Can someone please give some hints on how to make 1 inch holes every 20 inches on a part that has a combination of linear and semi-circular edges. I tried Linear and Circular patterns and would not work.
The part measures 20 feet long and it looks like a giant rubber band stretched out.
Using...
I’m having and incredible hard time trying to figure out the correct stroke of the pneumatic cylinder that will lower the suction cups and bring it back up again.
Can someone please take a look at these drawings and let me know the steps for figuring out the cylinder stroke needed for this...
Does anyone know of websites where I can purchase SW2007 Professional Edition? We had some negotiating problems with the local rep and will prefer buy it online.
Does anyone knows why I cannot mirror a Swept Boss/Base in the Front Plane, I can do it easily for the Top and Right plane but not for the Front Plane (nothing comes out)
I wish I new how to post Bitmaps and JPG in this forum.
Can anyone tell me how do I make a configuration for how pipes are fitted (contoured to fit the pipe OD) prior to welding?
Do I need to do the contoured cut myself or is there a tool that will do it for me and apply the weld at the same time.
Is there a tutorial for doing this? Can anyone...
Does anyone know why this menu option ( “Insert>Feature>Combine” ) is grey out and cannot be chosen?
I’m trying to combine and subtract two bodies and cannot do it.
In SW 2004 how can I used a BMP of JPEG file in the background of a sketch to help me trace an image? What is the best tool for tracing?
Once the tracing I done I would delete it.
I need to draw a path in AutoCAD for a robotic dispensing application. Does anyone know how to get the coordinate data from AutoCAD into Visual Basic 2005?
I must select the correct bore for a Pneumatic Rodless Cylinder for moving 840 pound of weight at crawling speed, low speed application.
Question:
How can I have SW2004 calculate the thrust force needed to move this 840 pound of weight approximately 50 inches?
If SW2004 cannot do this then...
What file format will allow my assemblies to have movements?
I received an IGES file from my supplier for a Palletizing CAD model Robot, they do not use SolidWorks.
I need to move the joints of this robot and could not do it with this IGES file format.
Does anyone here know which file format...
I’m using SW 2004 with my own toolbar settings the way I like it. Sometime when I open someone else’s drawing the toolbar setting changes.
How can I avoid this?
What is the easiest way to draw cyclone fence pattern, especially when you know you will have many different frame ad space size you will like to apply this.
For example let say that I have a square 3 feet long and I will like to position a cyclone fence pattern inside this square. How would...
Does anyone knows how to have in SW2004 the same 6 views that AutoCAD gives you in Isometric mode?
I really dislike SW2004 giving me only 3 views (in 3D), if I move the drawing with my mouse to show the back of the drawing it looks terrible and nothing like the isometric.
Question:
How can I...
I’m working on a Robot Palletizing project and will like to know if anyone here has already drawn a typical US size pallet, or knows where to download one? (I’m using SW version 2004)
Thanks
Sometime ago I heard of this Aluminum extrusion company that has a software that will allow you to draw machine bases and guards right inside SolidWorks, similar to “FrameQuoter” and “AutoQuoter” for AutoCAD.
Does anyone here know this company’s website or a similar add-in program available for...
Most of the machine I work with uses Aluminum Extrusion for its frame. Let us say, for the sake of argument that I am using the 1.5 x 1.5 bar stock.
In my assemblies right now, I have to create many copies of this profile with only the length dimension being different.
I do this many copies so...
Does anyone know if it is possible to add a Calculated Column and a Total below this column to SolidWorks 2004?
I will like to do this using Table-Based Bill of Material not the Excel table type. If this is possible, can someone tell me how is done?
Thanks
