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I'm trying to create a solid block model of an assembly of parts to anonymise the assembly before giving to a third party for integration. I have managed to create a cavity in a 'mold block' using the mold tools cavity finction. How do I now derive a part from the cavity? It's not a real...
I know this is dumb but since using SWX 2015 I have noticed that the cursor frequently changes to box select in an assembly. So, I have two questions:
1) How can I stop it doing it?
2) When it has changed, how do I 'de-select' box select and get back to single part selecting?
Trying to...
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As an example, when I select line type to insert in a sketch, the line characteristics "Insert line" box appears on screen. The trouble is its much wider than it needs to be and obscures almost a third of the screen. (I'm using a high res 1900 x 1200 monitor). I can grab the edge and slide...
I have an assembly of about twenty different components all laser cut from sheet. I need to get all the parts from a single standard sheet and the parts don't quite fit. The specific size of the parts is not critical so I'd happily simply reduce the whole lot by 5% if I could. The ratio of the...
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I have downloaded some component part models and assemblies as IGES files that now exist in my SolidWorks assembly as skin only i.e. when I section my assembly the imported parts are hollow and unclear.
Is there an easy way of filling them in to make them solid?
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I have an assembly comprised of many parts some of which were imported and therefore have many, many imported surfaces. So many in fact that if the component is expanded, the list of surfaces goes off he bottom of the screen. Is there a way of locking the expansion for selected parts in the...
I have machine assembly and a separate energy chain assembly. I now want the energy chain assembly to be included in the machine assembly. In order that the energy chain can flex with moving parts in the machine assembly the parts of the chain need to be configured in the machine assembly (...
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Like most users, I usually have more programs than just SolidWorks open. I am greatly irritated that if I have been looking at another application, when I return to Solidworks I can never get back to the view I want straight away. I'll try to explain further;
So, I have SWX running and...
I have an assembly that contains a number of parts and disctete assemblies.Some of the separate parts are not specifically related but to clarify the screen view I often have to 'hide' some of the parts. My question is this: is it possible to group a number of selected parts so that I can make...
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I am trying a simple comparison between a tube beam made from steel and and one dimensionally the same but carbon tube but while I have data for the steel tube have little for the carbon tube. Construction of the tube would be prepreg woven material aligned 0 - 90 along the axis.
Can...
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I needed some materials for simulation that are not in my 2012 version of SolidWorks i.e. Alloy 6082T6.
I read the Matweb website part that described that if you take out the Premium membership you could download the material data straight into SolidWorks. Having done that I have found it...
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Can anyone point me in the right direction for guidance on strength of threaded fasteners? More specifically, the capacity of a metric cap head screw threaded into ally. I know the subject can be complex depending on material types and depth of thread engement etc etc but.........
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I have a product comprised of a mix of parts and assemblies. If I select a part of an assembly in the graphics view it instantly expands the assembly in the parts tree. Unfortunately, some of these assemblies are quite big and I'm only selecting them to drag or identify. I find myself constantly...
I wish to present an animation of a product that requires me to remove a part of it from it's 'storage' location and reinsert it into it's 'ready to use' location on another part of the main product. If that's not hard enough, for other reasons on the product, the part has to rotate through 180...
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I have some carbon fibre cylindrical tube made by layup of woven mat on a mandril at 45 degrees. Would anyone like to share or suggest values to use in Simulation?
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I sometimes have designs that incorporate simple gear drives i.e. a pair or two standard spur gears.
So that I may perform a quick check on torque capacity etc is there a simple and low cost (or free) software package available? I have seen some that are very specialised but quite...
Having saved and assembly (or a part) as a part with only the outer surfaces, is it possible to fill it in so the part is now just a solid item? If so, how?? If possible, can I then cut into the new solid core?
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A bit off topic I guess but I wondered if anyone like me has an interest in a low cost 3D printer i.e. like a Printrbot? The thing is that from what I see I can't easily get one in the UK because they are either out of stock or in any case where would I buy? The real gist of this question...
I'm having a senior moment I think so please forgive a dumb question; I have applied colours to my model to produce Photoview rendered images of the actual product. The colours are dark wood. When photoview is not "added in" the model still has these dark colours and it's hard to work that way...
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I downloaded a free hdr image that I'd like to use in my rendering. Trouble is I don't know where to put it so it shows up as available in Photoview.
Anyone know?
