We have the same problem. It never occurred in 2007, but is very annoying in 2008.
Our whole design is controlled via a design table which controls a skeleton sketch. The deign table has many formulas in it. Any time you so much as touch a dimension, even to move it, up comes the annoying...
I have a template assembly I use as a starting point for our products. It is done as an assembly with multiple skeleton sketches. All part dimensions are linked to the skeleton sketches, which are all controlled via a design table in the assembly.
I would like to control the suppression of a...
We are a small company who are looking at getting a basic Ansys license and a fatigue model license to confirm our inhouse calculations and to optimize designs.
My concerns would be the materials database for fatigue calculations. Where does one get decent data to create their materials...
Fairly new to ms project, and trying to see if we can shoehorn it into a schedular for our business. An engineer to order business, that repeatedly makes fairly similar parts.
So we get a new order to produce a 4 units of an item. It has an operation/task that uses an arc-welding workstation...
-So i have one set in the vault, with revision control. (this step is not necassary but does keep a read only version with revision control which is handy)
-A current copy of the vault files checked out and placed on the server in a shared folder.
-Users then use pack&go to copy from the shared...
Ok a little background.
We make pulleys. So almost every job, of the thousands we do, is made up of the same parts. A rim, 2 ends, a shaft, etc.
The dimensions are never the same so configs do not work, but the assembly tree is identical. So I have an assembly that is currently in a shared...
I used search, and found some closed threads only so i had to make a new one.
I have created an assembly, with all parts, and drawings as a template. The whole system is run via design tables with vba programming, works real slick.
All my guys need to do is copy the template, run the macro in...
DANGIT ! LOL
I cant believe i been putting up with crappy pitch circles for years and its been there all along.
Jon, thanks so much.
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Randy
I've had this problem several times, where i want to show a pitch circle on a drawing. Such as a diameter that a series of holes would be drilled on.
There is several options
-sketch within the drawing
-sketch within the part
In both you have to have 'view sketches' turned on. If the sketch is...
Not only are you denied access to the 'fixes', you are not allowed access to the forums, nor can you access the 'best practises' and other instructional literature that soldworks keeps on their site.
Thats like buying a car and being refused the owners manual unless you pay up for extended...
Thanks for the replies all.
Yes i'd prefer to not dual dimension,in addition to the confusion, it takes up a lot of room. Accuracy is not a concern since we dont manualy do the tolerance conversions, its cad, not a drawing board :)
Unfortunatly, i cant tell customers who do millions of dollars...
We have a couple customers who insist on dual dimensions when we send them drawings for approval. Where im confused is what one doies with geometric tolerancing control boxes.
Do you put both dimensions, with the secondary in [ ] inside the box, do 2 boxes, or just show geo tolerances in the...
I did foreshortened dimensions into a section view previously.
I had a disc, with a shaped profile.
The drawing had a section view of half the disc. There was then a detail view of 1/2 of the section so that it could have the largest possible scale on the sheet. Since its a revolved disc its...
"My argument is, if everyone followed the same standards, we wouldn't be having these discussions. "
When i went to school the use of 'TYP.' was the standard and it was taught. My problem with the so called 'standards' is that if its all kept a secret unless you spend $1000, then it isnt really...
I have assemblies that i download from suppliers, liek skf bearings. They are great and very detailed. The problem is sometimes they are too detailed. A large bearing may be an assembly of 100 parts. Add a few bearings and my assembly goes from 20 parts to 420 parts.
I want to change the...
My above post sounds harsher than i meant.
Yes training in all solidworks courses available would be great. An unlimited budget would be nice too. But reality is I cant get it currently so its do-it-myself for the time being.
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Randy
I've used solidworks for years prior to this company, just dont have much experiance with pdmworks other than using it just as a simple secure location.
I've gone thru the basic and advanced courses.
I hate having to spend another $1000 on another training course every time i need a single...
No free training from Var.
Mining industry I'm in has all drawings come to me as alpha then numerical, which is why our company copied the revision scheme.
If i do one long list with both numerical and alpha, i didnt think I could bump from say rev 5, past 6-99, all the way to Rev A.
I'll...
Hi folks.
Our company went ahead and purchased solidworks.
I'm now trying to get everythign set up correctly.
I've used pdmworks before just as secure storage, but not for revision control. We want to have prerelease drawings with alpha, and post release revisions be numeric. I want the...
