I am looking for hex head bolts with a short thread.
Such as 7/16-20 x 1.5 bolt with only a .5" thread.
We could use a standard 2" partially threaded bolt and cut off .5" leaving .625 thread on the now 1.5" bolt, but would rather find an off the shelf supplier.
My fastener supplier was of no...
I am trying to add a part to an explosion sequence. It was easy in SolidWorks to add or remove a part from an explosion step. How do I do it in Inventor? Thanks, Steve
I have assemblies that I cannot pick a part from the work area to open (I have to find it in the tree), nor can I pick an edge to measure. Everything highlights. The assemblies were made by someone no longer here. The parts that I cannot pick are groups of parts that were patterned using a...
I have a configuration part that will not let me select it as a part, assembly part, or drawing part. The default part works fine, but configuration part,(it has one hole suppressed) will not select. It will not let me highlight any surfaces or features in the part, although I can pick planes...
I have a part to which I have added a sketch. I have the need for the sketch to show up on the drawing. I have clicked on "show" for the sketch in the drawing tree, which I am sure I have done before. Some of the centerlines I made the sketch from show up partially, and some do not show up or...
I am applying decals to a part using "Decal" in PhotoWorks. Or should I say attempting to.
One decal needs to be on two surfaces. One is planar and meets another that is slightly curved. "Decal" menu only allows me to pick one surface. Decal (TIFF image) appears on the surface I pick, but...
I recently noticed that search does not work on the Solidworks forum when I choose "SolidWorks CAD products only". It does work when I choose "full site search". I tried it on other forums, and it works on some and does not work on some. What is going on?
In Pro-E I was able to rotate a model view a specified number of degrees about the x, y, or z axis and save it as a new view. Can this be done in SolidWorks? In SW I can of course rotate in 15 degree increments with the arrow keys, but I need more control. I can also use the free rotate, but it...
I am trying to show a projected curve on a drawing or cut a projected curve on the model, which will of course show on the drawing. I have a model for a rotational mold and I am trying to show areas for sand blasting. I made a sketch and projected it onto surfaces (more than one surface). I...
Is there a way to display the full path to a document file. Under the File drop down some of the recently open documents show the full path, like C:\solidworks\hardware\part, displayed and some only show the part name. In Pro-E I could set an option to display the full path. I have searched SW...
I need a way to adjust a handle for different heights of operators. It needs to lock in well once adjusted. This is on a machine that is pushed. I am using a metal loop style handle (kind of like a lawn mower handle). A set of "toothed" faces would work. I have seen the "toothed" face approach...
I made a hole table for a sheetmetal part. Most holes show up in the table, but some do not. All the holes are true holes and are not sheetmetal cuts. I can put in an axis table and all the axis show up, but that is way too much information. What could possibly be wrong. WF2- M120. Thanks in...
Can you go back to the Wildfire colors after you switch to pro-Wildfire colors? I can go to View - change screen/entity colors to pre-Wildfire (blue background), but sometimes I would like to switch back to Wildfire colors (beige background). Can this be easily done? I have WF2.
How can I hide thread notes and other cosmetics on parts and assemblies? I could supress the feature that the note is referencing, but I would lose mates.
I need help in resolving failures. I cannot find extensive instruction about resolving failures. I can do a quick fix and redefine placement and some other quick fixes, but have difficulty fixing other things. For example: what if I rollback a part to insert a feature in the model tree, then I...
Is there a was to make a reference (dependent) mirror of a generic part and have all the instances also make mirror parts? I would like to use the original generic and it's instances in an assembly family table as well as use the mirrored parts and be able to replace them in the same family...
Need a method to measure temperature remotely and display on a dial type meter. We presently use remote reading vapor actuated dial thermometers, which use a capillary tube. These work well, but the machines they are mounted on are broken into sections for shipping. Presently the thermometers...
Need a method to measure temperature remotely and display on an analog meter. We presently use remote reading vapor actuated dial thermometers, which use a capillary tube. These work well, but the machines they are mounted on are broken into sections for shipping. Presently the thermometers are...
Need a method to measure temperature remotely and display on an analog meter. We presently use remote reading vapor actuated dial thermometers, which use a capillary tube. These work well, but the machines they are mounted on are broken into sections for shipping. Presently the thermometers are...
Some of my ordinate dimensions turned "purple". Can they be re-referenced? My situation is that I have a large family table of sheet metal parts. I am trying to make drawings for all the instances. It was going well, until I reached a group of instances that are significantly different from the...
