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  1. richierich316

    3D PDF

    Hi all, When i create a 3D PDF file, the lighting on the part is really poor and for some parts the view manipulation is a pain, is there some trick to it that i am not aware of or is it just the way the software generates the 3D files? Thank You.
  2. richierich316

    Dimension referance between different parts

    Yes... equations can be set up between the two different parts to change accordingly.
  3. richierich316

    cant extrude in solidworks 08

    One of the requirements for a solid extrusion in a 2D sketch is that the sketch should be a closed entity or have closed entities otherwise it would tend to be thin walled extrusion with a variable thickness which can be defined. If there is a window for select contours then it means that your...
  4. richierich316

    breaking pointers in drawings

    MadMango, Am kinda new to this so i put in my question in the first place that i saw was for questioning. thank you for your advice though. point taken.
  5. richierich316

    breaking pointers in drawings

    hi all, I have solidworks 2007 on my system and i dont see routing as one of the toolbars neither can i find anything about it in the help files. i was looking up whats new in in the help files of 2007 and it says that it has routing as one of its features. can anyone help me find the routing...
  6. richierich316

    converting 2007 to be used in 2006

    How do i save a file which i have modelled in 2007 to be used on a 2006 version? I was looking for an options other than the common one in which i save it as a iges or a parasolid in which i have a imported model. i want to be a ble to edit the features and all that good stuff.
  7. richierich316

    breaking pointers in drawings

    Hi all, I wanted to know if there was a way in which after i get the view i want from a drawing then, i want to break the pointer of the model to the drawing so that if i update the model then the drawing does not get updated.Basically in a nutshell i want to break the bi-directional...
  8. richierich316

    sheet metal features

    Thank you so very much for the reply CorBlimeyLimey. I realised that SW is creating a derived part since in the feature manager tree the object is shown as a part with external reference.But what am i supposed to do in order to get the form feature to work when i drag and drop it in the graphics...
  9. richierich316

    sheet metal features

    Hi all, I am trying to drag and drop the forming tool into my graphics area but it is not doing so. It asks me if i want to make a derived part and if i click yes the preview appears and it wont swap sides if i click the tab key. could anyone please help me out with this. Thank you so very much.

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