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    Referencing sub-body geometry

    Thanks jackk, but as I wrote, it's already in a Geom Set and it behaves in exactly the same way regardless
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    Referencing sub-body geometry

    Hi folks, I have a sketch used by a pad feature within a sub-body which is then removed from a parent body. I have set the pad feature as the Work Object and I'm able to see my sub-body in the context of the parent body. I edit the sketch to try to use an edge from the sub-body but when I open...
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    Surface colour inheritance option

    Hi LWolf, Thanks for your reply. I couldn't make that option do what I wanted but then a colleague found a post elsewhere that said to turn off Advanced Graphics Properties Management and all is now functioning as I desire (for new parts)
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    Surface colour inheritance option

    Hi folks, I'm finding that when I use a surface feature (from a geom set) in a body through, say, Close Surface or Split (using a surface), the colour of the surface is inherited by the new faces in the body. They retain that colouring persistently until I select each face patch and set its...
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    Component/surface highlighting

    Hi @brucesilver, thanks for that. Though I couldn't find the "System Options > Selection", your reply got me looking harder under General > Display > Navigation where I found "Highlight faces and edges" and "Prehighlight faces for preselection navigator". I flicked them both on and all is good...
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    Component/surface highlighting

    Folks, How do I enable highlighting for a complete objectt, i.e. entire components in an assembly, entire surfaces in a part? Is it somewhere in Options? I've recently moved employers and my new employer's configuration only highlights the edges of a highlighted object and not the entire...
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    Import STEP assembly as single CATpart

    Thanks LWolf, I don't think I have access to the license that enables the "Product Data Filtering" workbench.
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    Import STEP assembly as single CATpart

    Hi Folks, Is there a way to make CATIA import a STEP assembly from another system as a single CATpart? My goal is to end up with a single CATpart maintaining all the surface colours. I know I could import the STEP file as the default CATproduct and then perform a "Create CATpart from...
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    Drafting: Adjust individual centreline leg lengths

    Ahh, of course. Thanks Stick [thumbsup2], I remember that now. It's amazing how easy it is for me to forget even the basic stuff when I don't use it for a few months. Dave
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    Drafting: Adjust individual centreline leg lengths

    Hi folks, I apologise if this is a newbie question but my head's not working well today and I'm struggling with finding this answer in searches in Google or on the forum... In V5 (R30) drafting how do I adjust the length of individual legs of a centreline? I have a large semi-circular part and...
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    Open CATproduct structure only

    Brill, thanks Tudor
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    Open CATproduct structure only

    Ahh, thanks Tudor. What is the process for loading them in manually?
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    Open CATproduct structure only

    Hi all, Is there a way to load in a CATproduct structure (tree only) with no parts or solving? It's just something that CREO and NX can both do through Simplified Reps and Load Options resp. and I'm looking for a similar feature in CATIA. Many thanks, Dave
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    CAN device compatibility

    Hi folks, I am struggling to source a fuel level sender that is compatible with an 11-bit ISO 11898-1 (CAN 2.0A?) vehicle CAN system. The only CAN fuel level senders that I have been able to find are 29-bit SAE J1939 (CAN 2.0B) units. I have found an academic article online that suggests that...
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    Part Navigator filters turned on by default

    Hi folks, On my current client's installation they have a set of filters set up in Part Navigator. These filters are turned on and applied by default. While I don't mind these filter existing, some are actually quite useful, I don't want them applied by default. How to I stop Part Navigator...
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