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(-) In Solidworks Feature Tree

(-) In Solidworks Feature Tree

(-) In Solidworks Feature Tree

(OP)
I just had a quick question, that no one I know seems to know the answer to.  In an Assembly Drawing, in the Feature Design Tree how come some parts have a "(-)" by them and some don't.  Nobody I know seems to know what that means.  Maybe some of you guys may know.

Thanks,
smiley1570

RE: (-) In Solidworks Feature Tree

The (-) means that the part isn't fully constrained.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

RE: (-) In Solidworks Feature Tree

The (-) means that the components position is not fully constrained. It can still be moved.

cheers

RE: (-) In Solidworks Feature Tree

(OP)
Oh O.K. that makes since.  Thanks for the quick reply.

smiley1570

RE: (-) In Solidworks Feature Tree

Help > Contents > User Interface > FeatureManager > FeatureManager Design Tree Conventions

cheers

RE: (-) In Solidworks Feature Tree

CBL,
You beat me to it!
In Help you can search for "FeatureManager Design Tree Conventions".

Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 10-27-06)

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