I am not sure if I understand what you are talking about exactly.
But I think your problem is that you are using the Solid Loft command. You might want to try and use the Surface Loft and other surface tools as needed to create the inside or outside surface, knit them all together and then...
Have you looked into Aras?
I find it integrates into existing systems well and you pay for support and integration help rather that huge licensing fees.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2011 x64 SP 4 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
I would not do this in Solidworks.
You should either use a Naval Architecture program or do it the old fashioned way with Solidworks helping with some of the numbers needed.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2011 x64 SP 4 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
What you are seeing in the feature tree is not the file name, it is the component name.
In the feature tree right click on the offending parts "I think it's under properties, but I'm not sitting in front of my CAD station to check" and make sure the "update component name when file changes" or...
all you need to get a curved lofted bend is two sketches each with a curved sketch entity that is not closed. The planes do not even have to be parallel.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2011 x64 SP 4 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
SolidWorks will also automatically scale the views up to 1:1 when converting or saving out the DXF file. The second sheet with the full size profile might not be necessary. You can even right click the flat pattern feature in the part and save out the DXF from there. The second sheet thing just...
There is even a toolbar you can use.
Click the icon (for center of rotation) and select your entity and it will use the selected entity (I usually use points) as the center of rotation.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
Couldn't it be sent as an E-drawing file with the ability to measure turned off? or has SW discontinued that?
-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
we put all purchased parts (non-revision controlled parts) in the design library. Only revision controlled parts went into PDM vault.
Our library of purchased parts which are accessible company wide on a network drive, was read only for most users, only a few people had write access so we would...
If you want to know details you need to provide way more detail on what and how your company does things.
Every place is different.
When to create projects and how to organize your data and all that is highly situational.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia...
We use it just like you explained you do.
You need to set up your revision scheme and understand how it works.
When you set up your revision scheme that defines working revision and release revisions.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
There is a setting in the PDM admin area to set up and control how your "Lifecycles" work.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
If you need islands repeat the procedure for the island and trim the surfaces.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
If you have a topo map and can scan it or get it in a digital format and insert that map image on to a sketch plan.
Then create as many planes as needed at the different depths that the topo map has. On each of those planes trace the corresponding contours with a closed spline.
Then create a...
Pack-N-Go will include all your assembly files as well as all your Liabrary files and ToolBox Files.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
Solisworks routing will get the job done but CATIA for electrical routings and components is by far the best. Well, CATIA is better than anything else out there for everything, just my .02 cents.
-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro FX1700
There is also a little fly-out bar on the left side of the BOM.
(I am not sitting in front of it, so this is from memory)
There is a small triangle pointing away from BOM, click that and it will expand.
You can do lots of things like adding like parts by dragging them on top of existing same...
