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    stepsize when indicating points

    When placing points by eye on a plane, or similarly placing points on a curve, the default step size is one inch. This makes it impossible to place points with any precision. It is possible, to right click over the step size, and make a new smaller step size, but it only is effective for that...
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    v5 spline vs v4 curve2

    Long ago, in V4, to make a spline in curve2 I would pick a string of points. To smooth the spline, I would keep hitting 'yes'; every time it would reduce the degree of the curve, so that it drifted from the points and became smoother. It gave the option of selecting certain points that the...
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    element dragging in drafting

    thread560-308308 In the past I posted a question asking how to disable the ability to drag elements in the drafting module. The answer came, which was to go to options, drafting, geometry, and then to un-click 'allow direct manipulation.' It worked great! Now we have gone to V5 Service Pack...
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    draw entites won't reflect, and won't save

    I have a macro program that creates draw curves, which I use for a graph. Previously, it worked fine, but now with V5 R20, it's acting weird. When I try to reflect the curves about a line, nothing happens. When I save the file, and then re-open it, the curves are gone. Is there something in...
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    can you reduce the size of menu boxes?

    Just answered my own question; increasing the screen resolution fixed it. Sorry about that.
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    can you reduce the size of menu boxes?

    I just got a new computer, and now in Catia V5, the menu boxes are irritatingly large. In Windows, I can change the display appearance settings, but they don't carry over to Catia. Is there a way to reduce the size of the menu boxes?
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    can you disable dragging of draw elements?

    Weavedreamer, Brilliant! Thank You!
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    can you disable dragging of draw elements?

    Often when I am picking multiple draw elements, I inadvertently drag one, and it jumps to a new location. Then I have to back up and start all over again. Is there a way to disable the dragging of draw elements?
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    human builder won't remember positions

    Peter, Just found a website that describes the steps. But thanks, you enabled me to resolve the problem. boffin5
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    human builder won't remember positions

    Thanks Peter, I found the catalog function, but can't get the 'Save' button to activate at the bottom. What is the sequence of steps? boffin5
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    human builder won't remember positions

    I have been using the human builder to build mannequins, and then position the arms and legs to the configuration I need. Then, I save the files, but when I leave and then come back to re-open them, the mannequin is back in the default position. This is maddening - does anyone know how to stop...
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    simulation to AVI file problem

    Hello, I am in the throes of learning kinematics and creating a simulation file. So far I am making progress, but have run into a wall. Under the 'simulation' function, I pick 'insert' with an interpolation size of .01. This gives one step, and when I play it, it moves okay. Then I save it...
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    Can you specify a view point?

    This is a follow-up to my own question, but I have a new question. I was able to view the vehicle from a point, by using the Photo Editor workbench, to create a camera and then a rendering. But, the results appear to work only with surfaces; the solid model parts don't appear. Is this the...
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    Can you specify a view point?

    I want to view the vehicle I have modelled from a specific point, at a set distance away from the vehicle. To do this, I first create a point at say, 50 ft from the vehicle. Is there a way to specify this as the view point, so the screen shows the vehicle as it looks from 50 ft away? It would...
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    how to view all hidden entities?

    I am frequently hiding various lines, pts, etc. And when I want to retrieve certain of these, the easy way would be to access some sort of function to flip to the hidden entity world and pick the ones I want to show. Is there a way to to this? My version is SW2005.

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