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    NPT thread in weldment?

    Is there a way to add a NPT style thread feature to a hole in a weldment? The thread feature does not seem to be an option under the machining section of the weldment and NPT is not listed under the hole feature. BTW, I currently am still on v8.0 but should be upgrading to v10 once my software...
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    Rebuild Error

    I try to add a library component (in this case 5/16-18 x .75 SHCS) to an assembly. If I try to add a different length or dia SHCS I get the following error. This is a problem so far only with the UNF and UNC versions of SHCS and button heads. Set screws and hex heads have caused me no issue...
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    Easy way to create mirrored part???

    Thanks for the help. I think that the work-around should get me where I need to be.
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    Easy way to create mirrored part???

    I did find the "mirror component" command in the assembly file, and it did create an associated part file that is a mirror of the base. What I was actually hoping for was to be able to create the mirrored part just using the part file itself. (so that the base part and the "mirrored" part could...
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    Easy way to create mirrored part???

    I am on version 8 but I can find nothing in the help menu that will create a mirrored part that maintains a "relationship" to it's base part. Can you help point me in the correct direction?
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    Easy way to create mirrored part???

    I am new to Inventor (having migrated from Solidworks just weeks ago) and am having difficulty figuring out how to create a mirrored copy of an existing part. There are many times when I have to create left hand/right hand versions of parts. In SW, I could make one hand on the part and mirror...

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