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Hi, Up until ST, when I use the rotate (or move) command in DRAFT, I could rotate items one at a time without having to reselect the command. Now, it seems to want to dismiss to rotate (or move) tool after each use. If the copy option is selected it remains active. Any ideas how to keep the...

Hi, Since moving up to SE20 I have found that I can not get arcs to display smoothly in a model. I have the "Sharpness" setting at 5, yet the display of a curved item displays as lines. I have the same issue on my office machine, which uses a high end nVidia Quadro FX card, so I don't think...

Hi, Is it possible to have a part rebuild while still editing the design table? I am doing a lot of "what if" design and would like to make numerous changes while still in the design table and see what the resulting part will look like. It is a major pain to have to dismiss the Design Table...

Help. For some reason all the dimensions in SE are defaulting to driven and I am unable to drive them via a variable. The driving/driven button is grayed out and I can not seem to find any other location where this can be controlled. Anyone else have this happen? I tried to search the forum...

Is it possible to have a dimension drive a line in draft like it is in part? There is a button for this, but it is locked out. -T

Hi, I am trying to make an assembly with a set of wheels that can be rolled (or moved) along a section of curved rail. I need to be able to roll the wheels back and forth for demonstration. It is possible to do this? I have tried various relationships but have not been able to get this to...

This one has me buffaloed.... I have a sketch that I have included some edges from a protrusion into. When I change some of the dimensions of the original protrusion, should the included lines in the sketch not update? Most of the time it works fine, but occasionally the included line becomes...

Is it possible to suppress an occurrence in a pattern from a variable? I have a large pattern, and would like to omit some of the occurrences based on a calculation, but from what I can find, it seems like suppressing an occurrence can only be done dynamically. Tim

Hi, I am using a spreadsheet to drive the dimensions of a part. I intend on creating many variations of the same part and want to save these separately. Since many of the dimensions are driven from the spreadsheet variables, how can I break the link to the spreadsheet so when I re-open one of...

Hi, I am trying to develop a pattern of simple rectangular protrusions. What I need to do is have each instance of the pattern slightly longer than the one before it, based on a formula. The overall length of the pattern is variable driven as well. Is this possible with the pattern along...

Hi All, Using SolidEdge 19 on an x64 system and am having difficulty getting the tutorials to work. They load up fine, but the little forward arrow used to advance to the next step of a tutorial seems to be grayed out, and I have no way of moving through the steps. Does anyone else have this...

Hi, I tried searching the forum for some information on this, but was unsuccessful in finding anything. I would like to insert a part into an assembly, but scale it to a smaller size. I don't want to re-draw the entire part smaller, and am hoping there is a way to simply scale it a...

Hi all, Does anyone know of a good source for more detailed information on using the Light Studio settings when rendering? I have been playing with this for a while now and am quite impressed with the results, but SE sorely lacks information on getting the most from this feature, and for some...

Hi all, I am using SE 19 now, but I've been working with SE since ver 11 and overall I find it is a great, solid tool that leaves almost nothing to be desired. Well, almost... Wondering if others find the following quirks a nuisance like I do. Feel free to add your own, or workarounds if you...

Hello, The last few versions of Solid Edge seem to have dropped the ability to rotate an object (in Sketch or Draft) and have it snap perpendicularly to another line. For some reason the handle for a perpendicular relationship will not activate while rotating. This is causing me no end of...

Hi, Back when I was using SE12, I frequently exported .DFT files as .DWG files with specific colors assigned to certain lines. These files are being used on a laser cutter where the laser will react to the different colors with different power settings. Being able to export the colors...

Hi All, Simple question (I think). Is it possible to pattern a feature that has a "replaced" face in it? I have a hex protrusion on a flat surface, the top of the hex is curved using sketches and the replace face tool. I would then like to pattern this hex and corresponding face in a...

Hi All, I am trying to add a dimension to an item, but I don't want the dimension to be displayed. All I want is the tolerance, as this dimension will represent a variety of sizes in a table. So far, I have been unable to remove the decimal portion of the dimension, and have had to resort to...

Hi All, I can not get Intellisketch to recognize a perpendicular relationship when using the rotate tool. For example, I am trying to rotate a rectangle to be perpendicular with another line in Draft. As I rotate the item, all the other relationships that are active show up, but it will not...

Hi All, I have just been given a healthy budget for a single CAD machine and thought I would see what others suggest such a machine should consist of. I will be running SE17, and doing a mix of both 2D and 3D work on the machine. Suggestions? Thanks!