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    Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.

    which is what I ended up doing. I created an assembly copy and modified the parts that needed to be modified. as to the draft copy, I hadn't thought of that. Wouldn't that still require doing a replace of every single drafted flat pattern as well though? I ended up just drafting everything...
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    Captive Screws w/o Retainer

    Is anyone here familiar with a captive screw system that would not require installing a retainer? We have already had the doors made up and came across a line item in the customer spec that got missed in manufacturing that required captive screws to attach 12GA Breaker Doors to the enclosure...
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    Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.

    well, with the way it's designed, pretty much everything would end up mirrored. Technically, I suppose with the sides of the enclosure, I could just call out the bends in the opposite direction, but the roof and doors would have to be exact mirrors. I suppose I should stop looking for a lazy...
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    Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.

    Ok here's the situation: Using ST2 I've created a 10 cabinet assembly in sheet metal and completely drafted the assemblies, individual enclosures, and the flattened sheet metal parts that will be sent to be manufactured. My issue is this: This entire assembly will also be created as a mirror...
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    Lofted Non-Tangent Arc-Lines and Flat Pattern Bend Lines

    I ended up combining the flattened pieces in Autocad and working out the brake locations with the brake operator. Thanks for your help
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    Lofted Non-Tangent Arc-Lines and Flat Pattern Bend Lines

    SE v.ST Two questions in one concerning the same sheet metal part. I have attached the part Im working with.. SE has told me it cannot loft this as a chain due to the fact that the lines arn't tangent (carpenter brought a mold in for us to cover, can't change it) 1. Ok, will not loft non...

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