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  1. chev72

    CATIA V5: problems with text thickness in drawings

    I am using CATIA V5, revision 10. In some drawings the text randomly swithces to some type of bold print, like the thickness is incorrect. However, upon checking the text properties I cant find anything wrong. This only shows up on a printed copy of the drawing or in print preview mode. This...
  2. chev72

    CATIA V5: problems with text thickness in drawings

    I am using CATIA V5, revision 10. In some drawings the text randomly swithces to some type of bold print, like the thickness is incorrect. However, upon checking the text properties I cant find anything wrong. This only shows up on a printed copy of the drawing or in print preview mode. This...
  3. chev72

    Seal material

    Is there some kind of good general resource for checking what valve seal materials are compatible with certain fluids (gases, oils, fuels, water, etc.)? Thanks
  4. chev72

    Cant change parts of dimension standards

    I am trying to customize the arrowheads, dimension lines, etc. for a given standard (ANSI in this case) but the fields are all greyed out. This is under the tools/standards/drafting menu; I checked under tools/options to see if there was some admin lock on altering the drafting standards but...
  5. chev72

    Drawing dimensioning

    Does anyone know how to change the scale/size/thickness of the dimensioning arrows in CATIA V5? Its driving me crazy, I can change just about everything else except the scale of the arrows. Also, it leaves those annoying dimension lines that extend out across dimension text (when the arrows are...

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