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(OP)
Does anyone know how to scale an entire part include extruded, fillet, cuts in SW2005. I have a part with alot of features defined in the model tree. But for now I just use Pro-E to do my scaling, so all i have to do is open the part and press a button and it scales everything which is cool in pro-e, I thought SW2005 Office has the same option.

Printed Circuit Board Designer
Salt Lake City, Utah

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RE: Scale

have you looked into the SCALE command?

Insert->Molds->Scale

RE: Scale

Insert > Feature > Scale.
If you want a 1 - button fix, Customize and add the button.

Flores

RE: Scale

Just curious ... why would you want to scale a part?
I have never found a need to do it.
thanks

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

RE: Scale

ctopher-
when I was working at a plastic injection mold manufacturer, we would scale the part we received from our customer to account for shrink in the part.

RE: Scale

Sounds reasonable. Thanks.
The only parts I do that with are shrink tubings, but then I create configs to show the diff sizes.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

RE: Scale

ctopher, on why you might want to scale a part. I modeled lawn tractor tire (16")complete with raised tread blocks, bead, and everything. If I want to use the same tire but in an application that calls for a 14" or 12" tire, I just scale the tire and the wheel and VOILA.

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RE: Scale

In that case, I would create configs with different size tires. I would not scale them.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

RE: Scale

Chris ... you can create configurations by using the Scale feature. Sometimes it is easier than using a DT &/or equations.


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RE: Scale

I'll have to give it a try.
thanks

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

RE: Scale

(OP)
ctopher,

I have a part that was small until smcadman told me where the command was, I didn't have it check marked. Sometimes in my application it's better to copy an existing file and scale it than draw the whole thing over, if you know what I mean, and it has to be different from the other part because it's a different manfacture and etc. etc. etc, I think you get the picture. So I just had to increase the size by fifty percent, thanks for your help guys !
I'll drink some beers for you guys tonight

Printed Circuit Board Designer
Salt Lake City, Utah

No Substitute for american muscle !

RE: Scale

got it.
thanks

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

RE: Scale

I do realize I am being just a "little" lazy by scaling and not re-creating the model. It's just that in my original model all the dimensions (tread pattern, depth, shape, etc.) were taken from an actual tire. A smaller or larger part would have different real dimensions, which I don't have. In this instance scaling works well enough. Also, I usually export the solid body as a new part. Again, this works becouse no further adjustments on the part will be needed. I also find that a dumb solid uses less resources than a part with 300 individual features.

Anyone can be Captain in a calm sea.

RE: Scale

If you are using the Cavity command to create your tooling it gives you the option to scale the entire model.

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