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    Graphics Card

    I just recently upgraded from 2.008K to 2.009K. I looked to see if there was a different recommendation for the my Nvidia 1700 graphics driver than what I was using for 2008, and sure enough, there was. I guess one could feel safe in following the SW offically sanctioned driver...
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    Can SolidWorks drawing have multiple "display styles"?

    Doesn't that violate the requirements of drafting? Dave Zinn Mech. Des. Currently residing in Massachusetts
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    display state for a part

    Is it true that a part can have a configuration, but not a display state? SW 2008 Thanks, Dave Zinn Mech. Des. Currently residing in Massachusetts
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    Very Embarassed

    Typing the letter R will turn them off, right? Dave Zinn Mech. Des. Currently residing in Massachusetts
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    using a derived part

    If I may be so bold, what is the purpose of a derived part? Dave Zinn Mech. Des. Currently residing in Massachusetts
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    using a derived part

    oKay, Handleman said: "There are two other ways I can think of immediately to get the end result of one line in the BOM:" But what about the merits of my method? My method keeps the parts as an assembly without dumbing down, and it is a single entry in the BOM no matter how you set up the BOM...
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    using a derived part

    I have modeled a sems screw (screw, lockwasher, flatwasher) by creating a derived part. I put the screw, lw, & fw in one directory, and I put the derived part in that same directory. Now when I insert it into an assy, there is a single part in the bom. What are the pitfalls, if any, of using...
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    sheet metal in millimeter thicknesses

    Does anyone know of a stock metal supplier that stock alum aly 5052-H32 in millimeter thicknesses (3, 4, 5 mm)? Metricmetals has the right thickness but not in 5052. TIA Dave

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