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Hello. When I create a manufacturing assembly to make a mold cavity I can see my reference model (molded part) in 'no hidden, hidden line, & wireframe' modes but it is not visible when I pick any shaded mode options. This is driving me nuts. I must be overlooking something; I even shutdown the...

Thanks OWILCOX. I would think that this function would be available in either case. Thanks again.

Hello. I'm new to Pro-E and have a question about model scale. In SolidWorks I can scale a model up or down and the feature tree will display the shrink/scale feature. I can then modify or remove the scale to suit. Does Pro-E have a visible feature in it's model tree to view, modify, etc.? I...

Thanks Laik.

Hello. Anyone have tips on how to create flyout toolbars? I've search onine but haven't any info on this. All responses are appreciated. Thanks!

thread1480-314326 Hello. New to DraftSight and like it so far. Now want to import some menu files (.mnu) but keep getting errors. In the referenced thread BJMH46 states that he edited the .xml file: ("Started looking at the .xml file and noticed the path callout to /bob/home/..... and...

Hello. Need help & tips in creating custom pull down menus. I searched the forum but could not find anything. Thanks to all in advance for your help. AR SoCal

Hey Jeff. Thanks for your valuable feedback. I have always had full administrator privileges on my PC and have never had an issue with uninstall/reinstall SW. The 'hidden' administrator was recommended by our VAR because I currently have the 'Logon' in my name and not as 'Administrator'. I...

Hello all. In the process of uninstalling and reinstalling from '11 to '12 I'm getting errors. I've contacted our VAR but so far no luck. The issue is, according to our VAR, that I need to log into a 'higher level administrator account'. They tell me that's it's a permissions issue; I've never...

Hello. How do i customize the zoom feature in acad 2010? In other words, I just want one click to activate and zoom. Any tips much appreciated. Thanks!!1

While working on a model and attempting to change the color of the part I noticed that the standard color swatch is missing in the feature manger color bar. I copied the standard color swatches from a co-worker's SW directory but no luck. I don't know what happened and any help is much...

Hey Rwdesigner. I agree. Hopefully down the road SW can address this issue. Thanks to all for your feedback.

The reason is I can see what features I may want to cut, add, etc. from other components to the edited part. I do remember this transparency question I have was available in earlier versions of Solidworks. Thanks to all for you input.

SW 2010 SP 4.0 nVidia FX1400 XP Pro SP 3 Dell 380 In an assembly, how can I get a part being edited to be transparent in edit mode? It gets transparent when not in edit but becomes sold as soon as switched to edit mode. Currently I've tried to adjust the System Options/Display...

great...thanks Dan!!!