Skip navigationLog in to follow, share, and participate in this community. I know if I pack and go, it copies preferences, from the copied part, but what if I'm detailing multiple imported parts, yet I want all details settings to be the same. A 'Document Properties' for all parts sett... how do I make the drawing preferences for a particular document my default settings for any drawing I fabricate
BackI'm using SW 2018 SP 4.0. We switched to this version at work a month or two ago. Since then, I've noticed something haven't seen before. I made a hole in a part using the hole wizard, and then, on a... I'm using SW Premium 2018 SP4.0 and I'm having an issue with a hole table. I have a threaded hole that has a counterbore on it. The C'Bore shows up in the table, but the M6 threaded hole does not. I've tried separatin... Hole table doesn't show info for a hole within a hole
BackHi all, I've been trying different means to get this shape up (6 -7 - 8) from loft sketches to the individual loft to mirror. Now I'm thinking of having those arcs design one by one, using loft as ... Need help with Loft / Sweep
BackOr, to put it another way - Does SolidWorks view centerlines and construction lines as being the same thing? Am using 2020 Student Version. Is it OK to use centerlines for all your construction-line needs when 2D sketching?
BackHello, we are developing Add-In for SolidWorks and one of our customers reported an issue with our Add-In with hole table. After some testing, I have found that the issue is probably caused by SolidWorks itself. The i... Hole table - Items are removed on save / rebuild
BackHi everyone, I am working with SW 2013 SP5.0. I have a drawing and in that drawing i am using a lot of lines and annotations which repeat a lot. And the move a little or have some minor changes from drawing to... Copy/paste and edit block without changing the original block in drawing
BackMorning everyone, I have an assembly file with 50 configurations, I now need a drawing file to export DXF and PDF of each individual configuration. Before today, I would create a single drawing, choose the con... Multiple configurations with automatic separate drawing
BackHey, is there any way to connect drawing file property to part/assembly? This is drawing properties tab. Thanks Connect drawing file property to part's/assembly's
BackAs the headline says, there's a weird issue which turns balloon numbers into asterisks with certain configurations -- but *only* when BOM Type is set to "indented", regardless of what indented numbering option is... Asterisks in balloons, but only with indented option
BackThis would be a hexagonal hole that make one 360 degree twist about an axis down the center of a cylinder. I need to cut a hexagonal shape in the length of a cylinder that makes one full twist in ten inches
BackRunning spell check in a drawing and the ADD button for adding a word to the dictionary is not working. How do I make it work? Spell check add button not working
BackHi, there! I'd like to know if there exists any specific feature-command to successfully increase the length of a solid body already? I have created a spring which I need to modify to a different lengt... How do you increase the length of a solid body?
BackIt's been said plenty before, but I'm compelled to post again because of the level of frustration this is causing me. Why oh why are we given such limited control of the order in which feature lines, annotation... Display order of component feature lines and annotations in drawing
BackGood morning, I running into the following issue. I am using smart dimension on my views, however, the actual value is not being shown. Any advice? Thank you very much... Dimension not being shown
BackI have a drawing format for sheet 1 that allows me to auto populate from a custom property manager. Can I have this table be entered automatically when I add a new sheet? Sheet 1 uses Sheet format and drawing ... can you have a table automatically be populated in sheet 2
BackWasn't too impressed with the SolidWorks Deform Tool videos I found on YouTube, so I decided to make a quick one showing the kind of detail that can be achieved. With some assistance from >> Maha Nadarasa ... Made a quick Deform Tool demonstration video - using a solid model I got some assistance with yesterday
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BackHi all, I'm trying to figure out how the instance count is populating when the calloutformat.txt has "**NO-NUMBER-OF-INSTANCES" at the start of the file? We are also experiencing problems getting the dowel hole count... It's just the front third of a human head . . . there's an annoying gap left between the lips, and maybe something going on with the sides of the nose. [SLDPRT attached . . . PS. also attached IGS] Can someone help me convert this to a solid?
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