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    DriveWorksXpress

    Hi All, I have setup a driveworksxpress file and it works apart from acouple of mates, which no matter what i mate them to they will not remain in the same place (see attached file) Why would it reject these mates and retain the others?? Sorry for all these questions but after considerable...
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    Saving A drawing with hidden parts

    that configuration set-up seems to be the go, as the assembly is built in two sessions so they really require two drawings of the one product. How do you save different configurations of an assembly
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    Saving A drawing with hidden parts

    Hi All, I was wondering is there any way to save a drawing of an assembly which has parts hidden, then un-hiding those parts and making another drawing of that same assembly? I just need to know if there is a way to "lock" the drawings so it can't be changed. Cheers
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    Shading different components in an assembly drawing

    thanks all for the help, all i did for the first drawings were just do the hatch/fill option. what are the advantages of using something like the E-drawings as opposed to the drawings that I have been using for the guys on the factory floor???
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    Changing from Grams to Kilograms on drawing

    Hi All, I have set-up my drawing sheet to automatically input the items weight, yet I changed the preferences in the mass properties in: tools > Mass Properties, to kilograms yet on the drawing file it has stayed in grams. Does anyone happen to now where to go to change this setting from grams...
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    Shading different components in an assembly drawing

    Hi All, I have an assembly drawing which involves insulation, soft wood and hard wood. I was wondering if there is any way I can set it up so when I create a drawing it will shade the different materials (cross hatch, light grey etc)so as to make it easier for the boys in the factory to read...
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    Testing Welds in solidworks

    Wouldn't that factor change for some of the welds as some are fillet welds, some are butt and others are lap joints? Cheers for all the help!
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    Testing Welds in solidworks

    Hi All, I have a rack system created on solidworks and I can not figure place a weld between two components in an assembly the run a FEA on the assembly. So far I can only run FEA on a single part. If anyone could help out with running an FEA on an assembly and how to put a weld in that would...

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