I am currently saving plan views of my models as DWG files that our sales team gives to our customers so that they can drop them into their plan views. I am doing this though DriveWorks and we do not want to touch the files that DriveWorks creates.
When DriveWorks creates each model, the size...
I am wanting to add some items to the custom properties drop down list. I know how to do it for the actual custom properties name but I want to add items to the Value/Text Expression drop down list.
I'm sure this is easy but I cannot find the text file to edit and the add button only works for...
Anyone else having any problems with the "Edit All" option when working with equations?
I have an assembly that I have set up to modify by changing some values in the equation dialog box. Since there are quite a few equations, I like to use the "Edit All" option so that I can change all the...
I just upgraded to 2010 SP2 from 2008 SP5. I routinely use the offset entities command (with select chain checked) to produce an offset of a prior sketch.
Since I have upgraded, the select chain function doesn't seem to work. I now have to select approximately 10 sketch segments to get the...
Has anyone ever had a problem with the center marks showing up off center of the holes? I have a drawing view (partial aligned view) of a part and when I try to insert center marks in my threaded holes, they show up about 1/2" to the right of the actual hole.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
When typing notes in my drawing, SW automatically adds 1, 2, 3 etc... as I add net notes. Is there a way to change the amount SW indents the note from the line number? It seems disproportionately large and I would like to make it smaller.
I have a problem drawing small lines sometimes. When drawing a line that is in one of the primary axis directions, I normally pick my start point, move my mouse in the direction I want the line to draw, type in the length of the line and hit enter. AutoCAD then draws the line that length.
If...
Can I save a tool crib from one drawing and import it into another drawing?
I am new to Camworks and I have not had any luck with these. Do you have to make a custom crib for each drawing that you make or does each user have to save his own tool crib?
My experience with this progame is so...
Has anyone ever heard of this?
I am working on an assembly created by someone else a couple of years ago.
I am getting an error when I try to change a dimension on one of the parts. When I look at the mates on the part, the only mate is an "IN PLACE" mate. I also get a dialog box telling me...
Is there any way to scale a symbol. I am trying to put a surface finish symbol in my Drawing formats but it is too big to fit within the line of text that I would like to put it in.
Thanks,
John
Can I create several sheets that reference the same Bill of Material?
I have a large assembly and my drawing has 7 pages. When all of the pages are in the same file, it takes forever to work on the drawing. I have broken the drawing up into 7 different drawings (one page per drawing) and I...
Can anyone tell me what I need to do to add a lock washer to a smart fastener? I put screws, flat washers and hex bolts in just fine but when I look for a lock washer in the bottom stack, there just isn't one there.
I changed the type of fastener from ANSI metric to JIS and I was able to find...
I have an exploded assembly in a drawing that I am having a little bit of a problem with. I am trying to attach parts ballons to the parts and I can do this with all of the parts except one.
First off, I want to say that I inherited this assembly so I don't know much about how it was created...
Can you change a local pattern and make it derived and vice-versa?
I am working on an assembly created by someone else and he has a derived pattern of screws going through a hole pattern but he created a local pattern of the t-nuts that the screws also go into.
I would like to change the...
In a drawing, is there a way to select the top edge of a circular feather for dimensioning? An example would be a shaft with a key slot. I want to dimension from the bottom of the shaft to the bottom of the key slot.
What I did this morning was to draw a very small line and make it tangent to...
