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    file location defaults

    Thanks oakie, this worked! it will save me many clicks!
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    file location defaults

    Does anyone know if you can set autocad lite 2000 to a directory? Everytime I open or save it is to a specific file. Autocad defaults me to the file created when the program was installed.
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    IS ANYONE UP THERE GOOD WITH GD&T?

    Thanks for everyone's help I have had a class on GD&T but this is different then the examples I have used in the past. My company doesn't like to use GD&T so I am out of practice. I will have to reread my book or I will ask my former teacher. I think automationbabe is correct in using position...
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    IS ANYONE UP THERE GOOD WITH GD&T?

    I can apply the symbols in Solidworks. I am looking for the variable scheme. I don't know how to put GD&T on something that I took for granted to be implied on the center.
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    IS ANYONE UP THERE GOOD WITH GD&T?

    Sorry people. I am used to typing in uppercase.
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    Geometric demensionig and tollerancing

    Is anyone good with GD&T. I am trying to put GD&T on a v-belt pulley. The problem is we are getting ap ulley in from a vendor where the set screw isn't radial. (it doesnt hit the center of the shaft) There are 2 set screws on the pulley that are perpendicular with each other. One of which is on...
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    IS ANYONE UP THERE GOOD WITH GD&T?

    GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLLERENCING
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    IS ANYONE UP THERE GOOD WITH GD&T?

    IS ANYONE UP THERE GOOD WITH GD&T? I HAVE A V-BELT PULLEY I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT GD&T ON IT. THE SET SCREWS ARE NOT GOING TO THE CENTER. THEY ARE 90º TO EACH OTHER BUT ONE IS OFF THE CENTERLINEONE OF THE SET SCREWS IS ON A KEYWAY THE OTHER IS 90º TO THE OTHER. ANY IDEAS? I'M LOST
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    Custom Scale Note on Drawing View

    You can highlight the text you want to change. Then, in feature manager tree, uncheck the use documents font. You should be able to click on the Font button and make it what you want. As far as the linking, I am not sure what you are asking. You can link to custom file properties and add almost...
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    SW2004 Revision Table

    You can make one excel file show on seperate sheets? How do you do this?

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