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Trouble using smart fasteners 1

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charliedurrant

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Dec 16, 2005
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Hi,

I am new to solidworks and am having a great deal of trouble with smart fasteners. I just can't get it to recognise a series of concentric mated holes as one and simply put the nut on the end of the set screw. Does anyone have any ideas. The whole assembly is at

(virus checked, 400k)

...solid works 2006.


Charles
 
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you have to use Hole wizard/Hole series or Smart fasteners will not recognize the holes. If you just made a bunch of cut holes in a few parts, that is not going to cut it.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP [pc2]
faq731-376
 
Thanks - that was it - one part had a mirrored hole that was not done using the hole wizard.

All working now.
 
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