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  1. drhine

    Unknown Error

    I keep getting this error message when I open assemblies or try to insert new parts into assemblies. Can anyone please help in identifying what the problem may be? AN UNKNOWN ERROR OCCURED WHILE ACCESING ###.sldprt Then this message: UNABLE TO ACCESS FILE Dale Rhinehart
  2. drhine

    Hole Wizard tapped hole on a curved surface

    I know I have done this with success in the past, but I can not get it to work now. I guess I have got a case of the “DA’s” today or something. Can some one please point me in the correct direction to accomplish what I need? I have a cylindrical part that I need to place a tapped hole in for a...
  3. drhine

    The merging of details from two seperate parts

    I have a question that was presented to me a few moments ago. Lets say for example I have a situation come up were two different people are working on the same part but different file name. And we like the ideas both people have about different interacting designs. What would be the most...
  4. drhine

    Photoworks2 Custom Materials

    Does anyone know if there is a location if any, that you can download customized materials for photoworks. Thanks
  5. drhine

    Concentric Mating

    Ok, Maybe I have been staring at this SolidWorks screen to long or something. But I have a round pipe I need to mate to a hole cut out through a tapered surface. How do I accomplish this? The only mates it will give me are tangent and parallel. Here is how I created the cut out: I created a...
  6. drhine

    Volume of Parts

    Is there a quick, acurate and easy way to find the volume of a part? I have a complex faceted tank that I need to get the Volume of... How can I retrieve this information from SW?
  7. drhine

    External Reference Settings

    What would be the prefered settings for external references to allow the smoothest operation for sharing files with 4 other engineers. I know that PDM is the way to go but it is taking some time to get it in here, so until then we have to make do with what we have right now. Any help would...

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