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    Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks

    I have been tyring to get files from SolidWorks into Adobe Illy for a while now and am having issues with it. Everything I try is either not full scale, all messed up, or comes into Illy as nothing. Does anyone use this feature or have any input for me? SolidWorks has a function under edit to...
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    White Decals look gray in drawings

    As the title states I'm having a problem where I will put a decal on a face in the part file and any white in it will end up looking gray in the drawing. I have messed around with the illumination settings for the image and nothing seems to work out. If anyone has any input I'd greatly...
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    Trouble saving as .ai

    Ok so I deal with alot of company logos and am having issues saving out as a .ai file. I need to be able to modify an existing logo, save it as an .ai and have it be able to be cut from that. Everytime I do a file> save as> .ai I end up with a crap ton of straight lines with like 10% of them...
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    Do I let it go?

    So here's the story in short. I have been looking for a new job for a few months now. Luckily I am still employed but everyday I come to work with fingers crossed that I will not see the HR manager come into my office. I understand with the way the economy is companies are being a bit...
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    FCF on Reference Dimensions?

    I recall coming across this before saying that there should not be a FCF on a dimension that is reference. I was trying to find where I saw it before and seem to not be able to find it. What is the rule with this? I attached a sketch of what I'm talking about. Thanks for the help.
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    Multi-body parts

    Hey all, I have been trying to learn Catia here for the past week or so and have a question. I usually use SolidWorks or Unigraphics and in them you are able to creat mulit-body parts that intersect, and later combine them. To clarify, in SolidWorks there is a check box when extruding a sketch...
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    Breaking drawing view links

    I was wondering if there is any way to break the link between a drawing view and the part shown in it. What im doing is making a test fixture for one of our parts. The part is an assembly with around 15 components in it. We are in the process of switching from UG right now so the assembly was...
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    Subscripts

    Hey i am working with 2008sp1.1 and am trying to figure out how to make sub and super scripts for the notes. I figured it would be pretty simple but i guess i am overlooking it somewhere. Thanks for the help.
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    What to do, what to do

    Hey guys, So here's the story. I just recently got my BSME and am now working for a good company doing CAD stuff. I have only been here for about 8 months now but i am starting to hate it. I get along with all co-workers and management and really enjoy the work, when i have stuff to do that...

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