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  1. Vinnie4

    Sheet metal Lofted bends

    I have a rectangle to round part that requires flanges on the rectangle side I can create the loft and it unfolds fine but I cannot add flanges or tabs to this part I am guessing it has to do with the freeform bend generated in the loft command but how do I get one continuous part with folded...
  2. Vinnie4

    is it possible....

    I recieve iges files from one of our customers on a regular basis and up till now I have been able to take the iges part open it in SW use the insert bends command and viola! My part is flattened. Recently I was given a iges part that had 4 bends and two different bend radii, When I insert...
  3. Vinnie4

    Another Odd request

    I have found it useful to model engravings (routed signage) in Sw for customers who lack vision. Currently this can be a long process Creating paths and Profiles then using cut sweep. It seems to me there must be some way to creat a macro or feature that I could use similar to the welment tools...
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    save Dialog box text is jumbled

    when I save the dialog box reads " ????? Part1 ????" I have tried changing my windows system font. The only thing that was installed on this system prior to the problem was Autodesk True view file viewer but even whan I uninstall that the problem persists. This problem is only is Solidworks...
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    New Feature begining to irritate me

    The View palette is becoming a nuisance to me. We mostly generate DXF files to import in to our laser and these need to be 1:1 but now with thie view pallet Having 8 views SW defaults to the palette views scale rather than the drawing view forcing me to change this each time. is there a way to...
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    My Excel hates my Solidworks

    I have two problems they both have to do with Solidworks and Excel playing nice with each other.. The first While editing deign tables I can not use the excel menu functions if I just "Edit Table" If "Edit table in new window" all works fine. I have foun that if I Insert>Objet> Excel worksheet...
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    Automatic or implied relations?

    I have a problem with several models I have drawn. I creates the sketch with Automatic relations on and it has define the center of an arc coincident with a line that it shouldn't be. The sketches I did with Automatic relations turned off do not have this problem. I need to define the arc by...

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