albeit one more step than I was looking for. I kept trying btcoutermash's solution and though it works in onther scenarios it didn't work here. Thanks all of you for the great tips.
-todd
yep, right with you. Referencing the plane was going to be the easiest way for me to complete the sketch. I was able to work around this problem as you suggested but I would think that this is a simple capability a powerful tool like SolidWorks would have.
BTW, I also realized something...
I'm trying to create a sketch that references some planes. I want to be able have a point or end of a sketch segment be coincident with a reference plane that runs at an angle through the sketch. The relations manager does not allow me to do it. What can I do? Thanks
-todd
OK, but now it says that it can't combine the bodies because it would create zero thickness. Other attempts say that it fails due to a "geometric condition". Lot of help these reports are to me. Thanks for the help.
-todd
