Hello,
I am adding some additional circles in a Draft to better show how an arc in one of the displayed Parts is centered. I then add some dimensions to this circle.
However, the scale of the dimensions applied to the circle are not that of the Part (here 2:1), but rather the dimensions on the...
Hi there,
I would like to base a Text Profile on a variable string (from the Variable Table in the part).
My aim is to generate a Family of Parts with a custom name engraved on each member.
1. Is there any way to define a character string variable in the Variable table?
2. If so, is there a...
Hi,
I am getting an error when trying to use Pattern Along Curve in a Part file, in particular when the Feature to be replicated is a Thicken (SE V20).
The reason I have a Thicken as a feature - as opposed to e.g. a Protusion - is that I start with a Sketch Curve, use Extruded Surface to...
Hello,
I just upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 (both 64-bit), but now I cannot find a workaround to view thumbnails for Solid Edge (V20) par/asm files in the windows file explorer.
Under Vista x64, I only had to open a 32-bit explorer (%windir%\SysWOW64\explorer.exe" /separate) and this showed...
Hi All,
I couldn't find a forum post for the following:
When I download and import Step files from various companies, the imported parts are often composed of a *set* of Part Copies. Apparently I can only make one of these a Base Feature. Importing as Part or Assembly doesn't seem to offer a...
Dear All,
with some adjustable parts, I get nasty delays (30-60 seconds lock-up) when trying to apply a placement relationship in an assembly (V20).
The parts are single protusions with adjustable extrusion depth.
This seems to occur when the profile is not completely basic (maybe 60...
Hi All,
it is possible to have dynamic property text in a Callout, e.g. '%{ay|autolabels1.par}'.
But I did not find a way to achieve this with entries in a table or text boxes (it just shows the verbatim string).
Is it possible to get this functionality?
I would like to fill a table in the...
Dear All,
I could not find a way to make reference planes appear in a draft drawing. Is this possible? (actually, I want to make only one specific plane visible from an assembly, and use it for adding dimensions).
Regards, MT
Hi,
I am trying to add some dimensions to an isometric view in a draft (Solid Edge v20). The Smart Dimension tool works fine.
But I also need to add some dimensions using Distance Between, and after many attempts and searching Help/Forums, I still can't work it out.
An example is shown in the...
Dear All,
I am trying to add some variable values from a part to the callout text in a draft.
But Solid Edge simply crashes (error written further down in this post).
Could someone please see if they can reproduce the following?
Make a part, say a single protusion with a name (e.g. "diam")...
Dear All,
For some designs, I have been starting with sketches in the assembly to define the geometry of the various parts. This seems to be comfortable, as I can use a variable table in the assembly, and keep all the design parameters there.
When editing a part in-place, I mostly use Include...
Dear All,
When I edit a part in-place in an assembly, and want to use Include (e.g. in a sketch, to include peer features) sometimes the option "Maintain associativity..." is deactivated and grayed out.
I haven't been astute enough to work out when this happens or not. Often it works just...
Dear All,
I am having some problems with mirroring a sub-assembly (which contains sub-assemblies), and I don't know if I have a bug or a handling problem.
To try and avoid giving a full description, I just mention that the Preview looks perfect, and then when I click "Finish" some of the parts...
Dear All,
I would like to animate a part (with some exposed variables) in an assembly by creating keyframes with a varying value for a given variable length.
Is this possible?
Regards, MT
Hi All,
I am a bit disturbed by the new menu style in Solid Edge V21 (running under XP or Vista), i.e. the quasi-MS Office 2007 look.
Surprisingly, I didn't find any discussion (here or elsewhere) on this.
Is there anyway to set it back to the previous classic menus (e.g. V20)? I guess I'd...
Dear All,
I am placing a set of adjustable parts in an assembly.
Certain parts will be replaced later with others, such that associative placements using existing part *surfaces* become invalid.
Fortunately, in my case, I can also use reference planes in the parts to perform the initial...
Dear All,
I am looking for a way to quickly duplicate (copy) adjustable part instances in an assembly.
As a concrete example of my problem, I am trying to assemble a simple box frame (with adjustable height, width, depth) using multiple instances of a single adjustable part (a profile with...
Dear All,
Often I have imported parts where the origin of the base reference planes is significantly/arbitrarily shifted from the part body.
I am looking for a way to translate the base reference planes to ("smartly") coincide with body feature points, but have had no success.
Can anyone...
