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  1. Poorpaulus

    Tightest realistic tolerance of a 200mm ID cylinder

    Hi everyone, I am working on a project that requires a stainless cylinder with an ID of 200mm to have a redicoulsly tight tolerance of +/-0.001mm, over an axial distance of 120mm (10mm wall thickness). That's not a typo on the decimal places - needless to say, this is challenging. Does anyone...
  2. Poorpaulus

    Material selection for 2.5mm press-pin

    Hi everyone, I'm NOT an expert of any kind when it comes to this arena, which is showing the restults that I am getting. I have a 2.5mm dia press tool pin that is pushing in a small, steel part with an interference fit in to aluminium. Unfortunately, the steel part needs to be pushed down...
  3. Poorpaulus

    50 Bar Piston O-ring shore hardness

    Hi everyone, I'm working a piston that will see about 50 bar, but will also see approx 1 bar vacuum. It has a stroke of only 25mm, a 18mm dia and a linear speed of only 2mm/sec. This change from pressure to vacuum will occur over a matter of just a few seconds. I've been asked by the Chief...
  4. Poorpaulus

    Leader text location

    I'm recently returned to Pro-E (Creo 3) after a break of a couple of years and I am having a problem getting the text on a dimension to behave. Instead of it sitting on the outside of the leader, the text goes back on itself. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
  5. Poorpaulus

    Change dimension format in sketch

    G'day, I have just moved jobs and on my new PC (a brand new build), strange things are afoot. When I dimension anything in a sketch, the dimension is if the format like this...3.65e+002, rather than 365mm. My machine is the only one like this and I have no idea how to change it. Can anyone...
  6. Poorpaulus

    Section view with both solid and wireframe parts in the same view.

    As the title suggests, I need to represent a sectional view of an assembly, but with one of the components as wireframe/transparent. The component to be transparent is a "potting" in a connector and I need to show the cables running though so that route can be seen in section. In SW I can simply...
  7. Poorpaulus

    Circular Centre Marks on two holes

    Is there a way of representing the circular lines on a drawing if there are only two holes? The command doesn't really come alive unless three holes are selected. I need to dimension them radially. Paul.
  8. Poorpaulus

    Adding to Cumulated Dimensions

    Is it possible to add more dims to a Cumulated Dimension after it has been produced? Paul.
  9. Poorpaulus

    Moving Part/Assy files around.

    Is there a way of moving a part file from one location to another without the Assy falling over? I don't use PDM works, so it is all filing is done in Windows. Paul.
  10. Poorpaulus

    Issuing/naming Drawings

    I am in the middle of a disagreement over the issuing of part numbers to parts & drawings. A collegue that has been working here for many years (I have only recently joined) claims that it is correct ISO practice to take a part and issue it with multiple part numbers and drawings because is it...
  11. Poorpaulus

    Empty Cut List

    I have inserted a cut list on to a drawing which contains a weldment, but the cut list is empty. Am I missing something?
  12. Poorpaulus

    Splitting a Weldment.

    Is it possible to split a weldment part file in to two? I have inherited a rather large weldment that I think should be made in to two files. Can this be done without major problems? Paul.
  13. Poorpaulus

    Get Write Access

    In Solidworks, when working with a read-Only file, there is a command called "Get write access" which allows you to make the file read-write without closing and reopening. Is there a function in SE V19 that does the same? Paul.
  14. Poorpaulus

    Move command greyed out

    In an assembly, why would the Move command be greyed out? I can't move anything. Also, in the assembly one step higer, the move command isn't greyed out, but when using the command I can't select anything. I am quite new to SE, so I may just be a butthead [ponder]. Paul.
  15. Poorpaulus

    Callout Precision

    Any idea how to change the precision on a callout? I'm new to SE and I can't get the Mass to show anything other than 0.0Kg in the title block, when it should be 0.013Kg. I'm sure there's a way, but I can't figure it out. Paul.
  16. Poorpaulus

    24V 200amp Alternator

    Does anyone know where I can source a 24v 200amp alternator? I need one urgently. Paul.
  17. Poorpaulus

    Assembly Mate

    I have a general question about assembly mates. I have inserted a part into an assembly and it is floating around the screen, not fixed anywhere. Is there a simple way of fixing the part to the assembly origin without using mates? ie, as if I had inserted the component using the Insert...
  18. Poorpaulus

    Balloons

    On an Assembly drawing, I am having problems selecting all of the components on the screen when I am trying to put balloons on them. They are showing in the BOM table, but when I click on the part, it clicks "through" it and selects the part behind it. Why? Paul.
  19. Poorpaulus

    Why is it doing this?

    What I open an assembly within Solidworks, all is well, but when I open the same assembly (well, any assembly really) from within Windows by double-clicking the file directly, Solidworks tries to open-up almost every SW file that I have on my hard drive. Any idea why? Paul.
  20. Poorpaulus

    Form tool on a bend

    Is there an easy way to add a "birds beak" on the bend of a sheet metal part? I am not sure what the usual expression is, but at Jaguar they call it a birds beak. Basically, it is a small depression on the rad of a bed so that it stiffens up the bend. Any suggestions? Paul.

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