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The jog does not extend across the entire part, so I think a form tool is the only way to do it. I ended up just trimming the excess off to get it done and move on. It's not an elegant solution but it did get the job done. Thanks

All of the form tool info that I've found deals with form tools that fall within the confines of a part. I need to make a double jog in a web on a sheet metal part that extends to both edges. To form such a jog in real life, I would make a punch wider than the web so that the jog would reach the...

Got it! "Lock View Focus" had to be selected in the view before making the sketch. Then the sketched enity could be tird to the drawing view.

I would like to add a sketched circle to a drawing to dimension a V-groove. I can sketch the circle ok and convert it to a construction line, but am unable to select the circle itself or its center to create a dimension to the part. I have done this in the past with no problem, but this time...

Thanks, but that changes all dimensions on the drawing to two place. I only want to change the tap drill and thread depth to two place. Tom

Thanks, but as near as I can tell, there is no way to change the tolerance on the depth of a tapped hole under the document properties. If I create a drawing of a part and use hole callout to dimension a tapped hole, the default tolerance on the depth of the tap drill and thread comes up as 3...

That will change it in the current drawing but when you open a new drawing the tolerance reverts back to three places. I want to change the default value of the tap and tap drill tolerance in the drawing template. Tom

The default tolerance on tap and tap drill depth tolerance on the hole callout is three places. How do I change it to two places in the drawing template? I'm using SW12. Thanks, Tom

Thanks for the response. I found an example of a dimensioned part similar to ours that used a profile of a surface tolerance so I thought that might be more appropriate. Here is a pic of my drawing: Tom

I have a part roughly 3" x 5" with two parallel surfaces. The surfaces only need to be flat within .008" but parallel with each other within .0002". Can I apply a flatness tolerance of .008" to one surface and call it datum feature A, then apply a parallelism tolerance of .0002" to the other...

I'm trying to figure out how to change the default tolerance associated tap drill and tap depths in the drawing template. They are currently set to three places, two places would be much more appropriate. Thanks, Tom

Thanks! Those would have been pretty difficult to find without direction.

I'm not a fan of the rapid dimension and dimension pallet features in 2011. Anyone know how to turn them off? Thanks

So many boxes to check and so little time...your suggestion worked like a charm. Thanks for the help.

I'm trying to model a tree of molded parts consisting of an 8 by 12 array of identical parts, all connected by runners. If I model one of the parts and attempt to pattern it, I get a rebuild error unless I make the parts large enough, or space them close enough, that they overlap. Is there a way...