Thanks! Easy like I thought it would be once shown the secret handshake. Still getting up to speed since coming from a SW background. Thanks again
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I did a quick search and found nothing.
I want to create a sub-assembly by selecting several parts in the browswer window. I thought it would be as easy as selecting the parts and "make new assembly from parts", but no luck so far. thanks.
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I've been away. If you would like, post a specific stage of your progress, and the problem you are having and I will try and walk you through it. A few key guidelines: when builing a new part, remember to include a work plane at the midpoint based on how it will assemble to the part it connects...
Keep in mind that if you need the grounded part to interract and move based on physical dynamics, it won't. You will need to use constraints.
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I am a dedicated AMD user, but am beginning to have my doubts for CAD work. My system is VERY fast and modern, but grinds to a crawl on semi-complex physical dynamics solutions. I suspect pure clock cycles may end up being best. AMD is around 2.5 ghz while Intel is well over 4 ghz. Keep in mind...
There is golf ball model on Scott Baugh's site. You may find this technique of modeling across the face of a sphere helpful.
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I just made a 6 cyl inline and it spinning all 6. Here's what you do. Use concentric mates for the crank and piston pins. Create working planes at the midpoints of everything and mate those coincident to keep everything lined up properly. I hope I can explain the next part clearly. It makes...
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...
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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Try opening SW and creating a simple cube or something to assign a material to. This is to rule out your project being loaded lightweight or having reached large assembly limits.
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I am a solidworks user test driving inventor 9 for comparison. I am having some difficulty manipulating multiple solid bodies in a single part. For instance if I imported an IGES connecting rod and needed to cut it half, spread the halves and extrude the gap to lengthen it. So far it seems I...
Rumor has it that the new Radeon and Fire GL cards from ATI are basically identical except for the drivers. Google this topic and you will find discussions on how-to and potential risks in using Fire GL drivers on the X800. I have personally done this on the nVidia geForce cards installing...
