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  1. arlenn

    Reference model dimension for "PCD" in drawing callout?

    I have done a great deal of googling for this, with no luck. How might one reference a dimension used in model construction geometry for use in a circular hole callout. eg: <NUM_INST>X <MOD-DIAM> <hw-tapdrldia> <HOLE-DEPTH> <hw-tapdrldepth> <hw-threaddesc> <hw-threadclass> <HOLE-DEPTH>...
  2. arlenn

    apply global material to child parts in assembly

    CorBlimey, Can you explain a little better where "material" is located? RMB? Mango, Thanks for the help, but i am in fact asking about solidworks. I have some previous experience with solidedge, which i didn't like very much but recognize its strength and that tool was one of them.
  3. arlenn

    apply global material to child parts in assembly

    is this possible? I don't need this for drawing callouts, but would like it for mass properties. there is a slick tool in solid edge to do something like this.
  4. arlenn

    How might i make this a sheetmetal component.

    I will add one more images... as i went cross-eyes when i tried to decipher the first imagehttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=ce6d397d-9fb9-45fb-95bf-7826b213c631&file=upright_cover_front.jpg
  5. arlenn

    How might i make this a sheetmetal component.

    I do not have a lot of sheet metal experience with solidworks, or really any 3d solid modeler; however i find myself needing to model/detail a fairly complex sheet metal part. 3d sketch attached, this is what i am trying to make. where do i start? thinned solid? what about the bend radii? i...
  6. arlenn

    SolidWorks and ProEng

    I used ProE WF2 at one of my uni internships... I agree with all of the above posts, i will give my experience. yes, seems to be a little faster, even on slow hardware; this might have something to do with the more regimented work flow. ProE really shows its unix roots as i think a lot of old...
  7. arlenn

    display threaded hole callout w/o tap drill?

    is it possible to display a tapped hole callout without displaying the tap drill as well?
  8. arlenn

    remove &quot;leaders&quot; from ordinate dimensions?

    I have been playing around with templates and formats, and i have somehow managed to turn on a leader linking ordinate dimensions... how might one turn this off?
  9. arlenn

    How to keep moveable assembly moveable in parent assembly?

    If i have a movable assembly (hinge), how do i keep it movable in a parent? I am used to there being a switch (inventor/solidedge) but curious how does one do this in solidworks?
  10. arlenn

    moveable components...

    Thanks for the reply... If i have a movable sub assembly, how does one keep it movable in a parent assembly?
  11. arlenn

    moveable components...

    if i have an assembly where movement of a component is desirable (purposely one unconstrained DOF), each movement results in the system wanting to regenerate. Is this how it is? or does a parts have to be marked as movable?
  12. arlenn

    Auto. alignment of 1st part axis in assy. with assy. axis?

    Coming from inventor, i am used to coordinate system of the first part in the assembly with align with the coordinate system of the assembly. Is there a way to force this in solidworks (2008)? It does not seem to be doing this by default. It is not actually apparently how it is determining...
  13. arlenn

    Solidworks &quot;adaptive&quot; parts?

    Using a sketched "skeleton" in an an assembly, i would like to use a short tubing section and have it expand to the length of the sketch skeleton driven by applied constraints. mate centre line to tube central axis. mate one end of the tube segment to the one end of the sketched line, then...
  14. arlenn

    Solidworks &quot;adaptive&quot; parts?

    I am new to SW coming from an inventor/solidedge background. I am assuming that an "adaptive component" can be performed in solidworks, but how?
  15. arlenn

    Drawing tool bar from &quot;broken out view&quot; has gone missing?

    The drawing tool bar from "broken out view" has gone missing? how might one get it back? Its not under view or tools, which seem to be the only tabs available. Its pretty difficult to make a broken out view when you cannot a profile to make it work. Thanks for any help.
  16. arlenn

    extract sketch from feature?

    is there a way to extract the sketch from a feature? like "share sketch" from inventor? I have created a feature and would like to use its sketch to drive subsequent features without having to child "dumb" sketchs? tear-off sketch is the closest thing that i can find, but does not seem to...
  17. arlenn

    Point Cloud Data

    We did a fair bit of this type of work in uni using Pro-E
  18. arlenn

    A way to use a driven dimension in an expression?

    SE seems not to let us do this, although its really handy. Is there a way to cheat it?
  19. arlenn

    Solid Edge internal FEA

    I know you have to ask such questions from time to time, but no, im not. I will post a screen shot when i get a few minutes.
  20. arlenn

    3D mouse

    m4rc, my bet would be the assumed license agreement between you the purchaser and the manufacturer.

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