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    Best Fit Line

    I have three points projected onto a plane and would like to best fit an infinite line using these points. Is there a way to do this in V5r18 Wes C. ------------------------------ No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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    Client Vendor relationships

    Great link on Evolving Excellence (from Fashion Incubator original hat tip) about vendor-customer relationships. How does your company deal with customers demanding more for less? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY Wes C. ------------------------------ No trees were killed in the...
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    R18 Drafting, Leader Tail not Scaling

    Hi All, Just loaded R18 last week, and today I begin a drawing. The Heads on my leaders seem to scale to proper size in the views I am working however the tails do not. I can not find the setting in the standards file to change this. Any help would be appriciated. Using a custom but ASME...
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    Composites Workbench - Anyone using

    Is there anyone using the Composites workbench? I'm interested in finding some training, but can't find any pre-canned classes online. I imagine we could get a custom class, but I thought I might see if anyone using it has any suggestions. Again, I can find plenty of Fibersim training courses...
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    Adam Aircraft Shuts Down

    http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/02/11/daily15.html This is really too bad. I have heard through the grapevine that they completed several major milestones last week for the A700. Wes C. ------------------------------ No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a...
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    Mining College - Industry Reputation

    Hopefully not to unusual of a question, but could anyone tell me what the industry reputations are for the Mining/Mineral Engineering programs (both ugrad and grad) at Montana Tech and New Mexico Tech. Thanks! Wes C. ------------------------------ No trees were killed in the sending of this...
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    Clipping View

    Does any one know a way to do a clipping view with a spline instead of the circle, or straight line profile. V5R16 Thanks, Wes C. ------------------------------ No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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    catia company drafting standards

    Trying to set up our company standards, v5r16 here is a quick question. Anyone have any thoughts as to how we can do this ...already understand *most* of how to work with the standards files, but there are a few things stumping us... this is one. Any help would be appriciated. Wes C...
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    How do you represent a rivet?

    Well this isn't so much a technical question as a procedural question. What method do you use to populate rivets in your bill of materials. I currently need to insert the rivet (as a solid) into the assembly in order to "call out" the rivet using the automated item baloon, and to populate the...
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    Background Color

    I havn't really used pro-e since pre-wildfire days, and I've recently been offered a job where the pirmary design is WF2.... so i've gotten myself the student copy, and I'm having trouble seeing the stuff on the screen. So I've darkend it, but then i thought... Hey preWF had a colorscheme close...
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    Replace Component Type Things

    Well, before I do this individually in all 8 or 9 places, Let me ask you guys the question. I have a bunch of parts that is in a sub assy (it's a kitted assembly). Originally my higher ups wanted the parts called out individually in the drawing (and identified as such in the PL) Now they want...
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    Do you ever have to cut and paste

    A sketch done in a 2D program (such as Autocad) into a solidworks drawing? Do you experience serious serious performance issues when you do this? Wes C. ------------------------------ No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly...
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    Drafting Standards

    Hi All, I know that the basics of this question have been asked a thousand times on here, as I have done a number of searches and read lots... set up a new environment, login in admin mode, etc etc. So here is my question. I'm having a hell of a time actually manipulating the information...
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    Failed to Save

    Hi Everyone, first off - SWx 2006 sp 4.1 dell ws, 3Gb Ram, SWx Approved Graphics card with 128 onboard and current driver. So I have a large assembly, and I am making a drawing. Currently it is 11 pages long, and the file size is 22.8Mb The model file driving the Drawing is approximately...
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    Don't people check those things

    http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=13132137&src=rss/oddlyEnoughNews Seriously, How does a door just "fall off" during flight? Wes C. ------------------------------ Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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    Cut and Paste BOM

    Boy am I frustrated this morning. I am trying to cut and paste a bom from one sheet to another sheet, and I can not seem to get it to work. Any ideas. 2006sp4.0 Wes C. ------------------------------ Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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    See how they run....

    MICE FOUND ON AMERICAN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT Provided By: Gannett News Service , Last Modified: 7/12/2006 5:03:23 PM ST. LOUIS (GNS) -- It's the busy summer travel season and a lot of families have vacations planned. But before you fly, you should see the hidden camera video obtained by...
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    Ellipses

    What is the proper way to dimension a true ellipse. Wes C. ------------------------------ When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions...
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    How many seats at your office?

    Was just wondering how many seats your company has. I had been under the impression that companies buy SWx in the at least 10's of seats if not 100's, but I found out today, that doesn't seem to be the "norm" in my (new) area. Here are my stats Aerospace Company / 45 Engineers / 28 Seats of...
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    API Example Help

    OK, So I've been playing with the autobom example api, and am trying to modify it, to understand how it works. I'd like to call out the part number in lieu of the item number. Any ideas? I'm a little lost, and there is not much doccumentation with this example. Wes C...

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