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    Learning SolidWorks........

    3DDave, yes. Thanks [tongue] CAD2015, Another one I forgot. Be familiar with "Instant2D" and "Instant3D" features. Sometimes they help, sometimes they hurt. I find Instant2D particularly annoying when sketching. Makes it very hard to select/access the PropertyManager for dimensions...
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    Toolbox Component Custom Properties - using variables

    Is there a way to build a custom property for toolbox components using formulas/variables? (specifically bolts, nuts, washers) I want "partno" to be a concatenation of nominal diameter, thread pitch, and length. This will be used to populate our BOM p/n column. We build our BOM using a...
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    Learning SolidWorks........

    Same. Used CATIA V5 and NX for 5 years each, then downgraded to SW 2020. You will feel frustrated by the lack of features, control, bugs, and overall simpleness of the software. What's your application? Also your question is pretty broad, "learn" isn't an objective criteria. You can probably...
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    Using Configurations (or Global variables) to control Assembly & Child Part configurations

    How do I accomplish this in SolidWorks Professional 2020 SP5.0 ? I'm trying to create an assembly that can be configured in different lengths and the child part updates to the new length. Assembly hardware is updated via mates. Specifically I'm working with aluminum extrusion from...
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    SolidWorks Macro - Save Dwg as PDF, DWG and .Zip file

    Hello, I'm using the following code to export my dwgs (taken from various internet examples). I'd like to release this macro to the engineering department, but it needs to be more robust (report if existing file is in-use and can't be overwritten) and ideally it would .Zip the files and remove...
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    If I have two parts in an assembly, how do I import a solid body from Part A into Part B as solid bo

    Thanks. Join command is somewhat unreliable...It's failing with "zero thickness" error even though there's no zero thickness anywhere. How do I break the connectivity of the join command? Siemens NX had a "Remove Parameters" command And CATIVA V5 had "Copy/Paste Special -> Break Link" Both...
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    If I have two parts in an assembly, how do I import a solid body from Part A into Part B as solid bo

    Thank you. Exactly what I needed.
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    If I have two parts in an assembly, how do I import a solid body from Part A into Part B as solid bo

    Using SW 2020. If I have two parts in an assembly, how do I import a solid body from Part A into Part B as a solid body? In Siemen's NX I would use "WAVE geometry linker". I would edit a part in the context of an assembly, use the geometry linker and it would create a dumb solid body of the...
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    Copy / Paste components from one assembly to another and retain positioning

    What I ended up doing as a work around was: 1. Place AssyB inside of AssyA , align them properly. I want to copy components from AssyA into AssyB and have them be in the exact same position. 2. In AssyA, copy/paste the desired components into the parent assembly (AssyA), or make duplicates by...
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    Copy / Paste components from one assembly to another and retain positioning

    I have 10 years experience with CATIA V5 and Siemens NX and I can't seem to do this simple thing in SolidWorks 2020. I would like to Copy / Paste components from one assembly to another and retain positioning I have no idea what solidworks does to positioning data during copy / paste but it...
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    NX Drafting Tabular Note - Connected to Spreadsheet

    I'm using NX 12.0.2.9 Windows 10 Pro (Build 18362) Tabular notes in drafting are unusable. It takes several minutes to make even the slightest formatting change (column width, row height, cell alignment, Ctrl-T move) No matter what change I make to the table, NX always takes a few minutes to...
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    disable scrolling the ribbon bar with the mouse wheel

    thread561-409481 Is there a way to disable scrolling the ribbon bar with the mouse wheel? I find my mouse wheel is touchy and will often scroll when I'm not touching the wheel. It's likely the mouse wheel didn't fully seat when last scrolled and it's finally "settling" into the closest scroll...
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    Planes Between Command

    NX11 Is there a planes between command that creates X instances of equally spaced datum planes between two selected planes? The equivalent CATIA command can be seen here http://catiasurfacedesign.blogspot.com/2008/03/planes-between.html
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    NX11: File -> Save as in an assembly wants to do a save as for every parent file. (follow up)

    Disagree. I get it that "this is how NX functions" and I'm OK with that but there are no visual cues for what is happening. NX does not let the user know which Assembly is being saved. What if my child part is nested 4 assemblies deep? Will I see the same Save As dialog 4 times? There are no...
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    NX11: File -> Save as in an assembly wants to do a save as for every parent file. (follow up)

    OK. I will do this. My GTAC account is fixed. Do I goto https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en/support/gtac/ then click Create or Update Incident Report ? This seems to be creating an IR... General forum question Is there an easy way to respond to someone's post and quote them...
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