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    need hole call out advise on pierce extrude hole in sheetmetal

    :D THAT IS EXACTLY THE PAGE I USED! LOL. ;D I was worried more about getting the notation right so that I would get a product that was manfacturable and checkable. I have settled on this: .106 +/-.001 PIERCE EXTRUDE .08 DEEP X .020 WALL MIN. BTW, my 2 place tolerance is +/-.010" Thanks for...
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    need hole call out advise on pierce extrude hole in sheetmetal

    I am not aware of any set format for calling out a hole in sheetmetal that will fit a threadforming screw. I want a hole the will fit an M3x.5 screw. From what I know, .106 +/-.001 should do it. I want it to be 2 material thickness' after piercing and the material is .040" thick. My title...
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    How do you guys organize your files?

    I would only add one thought to all the disk space discussion. The original file takes only as much space as needed, but PDMWorks IIRC, stores a change file at a small percent age the originals size. W/O a pdm program every time you save a new revision they are all 100% in size. Correct me if...
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    Bluebeam pdf resets my drawing orientation?

    Hi all, It seems that the problem was diagnosed to be a SW issue. They tested it with BlueBeam installed and NOT installed. The problem remained. It seems to have something to do with changing printers, and the settings don't return correctly. I will sumbit Bluebeams response to SW as a...
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    Bluebeam pdf resets my drawing orientation?

    I have submitted a request for assistance to Blue Beam. I will let y'all know how it turns out. A-
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    Bluebeam pdf resets my drawing orientation?

    Ok, tried that. No difference. The orientation changed from landscape to portrait again. Also I am using "use document settings" and "scale sheet to fit paper" on the "page set up" page. A-
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    Bluebeam pdf resets my drawing orientation?

    Hi all, Here is the problem. SW2003 sp5.1 with blue beam pdf creator (bbpc) sp 2.2.1 . After I use BBPC my drawing is re-oriented into the "portrait" not the "landscape" that I want. It keeps doing this and I can not stop it. I have to reset my orientation every time...
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    Save As PDF Cuts off edges of Drawing

    Just a note. I had title block text being clipped but not the TB itself. (strange problem) I fixed it by changing my HP laserjet 8150N default setting to "allow edge to edge" printing. BTW, I have a differnent issue with BlueBeam which, I will look up, or start a another thread.
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    window sizes is too big

    Sorry, but the problem is inside SolidWorks. Try this... open a new part file.... I notice that fills my screen all but 3/16" on the right side and 3/8" from the bottom. The top left is in the top left corner. Then pull the border (any edge) of the solidworks window into cover the...
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    window sizes is too big

    Yeah we checked that. That is not it.
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    window sizes is too big

    My co-worker is annoyed by the size of the window that his part/drawing/assemblies open up in. Can this be set? We are now using SW2003 sp4.0. Thanks all. Additional background info. We each have a 21" monitor. SolidWorks is not maximized, so that we get to short cuts and other...

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