Sometimes I select the wrong parts, and the easiest way to fix it is to start over. I have to zoom out to the point where I can see empty space, then click there. Then I have to zoom back to the spot in the assembly I was working on.
Is there a better way to do this? For example, on Onshape...
I am trying to move several assembly components into a folder in the Design Tree. They are scattered throughout the Design Tree, but grouped together in the model. When I select them in the graphics window, they highlight in the Design Tree, but when I try to drag the highlighted components to...
I have a macro for saving drawings as DXF. Saving as DXF always puts a * next to the title, which means SolidWorks wants me to save the drawing file (even though nothing changed). And every time I closed the file, it would ask me to save. So I added swDoc.Save to the macro, the * went away...
David,
Thanks for the response.
I often open up a read-only assy to look at something, or do a what if, then close it. I actually have the box in the Save Modified Documents dialog checked "Do not save read-only", which grays out the Save Selected option. Neither Keep All or Discard All do...
I just upgraded to SW2102, SP4.0. When I open a read-only subassy, modify it, and close it, I get the Save Modified Documents window, that lists the modified assy. The options are Keep All, Discard All, Cancel, and Help. I was assuming Keep All meant keep changes (try to save it) and Discard...
Here's the tool. I exaggerated the fillets just to make sure they were well above the part thickness.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=0490f0a8-e1e7-4fcd-9ef9-749f50b8da73&file=bend_gusset_tool.SLDPRT
I have a sheetmetal part, .120" thick, with a .120" bend radius. I created a forming tool to make a gusset in the bend. I looked at Tools>Check and the minimum radius on the forming tool is .180".
When I apply the tool, I get the message "The part's thickness may not be compatible with this...
I will take a look at DraftSight. I'm just surprised that eDrawings is incapable of WYSIWYG for a print, and that you can't open multiple drawings in one operation.
Also, is there any way to open more than one file at once? I often want to print out a dozen DXF files, but it looks like I have to open them one at a time. Is that right?
That lets me change the paper color to white, or the background (in the window, but behind the paper) color. But I can't change the line color at all - it stays white.
When I view a DXF (produced by SolidWorks) in eDrawings, it has a black "paper" color and white lines. Is there any way to switch that to white paper and black lines, the way it is printed?
Thanks
Sorry, sliding contact, only about 3 inches/sec, probably 10 to 20 lbs of force, which equates to 5 to 10 psi. But this is 8 hrs a day, every day.
Ambient temperature (70-80F), maybe dusty environment, no real chemical exposure except maybe a 10% bleach wipedown once a day.
Can anyone suggest a good material to wear against an injection molded unfilled polycarbonate part?
We have a polycarbonate "puck" which is a carrier for 6 test tubes. The puck is about 6” long, 1” wide, and 2” tall, and will ride on a conveyor. For part of the process, it will be driven by a...
Yeah, I should have put that in. Here's a rough sketch, with idlers and without.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=0ea952f6-79f9-4463-85ae-8f44414082d5&file=sktch.pdf
I'm working on a system where we are laser-marking an item as it goes by on a conveyor. To better control the velocity, we are locally driving one side of the item with a urethane round belt. Normally I would use a skid plate backer, with a friction wheel and encoder on the other side to tell...
Is there any way to reorder the holes in a hole table?
Is there any way to continue the lettering convention from one sheet to the next?
I have about 100 M4 holes on Sheet 2, (A1-A100 on the hole table). When I make a second hole table on Sheet 3 for other holes (M6, etc.), it starts at A...
If I understand correctly, Quick View lets you easily suppress components at startup. I could do that, but it seems like it is just addressing the symptom every time, instead of fixing the problem. Not to mention that I wouldn't be able to see interferences, or make drawings etc. I really don't...
I have a complex assembly for a circuit board that takes up too much RAM. All I need is an approximate blob to put in the next level. I believe Pro/E has a shrink-wrap function that would do just that, with a slider to trade off size and quality. Is there anything like that in SolidWorks? I...
