I need to rant. Why do we have drawings in the 3-D world? I am so tired of arguing about the line thickness/ the font size/ the angle of the leader line or all of the other BS that goes along with creating drawings. Then you issue a fabrication to someone and they inevitably call me back...
I just received this question from one of my co-workers that I was unable to answer. If you look at the picture the balloon is larger than the rest and the leader is not connected to the balloon even though the style and size are the same. Also there appears to be two boxes after the #5 item...
All, I have a under defined sketch and I can not figure out why. I have no blue lines or points I have tried to move every line, point and curve and can not find the culprit. Is there any other way to find the unconstrained part.
Brian
SW2006 SP 5.1
Brian
SW 2006 SP 4.1
Is it possible to have the hole wizard created the minor diameter geometry and not the major diameter geometry? Here is the issue; I send out parts that are used to cut the geometry along with drawings. If my supplier uses the models to make the parts he could theoretically cut too large of a...
I am trying to create tabs on a piece of sheet metal that will be used to hold a piece in place during welding. I am trying to place these tabs on a radius as shown in the picture below. I do not know how I can create these and have them show up on the flat pattern. Could anyone tell me if...
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Here is my system
SolidWorks 2006 SP 4.1
Windows XP Professional SP2
Dual Core 2.0 GHZ AMD Opteron Processor
2.00 GB Ram
Nvidia Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI
I imagine this problem is related to the dual core portion of the CPU. Is there anyway to change this so that Solidworks can access...
This is probably an easy question but can you move a section view so that it is no longer in line with where you cut the section? I have a very long tube that will have multiple section views taken along it's radius. I would like to place these views under the section line not in line with it...
I am using Lenny's AssemblyBOM macro, which I find very useful. I started modifying the macro so that I can output all of the properties that I want to show up on the excel file. The problem that I am having is that if the property name is two words the macro will not run. About half of my...
I am trying to reinstall SW 2006 SP 0.0. The reason that I am doing that is when I started SW it would say that I was trying to install MathCad???? Any way I uninstalled SW then I tried to reinstall SW and when I put in disk 2 I get this error "can not find file c:\program files\bluebeam...
I have created a circular pattern of a countersunk hole. I am trying to call out the hole on the drawing. I have created a view with the base countersunk hole normal to that view. I try and pick the edge of the countersunk hole but Solidworks will not let me. I am able to pick the inner hole...
I searched the past threads and could not find an answer to this question even though I am sure that it has been asked before. I have inserted fasteners into my assembly and accidentally made them the wrong length (I inserted them from the toolbox). Can I modify the length inside the assembly...
I have just moved to a new company and am trying to upgrade the standard parts and drawings. I believe that I have part and drawing templates that I like. What I now need to do is go back and change the drawing format and part format. The problem is that I am not allowed to change all of the...
I seem to be unable to get a chamfer dimension to show up in the drawing for a part that I have created. I have tried to use the model items command in every view that I have placed on the sheet but the chamfer dimensions never show. (I have placed top, right, front and a section) I have also...
I am having trouble with curvature from pressing (with heat) Lexan (by GE). The sheets that I am pressing the Lexan between are curved in one direction, they are made of AL. When I take the Lexan sheets out of the press the Lexan sheets are curved the opposite way. It would be logical to me...
