Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
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In an effort to convince a supplier to share his SWX files with me for use in my own system layouts, he's expressed concern about his assemblies. I've suggested using the "Save As Part" approach.
He said that they've found that the dimensions are not always faithfully maintained in the translation and that they're working with SWX on it.
Anybody had that experience or heard of same?
(I don't know which version they're using. I believe it's at least 2004 because I sent them some 2004 parts and didn't hear any griping).
He said that they've found that the dimensions are not always faithfully maintained in the translation and that they're working with SWX on it.
Anybody had that experience or heard of same?
(I don't know which version they're using. I believe it's at least 2004 because I sent them some 2004 parts and didn't hear any griping).
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RE: Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
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Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
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FAQ559-716
RE: Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
Chris, the issue is that they don't want to share assembly models for fear of me ripping them off.
I'm not referring to "dimensions" in the sense of a SolidWorks dimension but rather in the sense that the distances, diameters, etcetera be identical in the "Saved As" part and the original assembly/part models.
They claim that they're not.
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RE: Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
I have never experienced, heard about, read about or seen the dimensional problem.
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
It doesn't matter what kind of file they send you, there is always a way to measure the parts.
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
Otherwise I have never come across this problem. I think signing an NDA is a way to go. We do that here all the time.
Best Regards,
Jon
Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Solidworks 2006 SP0.0
RE: Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
Problem is, even with the hardware in front of me, the engineering time required to do it well would render it pointless.
Not to mention that my own ethics wouldn't let me...
I'm of the opinion that they don't know very well how to use SWX and are afraid of what they don't fully understand.
It's just frustrating because I spent close to 3 hours modeling one of their assemblies based on the .DWG that they supplied me. They could've done it for me with a "Save As Part" in about 5 minutes.
Multiply that by the 18 items that I have in my installation and it adds up.
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Bring back the HP-15
www.hp15c.org
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RE: Save As Part - Incorrect Dimensions
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091