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Drawoh, Thanks for the tip...I have never used the feature, but will check it out. HELP description speaks if some of the elements I am looking for....so encouraging. Paul

Hello, For some basic design work, I like to import a part within a part instead of creating a separate assembly file. For example, I am making a simple aluminum block that requires one screw. Instead of designing the block and then creating an assembly file with the block and screw, I simply...

Dear All, I am hoping someone can tell me where SW gets/controls the data to populate the title over the QTY column in a BOM? I tend to use configurations a lot, and I mention this because when using multiple configurations, SW adds the configuration name on the QTY column, which can be...

Hi all, Can anyone tell me how to delete the configuration specific header portion in the BOM right beside the QTY? I can manually delete it.....but I was wondering how/where-from the configuration name (in my case called "closed") gets pulled over and if there is a check-box to turn this off...

Hi Michael, Thanks a lot for taking these steps to help solve this issue. Perhaps you are right, I get the feeling I am the only one clamoring for this fix :). I see it as almost a bug in this world of infinite customization (Solidworks included....takes hours to go through all those options...

Hi Chris, I am using Sprutcam, it is a pretty sophisticated (meaning 3 and 4 axis control) software that is "priced right", but it is buggy. Because of the latter, I would not recommend it. HI Michael, Thanks a lot for bringing this up to the folks at SW and providing a detailed potential...

Hi Phil, It looks like I have some other option checked that you don't or vice versa. I have all the text position options in the center icon....I even flipped through the options to see the effect, and the others are parallel to the leader, but the center icon, for me anyway, keeps the text...

Hi Phil M, Looks like I have some support from you...! Can you do me a favor and go back to attachment in my original post (there is also a PDF format) and see if your plane looks like mine? I can live with the horizontal and vertical flipped, if I must, probably the more annoying part is...

ALso... I forgot to mention that the more advanced packages of SW has "feature works" which I think builds the feature tree....turning the dumb model into a usable tree....at lest that is my understanding. Again, untested by me since I have the basic version. For the times I had to transfer...

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Hi All, I appreciate the dialogue so far, but in this case, the point is that I am the CAD and the CAM operator, and when I design a part I would like to think in one coordinate system and it can also cause headaches on the CAM programming side. Most times my CNC parts involve just two setups...

There is also a package called Transmagic (www.transmagic.com)....I have not tried this, saw it in a magazine recently, and thought it would be handy if it works.

Hi All, I want to try to solve what I hope is a basic template "problem" for those of us that use both CAD and CAM packages and do some CNC milling...I am sure this must be already been discussed and solved zillions of time s :). I want my Z orientation in Solidworks to match my CNC mill, i.e...

Thanks Corb! You would think I could have figured this one out, but have to say, I never knew (or thought to) pick a face in a drawing....!

Hi all, I have a sheet metal pc drawn-up and I want to add a REF dimension when the part is folded in the ISO view. See PDF. I tried several options, (true versus projected, horizontal versus smart dim, etc). Any way to show the true dim here of 6.00 inch in the ISO view (I suppose I can...