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  1. SDKevin

    Crashing Assembly after part change

    Hi all, I was changing some surfaces on a part in an existing assembly today and had crashed SW with the delete face tool (as usual). After I restarted SW and tried to open the assembly SW crashed again. The part I was working on opens fine and has no errors. Both files were saved shortly...
  2. SDKevin

    Splicing a Solid Part

    I am trying to add .70" to the center of a most axial part. I tried to cut of the back saved it, cut off the front saved it and put both parts into an assembly with a gap of .70". I saved it as a .sldpart intending to add an extrude and combine the body into the final extended part. However...
  3. SDKevin

    Volume Measurement in an Assembly

    I have a somewhat complex assembly with nesting cylindrical parts. It is a pneumatic system with o-rings separating the active chambers. I want measure the volume of two assembly variations to compare them. I've seen some suggestions of making a solid in place of the volume but in this case...
  4. SDKevin

    Parasolids and Exploded view

    I'm trying to get an assembly with an exploded view in order to generate some renderings for our website. The files are being sent to me as parasolids. Do parasolid files save exploded views when exported? I don't know why he insists on using parasolids either.If any one has some insight on...
  5. SDKevin

    Change Color of Curvature comb on a spline

    I am building a spline on top of a drawing one of the designers drew up. I am using the show curvature option to use the curvature comb to relax my spline. The background of the image is white and my comb is yellow. I really need to see it but I can't find the right option to change it. Anyone...
  6. SDKevin

    .STEP file export issues

    I am trying to export some assemblies for co-worker to render in KeyShot. It has worked for a number of assemblies I converted from .igs and .step files. I make the assemblies, modify exploded views and parts, then re-save it as a STEP AP203 or SP214, he doesn't know the difference nor do I...
  7. SDKevin

    Can the plane Orientation be changed on an existing part?

    Hi all, I have an imported part with incorrect orientation. The right side of the part is on the front plane. Is there a way to change the orientations? I think i can do it in the import manager but i was also wondering if i could do this to parts that I started on the wrong plane without...
  8. SDKevin

    Loft Rebuild Errors How to Resolve "Cannot make two planar end faces t

    I work for a company where the designers see a corner or straight edge and decide it could be smoother and more complicated. So i have been learning a lot about lofts and surfacing. I'm working on a sleeve to cover fittings on a High Pressure tank. I am trying to loft from the larger diameter...

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