I find you can only create an extrude cut inside an assembly but not an extrude boss. Why on earth?
Also, why inside a sketch can't you enter coordinates directly without first having to click inside a point in the graphic field.
These are just functions I find to either be limiting or uneccessarily difficult.
I agree with Kelvin as well.
There are resons you want to do assembly cuts, but don't know why you would ever want to have an assembly boss.
Doesn't make sense to me.
As far as your second point are you talking like what you can do in autocad in starting a line and telling it where you want it to go?
Again with all of the contraints and dimensioning functionality not sure what it is necessary.
I agree with Kelvin's question on the first part.
On the sketch question, I have to ask what kind of coordinates are you trying to enter? I think of a sketch containing lines, circles, etc, and you generally put the entity there and then put dims and relations on it to tell it what you want it to do. You don't say you want to put a line in and then type in the the coordinates of the line and have it appear and then put a dim on that line to tell you what you just did. Please explain more - a picture would help.
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the co-ordinate sounds exactly how i was when i first went from autocad> solidworks. i then went to Autocad again and now back with Solidworks.
for the first few times i opend a sketch i tried to pick a point then type the co-ordinates distaces in.
until i got used to just mashing a sketch up and then using the dimensions after also as a contrait check.
took a while to get used to!
On the 1st question Edward, why not use an offset face/surface feature. I've seen some adding of coating/material before and in real life just like in SolidWorks it's not an easy process to accomplish.
On your 2nd question you can type in the coordinates for a line in the sketch but you'd have to randomly place the end of the line then go back and typ in the coordinates you like.
I had little trouble getting used to SolidWorks way of sketching but was totally relieved and would never go back to autocad less threat of death.
Thanks, Daniel
What real life material-adding process are you trying to emulate in the assy?