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  1. serspec

    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    Tick, The parts are going to be made from my .ai file. Saving as a pdf gives a raster image. I need vectors.
  2. serspec

    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    That Could be. I have absolutely everything maxed out on my settings though. I dont know what else I could adjust to make it come out cleaner. And as far as I have found there is no options when saving as an .ai. Possibly something SP5.1 did differently than 4.1?
  3. serspec

    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    I have CS4 as well. Are you on SolidWorks 2010? I'm still using 2009. The part opens fine in Illustrator except for the fact that and splines turn into a bunch of straight lines. I'll try to attach a screen shot of the two parts in SolidWorks and Illustrator to show what I'm talking about...
  4. serspec

    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    Yeah... I have definitely tried save as .ai. I have spent quite some time trying to get this to work. That method works but again, any spline turns into a bunch of straight lines. For what I am doing I need to have smooth corners on everything. I'm starting to assume I am out of luck.
  5. serspec

    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    Chris, I actually know and have discussed this situation with the author of that article you posted. And I dont have any issues bringing an ai into solidworks... I can't export from SolidWorks into Illy.
  6. serspec

    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    Theo, I have not tried it that way but I definitely am going to. And yes it is for line-work. It is very frustrating that the two programs act like they would work great together when nothing actually works out. Thanks again for the input guys
  7. serspec

    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    I have tried saving the drawing as a .dwg and it comes in as a bunch of straight lines instead of curves. Unfortunately that is not an option. I will try the pdf method right now and see if it works. Thanks for the input guys and if you have any other ideas I'd love to hear them. I just dont...
  8. serspec

    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    I have been tyring to get files from SolidWorks into Adobe Illy for a while now and am having issues with it. Everything I try is either not full scale, all messed up, or comes into Illy as nothing. Does anyone use this feature or have any input for me? SolidWorks has a function under edit to...
  9. serspec

    White Decals look gray in drawings

    Worked out great thanks alot!! Was able to offset the other objects being too bright by adjusting the settings for those materials separately. Thanks again for the input.
  10. serspec

    White Decals look gray in drawings

    As the title states I'm having a problem where I will put a decal on a face in the part file and any white in it will end up looking gray in the drawing. I have messed around with the illumination settings for the image and nothing seems to work out. If anyone has any input I'd greatly...
  11. serspec

    Trouble saving as .ai

    Ok so I deal with alot of company logos and am having issues saving out as a .ai file. I need to be able to modify an existing logo, save it as an .ai and have it be able to be cut from that. Everytime I do a file> save as> .ai I end up with a crap ton of straight lines with like 10% of them...
  12. serspec

    Do I let it go?

    The worst part is the guy never even got back to me to reschedule it. He didn't ask me one single question while I was there so it's not like I messed up and they changed their mind already.
  13. serspec

    Do I let it go?

    With the second company the phone messages I have been leaving were, "I am just wanting to follow up with you regarding our meeting" sort of thing. The first company I have given up on since I definitely do not want to work with someone who would have no problem doing something like that. I...
  14. serspec

    Do I let it go?

    So here's the story in short. I have been looking for a new job for a few months now. Luckily I am still employed but everyday I come to work with fingers crossed that I will not see the HR manager come into my office. I understand with the way the economy is companies are being a bit...
  15. serspec

    FCF on Reference Dimensions?

    The inner and outer parts are metal and they get bonded together with rubber, the OD would not change in this situation.
  16. serspec

    FCF on Reference Dimensions?

    The part is an in-separable assembly and the two components diameters are called out in their part level drawings. Our policy here on assembly drawings like this is to always include the inner and outer diameters and lengths as reference on the final print. I just wasn't sure if since this...
  17. serspec

    FCF on Reference Dimensions?

    Thanks a lot. I figured that was the case since I couldn't find it anywhere but for some reason it caught my attention. Thanks again.
  18. serspec

    FCF on Reference Dimensions?

    I recall coming across this before saying that there should not be a FCF on a dimension that is reference. I was trying to find where I saw it before and seem to not be able to find it. What is the rule with this? I attached a sketch of what I'm talking about. Thanks for the help.
  19. serspec

    Create a New Part By Mirroring?

    Well i guess you should do a save as 'new part' first and delete the original solid body after the mirror. That should do it.
  20. serspec

    Create a New Part By Mirroring?

    Just mirror the solid body through a plane that doesnt touch the part and make sure 'merge solids' is unchecked

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