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  1. AlWat

    Changing part orientation

    Hi, I have a part which needs to be oriented a certain way relative to the x,y,z axes. I know that reorienting the part would be easy in assembly mode, but I don't want to do it in assembly mode for various reasons. Is there an easy way to do it in the "part editing" mode that I am not...
  2. AlWat

    checking dimensions in edrawings?

    I have a question about using edrawings. I know it is possible to check mass properties of a model pretty easily using edrawings, but what if I want to check a few key dimensions? I know there is a “dimensioning” feature in it, but it seems like you have to input all the data instead of it...
  3. AlWat

    Animation, Sub assemblies and component patterns

    Hi, I've got an assembly of a mould. Essentially a bunch of plates with differently shaped inserts in between them, and a million pins and screws. To save time when I was making the assembly from the individual parts, I used a lot of component patterns, especially with the inserts and pins...
  4. AlWat

    Different Part configs in assy

    This may be a basic question... hopefully the solution will be easy. I have a relatively simple assembly file. There is one main part in it that all the other parts are mated to, and this part has two different configurations that I want to use. What I want to do is set up an Assembly...
  5. AlWat

    Dimensioning from Intersection Point

    This is probably a stupid question, but its giving me a hard time. Is there a way to dimension from the intersection point of two lines in the drawing view? I mean being able to select two lines, and it will select the intersection point. I DON'T mean snapping right to the intersection...

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