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  1. sirbartoo

    New sub-Assembly references question

    Nobody has a better way to move part files and preserve references than the ways I listed above? I feel like there has to be a better way.
  2. sirbartoo

    New sub-Assembly references question

    I looked in the archives for an answer to my question but I didnt find what I was looking for. (SW 2012) While in an assembly, I would like to take a few parts and create a sub-assembly. These parts have external references (screw holes) defined in the top level. When I create the sub-assembly...
  3. sirbartoo

    Move Bodies failing

    Hmmmm, Not bad. I will try that tomorrow. Thanks.
  4. sirbartoo

    Move Bodies failing

    I save the assembly as a part file to reduce the number if files in my folder...
  5. sirbartoo

    Move Bodies failing

    SW2010 SP5.0 I download models of cylinders (SMC) for example. I take that cylinder assembly and save it as a part file. In the newly created part file, I create configurations of advanced and retracted. I advance the cylinder by inserting a move/Copy bodies feature. I then suppress the...
  6. sirbartoo

    View Custom Properties in Explorer

    Thanks, That did it. In order to see the new property, I had to save and close my file. Once it showed up, it stayed.
  7. sirbartoo

    View Custom Properties in Explorer

    Our part files are part numbers only. For example "123-456.sldprt". Looking at that part number, I would have no idea what this part is. I would like to see a description while in windows explorer or when I am in Solid Works and select "file open". Is there a way to display custom properties...
  8. sirbartoo

    Loft Problem - Min. Rad. of curvature

    I've tried surface boundry, solid boundry, surface loft, and solid loft. I have also created just the top portion. I get a vareation of the same result with all of these features. Do all the curvature combs have to match up perfect? I don't think they do. There has to be something wrong with my...
  9. sirbartoo

    Loft Problem - Min. Rad. of curvature

    -Please see the attached file- I have completed a feature using the Loft command. I lofted to a point, but I used guide curves to adjust the profile. It seems like I am getting a little point at the top of my feature that I can't see. I have detected it using the check entity tool. It tells me...
  10. sirbartoo

    blend colors on a surface

    if I insert the part file you created into an assembly, will it retain the lighting effects?
  11. sirbartoo

    editing section line in drawing

    Instead of locking down the endpoints of the line, lock the line itself down while leaving the end points free. This way you can edit the position of the AA BB without having to edit the base sketch of the section.
  12. sirbartoo

    blend colors on a surface

    I have a 6" x 6" flat plate. I would like the left half to be red and the right half to be blue. I also want the two colors to blend in the middle, not just go from red to blue. Is this a function in solidworks colors or rendering?
  13. sirbartoo

    Rotating/ zooming problem SW2009

    CorB 1. If I were mating 2 surfaces, I would select surface 1 then rotate/pan/zoom and select surface 2. 2. I use the mouse wheel as a button to rotate. 3. Since I have changed my computer settings from Windows clasic to Aero, I have not been able to reproduce the problem. Anna, I think you...
  14. sirbartoo

    Rotating/ zooming problem SW2009

    Vista Business SP2 Xeon E5520 2.27GHz 12 GB Memory 64-bit operating system NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 Video Card Driver version 8.16.11.9100 The drivers are up to date. We have also tried older drivers. We have had this problem since SW 2008. Since then, I have used 2 other computers, and I have...
  15. sirbartoo

    Rotating/ zooming problem SW2009

    90% of the people in my company have a rotate/ zoom problem with SW2008/ SW2009. This never happened in SW2006. While in a part or assy (mostly assemblies) if I select a surface and then try and rotate, my assembly rotates, but only in the small command menu box that appears after you select a...
  16. sirbartoo

    Excel in SW2009 crashes when using design tables.

    Thanks, it looks like a lot of people had the same problem and were able to solve it with this update. I will give it a try.
  17. sirbartoo

    Excel in SW2009 crashes when using design tables.

    Excel crashes almost every time I edit a design table in 2009. I am on a 64bit Vista operating system, 12gb ram, Intel Xeron, SW2009 sp2. Other people in my department have been having similar problems. Anybody else seen or fixed this? Thanks in advance.
  18. sirbartoo

    No preview in Solidworks 2008

    Standing, see my last post. I am not sure if Vista is exactly the same as Windows 7, but it should have a similar option box.
  19. sirbartoo

    No preview in Solidworks 2008

    I have found the solution to the no preview problem. In Windows 7, goto Windows Explorer/organize/folder and search options/view, there is a check box that reads "Always show icon, never thumbnails". This box must not be checked if you want previews. I guess was checked automatically when...
  20. sirbartoo

    No preview in Solidworks 2008

    On my 32 bit system, there is a checkbox for thumbnail. This check box is not there in the 64 bit system (at least not that I have found.) I can change the thumbnail size next to the file name, but if I change it to something other than small, it becomes a black square, and this does not seem to...

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