I am helping a coworker and have a rolled sheetmetal part with cut holes in it. I can not dimension them in the flat pattern in a drawing. I can't select the holes in the flat view..."The selected entities could not be converted into a line or arc." is what I get. I've tried holding the "SHIFT"...
I am trying to create a symmetrical sheetmetal part using Lofted Bend in SW'06 SP5.1. I understand that when you select the sketches it depends where you select them to define the path from sketch to sketch. I would assume that I need to define more than one path. Problem is....It twists the...
Anyone know a way to combine two solidworksmaterial.sldmat files? I found one on Lorono's SolidWorks Resources website. I know how to add it as a seperate selectable database under the Materials Editor, but it gets confusing having more than one directory to search. And the file is much to...
We design heating elements modeled with a sketched path and round profile. Usually in "hairpin" type shapes. I need a way to be able to show these in a flat (unformed) state, and also be able to show stepped progression of bends for manufacturing instructions in the drawings. Any ideas?
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Okay guys, here is our situation. I am helping convert our dept. from Microstation V8 to SW '06. When creating (converting to 2D sketch) blocks (i.e. wiring diagrams) which were created in Microstation in bright colors with a black background environment. Seems everyone is having a fit over...
I am working contract using SE v17. I have been assigned a task of creating a mold for rotomolding a sheet metal asm. They have provided me with the asm. and its psm.'s
Being newly introduced to SE again after working on Pro-E the last 5yrs I am at a loss and wish to not expose my inexperience...
I could have sworn there was a config. option for setting the default linetype for detail circles for views. Can anyone help? FYI...We are running 2001.
