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Thanks for the help from everyone. Here is the technique that worked for us....... When you go to File->Open and change the file type to IGES or Parasolid... etc there is a button there for "Options". Click that button. In the import options there is a checkbox for "Import solid bodies as...

Thanks to everyone for the help.

Thanks for your note. I just tried the FILE OPTIONS suggestion and clicked the import as parts - that is what it did - imported them as separate parts rather than merging them all into one solid. I have also tried the save as part and the ASSEMBLY GEOMETRY TO SAVE IN PART FILE: options -...

Hi I have an IGES file from a vendor that is an assembly of several parts. I opened it in SW and have an assembly with several dumbsolid models. This is a part we purchase and add to the top assembly just like a bolt or nut so I don't need the many small parts that all have part numbers...

Thanks for your help. I'll try that as soon as I finsh my current job.

These are all parts that were successfuly mated and have been for awhile. I don't think I have had this experience before but I could have - this was just so extensive that I knew for sure that it wasn't just something I did. They were mated when they went into the vault and not when I checked...

Thanks for your help. We have PDMWORKGROUP ver. 2.1.

Hello I've just had brought to my attention a problem we are having with assemblies. I make assemblies with two major configurations - assembled and exploded. For our last major design we have pulled the assemblies from the vault for final check before release have have found some mates...

Hi This is the answer I got for this problem. Thought I would share. The issue here is not related to the parent/child relation of the files (part/assembly/drawing) but to the reference of the part and assembly files to the drawing file. For example if you have a drawing with just one...

We found this problem when we were creating a manual as a SW multi-page drawing. The top assy model had several sub-assys as children. The way it is supposed to work is the sub-assys are referenced as children to the top model. When opening the top model the vault would search for the subs and...

Hi We are having problems with our PDM vault and can't get any real answers from our VAR. We are creating a manual of the top assembly - breaking each sub-assy and BOM into seperate pages- top assy, top assy bom, first sub-assy, first sub-assy bom, etc. Many of these subs are on several top...

Thanks I will try the suggestions but I don't think we are in a position to purchase any additional software like Visio. But maybe we can.I'll present all of these to the owner and see what happens after I give it a try.

I loaded several blocks (squares with numbers) and exploded the blocks. I then selected a single box and number - can't group select only individual component select - but after going into ALIGN/GROUP the commands were grayed out so I could not group anything. It may work for grouping a set of...

I did a search and couldn't find a group function that I understood would work for this. That works in other CADs and I wanted to try it. Can you tell me where it is?

Thanks to everyone. Still havn'e found what will work but I'll keep trying.

Thanks for your help. We are using the drawing feature to make the control panel simple schematic layouts for the 3D assys and parts we have created along with the standard parts and assy dwgs. We are also creating the P&ID drawings for our system. The P&ID and schematics are the only 2D...

Hi I am trying to move the creation of Elecrical and P&ID drawings into Solidworks. I have created the blocks (very simple ones) that we need but using blocks really slows my system, generates huge files, and moving the blocks for modification or editing is a real problem. In AutoCAD and...

I have just been told that we are specifically looking a 4140 material to be spec-ed for the nitriding. Thanks

Hello I am trying to find a process procedure with depth of nitride and case Rc for nitriding steel (various kinds). I've Googled but haven't found the right kind of procdure. We wish to use this in spec-ing nitriding for our products as well as QA and testing of the received parts. I have...

Hello I am trying to find a process procedure with depth of nitride and case Rc for nitriding steel (various kinds). I've Googled but haven't found the right kind of procdure. We wish to use this in spec-ing nitriding for our products as well as QA and testing of the received parts. I have...