OK, I just set up a 64bit windows xp machine and cannot get PDM to connect correctly at all. I already modified my hosts file, installed PDM like I do on every other machine. Since it's 64bit, I know it needed to go into the Programs x86 folder. I get all the way thru like normal however when I...
Hopefully I word this well enough to be understood. I need to illustrate a serial number etched into the side of a cylindrical part. I've done this using text and cut extrude on flat surfaces, but cannot understand how to do it on a cylindrical part that has a taper to it (not steep enough to be...
I know you can insert an image to use as the background, but what I need to do is insert an image onto the face of two part models. (one is a flat surface, one is curved) My tools are paint shop pro and solidworks and the problem is they want an edrawing that rotates and shows the provided logo...
OK, this is strange and I tried the search but not sure maybe I'm wording it wrong...
When I edit text, I can double click on it and the font menu pops up where I can bold, underline, change the font size, etc without having to go thru the feature manager. Suddenly now I cannot. Additionally...
Hopefully I explain this well enough for someone to help me. I'm using SW 2004 SP4.2
I have an assembly of parts. Once assembled, a portion of the part gets machined off. After this step, a corner fillet needs to be added to the newly machined edge. I cannot find any way to do this in assembly...
When trying to create a detail view, I'm finding that the centerlines in the original view become solid lines in the detail view. I tried simply hiding them (nothing happens), and unless I hide them in the original view (not always a desired action) that sort of works ok unless I go back and...
