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    Solidworks add on - 3d quick press or LogoPress

    We are looking for an add on to help design 3 plate die design. Has anyone used 3d quick press or Logopress.
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    Display state not working for drawing

    So I have been having trouble creating views that use to automatically appear by dragging the curser to the right,left,top or bottom.
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    Display state not working for drawing

    Does anyone know if this has been fixed in 2010 sp4.0
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    Converting a UG file

    Thanks Ed for the info. The viewer will help us for now, we will have to buy it after thirty days.
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    Converting a UG file

    I found a free viewer from Oracle, AutoVue is a viewer that opened the xxxx.dwg.prt and showed the model and the drawing view just like you see with UG. Thanks for everyone's help.
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    Converting a UG file

    Thanks, That explains why I can't see the detail drawing.
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    Converting a UG file

    Jerry The xxxxx_dwg.prt when opened in SolidWorks opens as an assembly and the features read as imported files.
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    Converting a UG file

    Zillion, Our customer does not allow us to post the file. Thanks for the offer. When I open the .prt model in SolidWorks it shows the geometry as imported. The drawing file within the .prt file is probably there. I think the viewer is probably the next option. Kevin
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    Converting a UG file

    Zillion I did try and change the ext to xxx.dwg, buth I get an error opening the file. The e-drawing viewer also gave me an error.My next step is to download a viewer. Thanks, Kevin
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    Converting a UG file

    We currently run SolidWorks 2008 SP2.0, is there anyway to view a UG file with an extension of xxxx_dwg.prt? We can open the model with the extension .prt, but the drawing file has dimensions we need to see. Thanks, Kevin
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    Hole Table

    You are right about picking faces. I will email you the file. We need to put the hole table on the second sheet. It looks like the holes missing from the table are the ones from the back side of the part. Maybe I have to run a seperate table for the back side. Thanks, Kevin
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    Hole Table

    We are currntly running SW 2008 SP2.0. The problem we are having is with a hole table. The hole table does not want to assign numbers to hidden holes and holes on multiple surfaces. The hole table also picks arcs which are not generated by the hole wizzard. All the holes were on the piece were...
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    Bulk converter for drawings to dxf files

    Ok, Thanks for the help
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    Bulk converter for drawings to dxf files

    Is there a macro that will convert many solid drawing files to dxf files?
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    how do you turn off flyout tool bars

    Thanks for the help, we recently installed 2008 on a system with WindowsXP 64 bit and the flyouts appeared on the toolbars. The other station we use has WindowsXP 32 bit and the flyouts don't appear on the toolbars.Is there a difference with the operating systems?

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