I am struggling with accuracy issues and SE V19. I draw a line to given distance at a specified angle and the angle is not correct as drawn. This is killing me when the assemblies refuse to constrain. The line was drawn at 7.103 inches long at the angle 90 degrees. When checked the line is...
I need to create a rhomboid dodecahedron (12 equal sided spherical object). I created a sphere and used cutting planes on 72 degrees to generate the flat sides but somewhere one or more of my sides is not correct when auxiliary views are created in DFT mode. I cannot find the error int he PAR...
I am increasingly exasperated by the term "tangent continous" used to describe an error in a swept protrustion and the inability to locate the definition anywhere within SE V19's help section. What do I need to correct on my sketches to eliminate this error? All of my sketches are connected as...
I am using a 3D templating software package to produce 3D point clouds for organic and difficult shapes we run into templating stair systems, etc. This software can save out the data in the following formats...
2D DXF (.dxf)
3D DXF (.dxf)
3D Studio (.3ds)
VRML 1.0 (.wrl)
VRML 2.0 (.wrl)...
I have a section of a cast component I am attempting to model. I have generated the cross sections and connected them using a tangent continuous set of curves that I want to be my guides for the Bluesurf. The Bluesurf works fine but when I attempt to introduce the guide curves, SEv18 is either...
I have just finished a PSM sheetmatal file and now SE will not allow me to save it. I cannot save it to my network, which I am logged into. I cannot save it to my local C: drive. I cannot even save it to a compact flash drive card. The actual dialog box reads:
Cannot save the file. You may not...
I poked around in the forums looking to see if anyone else was experiencing problems in assemblies in V17, but did not see anyone having the same problems.
When I drag a subassembly into my new drawing, it's a toss up if the software will allow me to pick on my part. Sometimes the software is...
I have just created an angle iron frame assembly from four pieces. All of the parts are fully positioned and located correctly. After I save the file and attempt to place this frame in another assembly, the pieces do not match up as I assembled them. When I reopen the frame assembly file, it is...
I am having some components rapid prototyped and saved the part files out to STL format. My sales rep from the prototyper called me and said that the part was very jagged shaped and the holes were hexagons instead of round. Sounds similar to the View Resolution issues in AutoCAD. Is there a way...
Out of the blue today I experienced a strange driver issue with SE V16. I attempted to open an assembly, and after the file loaded I received this error...
nVidia Open GL Driver
Driver component sizes mis-matches. Retry to keep going. Cancel to exit.
If I try to continue SE locks up. Anyone...
I attempting to draw an irregularly curved, randomly shaped part. Using the Curve command I begin picking points and it fills in a nicely curved shape as I go. When I reach the end point of my curves, I click the right mouse button [enter] to end the curve command and change over to the straight...
On occasion, I get problems with my draft views of assemblies. My standard side views are all correct, but then the isometric view is incorrect. Lines are missing from parts, objects cross through each other with solid lines when I have hidden lines turned off. It is frustrating as I use the...
I am working on a spiral staircase and am modelling the stair case stringers (flat side that the edge of the steps attaches to). I created a sketch of my radius and the end profiles and set them at their proper locations. When I sweep the protrusion it works fine except that the sweep intersects...
This may have been addressed in a previous post, but my searches have come up fruitless.
I have a huge library or AutoCAD based 2D drawings and I would like to use them to generate 3D Solid Edge parts. I have been unable to figure out how to take an AutoCAD drawing and use it in the profile...
