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  1. tmoxam

    What is the main advantage of having a separate document for the BOM

    If the bom and the drawing are separate documents it is possible to up rev one document and not the other. if using a PLM/PDM system then only one document needs to be checked out. the problem is that the revision levels will be different for each document. They will not match and some...
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    Balloon quantity standard ??

    This is a drawing question regarding the placement of quantities beside callout balloons. We are having this discussion in conjunction with the establishment of company drawing standards. I (personally_ prefer using "x2" positioned to the lower right of the balloon. My colleagues use either...
  3. tmoxam

    Scale specific dimensions

    I am trying to create a series of blocks to be used for panel cutouts. There are about 20 different sizes. I want to draw and pre-dimension these blocks for insertion into a drawing as need be. We do all our drawings on D sheets per customers standards and some of the blocks may be placed on the...
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    standard containing rules for use of dash numbers in drawings

    can anyone point me to the rules defining the proper (or permitted) use of dash numbers in part and assembly drawings. i learned the rules over serveral years at a defence contactor and now with a different customer there is a serious difference of opinion on the use of these types of numbers i...
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    Harness and cables - workflow for export to Inventor

    i have been struggling with some cables, trying to export wire information from AutoCAD Electrical 2010 to Inventor 2011. It seems that each time i try, that there is something that i forgot to do in one or the other program. For instance, when i transferred the first time i forgot the splices...
  6. tmoxam

    Workflow methodology for cable and assembly import

    i have been struggling with some cables, trying to export wire information from AutoCAD Electrical 2010 to Inventor 2011. It seems that each time i try, that there is something that i forgot to do in one or the other program. For instance, when i transferred the first time i forgot the splices...
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    export of wirelist to Inventor 2011 from ACAD electrical 2010

    Although i have done this task sucessfully in the past, it is not working out for me this time. I am trying to export a wirelist from ACADE 2010 to Inventor 2011. I have followed the steps for export and when i get to the final dialogue box there is a radio button to choose for either project or...
  8. tmoxam

    Nailboard view goes missing on edit. - no update - wire id's

    i have 2 questions re: nailboard drawings. When i try to use the edit button on the nailboard tab in order to add dimensions to the harness sketch. the environment changes and the harness sketch disappears. This makes it hard to dimension using the harness dimension button. can someone tell...
  9. tmoxam

    how to represent sheilded cable in 3D

    I am currently working on a series of cables in Inventor and am using Autocad electrical to generate the schematics. i have created 3d cables and transferred the info to Autocad to create the schematic. I have created the schematic in Autocad and transferred the info to create a 3d cable. all...
  10. tmoxam

    harness and cables - routing question - re splice inclusion

    working with cable assemblies. I have 2 large connectors (128 wires)wired together. around 30 wires have splices. I connected the wires. ok created the splices and subsequent wires. ok. created a segment. ok......but, when i routed the wires automatically it didn't pick up the spliced wires...
  11. tmoxam

    Feature grouping

    i would like to gather a series of workpoints into a "group" so that i may create an i-part with several groups of points that i can supress or un-supress depending on the version of the part. Can someone point me in the right direction please?
  12. tmoxam

    Add a decal to model?

    Can a decal be applied to the outside of a model in AutoCAD 2012? I am trying to apply a "braided hose" decal as in Inventor. I am certain that the decal will not transfer correctly from inventor to autocad as is. If a decal is not possible , can a hatch be applied to the outside of a tube? and...
  13. tmoxam

    looking for "braided hose" decal

    i would like to add a braided hose decal to the outside of a flexible hose. Can someone direct me to a site with ready made decals by any chance. Modelling is not the way to go, but, if there are no ready made decals can you give me tips on creating one?? thanx much
  14. tmoxam

    AutoCAD skills matrix

    I (somehow) have been elevated to CAD manager within our company. We are a new business sector and as such have been hiring new people and basically everyone here has been with the company for a short time. I don't quite know how to inquire as to each persons skill level (without offending them...
  15. tmoxam

    section view not correct

    please someone, tell me why my section views are as if the object is glass. I shouldn't be able to see right through the object in section view. I don't want to have to xplode and then re-block. The section should show JUST what you can see from the sectionplane, not the entire object. my object...
  16. tmoxam

    section plane advice

    I am old time autocad user. More recently, Solidworks, Inventor user and now forced back onto AutoCad 2012. Sections are so easy in the 3D packages. Why so hard in Acad? I can never predict the outcome of the section view. Why? Trying to get the section to lay horizontal and to look down (-Z)so...
  17. tmoxam

    PS Sheet size versus Plot size

    Something happened. This was no big deal yesterday.....today, who knows? I was setting up a new drawing template for a D size drawing. Created a border, titleblock, etc. When setting up the second sheet i tried to change the "sheet" size in PS to D-size. Depending on which printer you choose you...

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