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    old fashioned lifting chains - oval links

    I am new to solidworks,and use the 2007 version, but am beginning to get the hang of it - all self taught. I have drawn an oval chain link by using a round profile swept along an oval path, but how does one "mate" the parts to get a length of chain, hanging down by gravity? Any ideas? Each...
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    circular patterns of holes

    Many thanks to you all for your help. In the end as my component is symetrical about a centre line, I decided to create a plane through the centre and mirrored the holes on the opposite end. In hindsite I could have drawn half of the component and mirrored the whole thing. I still think in terms...
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    circular patterns of holes

    I am new to Solid works 2007 and although I have produced a ring of holes with one missing on one end of my component, when I have sketched the first hole on the opposite end, working around the same axis I always get a rebuild error "The intended hole does not intersect the model. Please...

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