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    How do I modify "dumb" solids?

    Feature Works is good (althou it's an add-on, which costs more money), but often doesn't recognize features. It doesn't happen often, but I sometimse need to nudge the surface on one of these. Currently, I inport the part to UG, make the changes and export back out to open in SW again. Nice...
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    How do I modify "dumb" solids?

    How do you work on models imported from other systems? Example: I have a model of a welded frame imported from another system and need to make it longer. Lacking parameters, in UG I would drag a box around everything that needs to move and use "Move Face" to stretch the whole thing...
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    Should I give up on SolidWorks?

    I recently returned to SW after a year on UG. I originally selected SW2000 over everything else for a start up company I joined. It was the first CAD package I enjoyed working with and was actually able to do more designing than computer operating. Of course the company went out of buisness...

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