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Hey guys, just wondering if you can help me out with what seems like it should be a simple problem, basically i would like to reorder the axis on my triad, at the moment i have y is up z is depth and x is across, im using camworks and it would be alot more helpful if z was up y was depth and x...

Hi Guys thanks for the help much appreciated! the answer to my second question is perfect, its much nicer having text as opposed to just an icon! with my first question CorBlimeyLimey that is pretty much what i want but there are a few things i miss from solid edge. the main one being if i...

hi i come from 'solid edge' and now moving to 'solidworks' i wanted to know if it was possible to always have the reference planes (Top, Front, Left planes) always showing, without them the area just seems empty and its hard to get any sense of direction. also one other question, is it possible...

Hi, can any body point me in the direction of a tutorial that shows me how to do this: basically i have a 3d model in auto cad, i want to take this model and create 10 or 20 2d view of diffrent elements of it (top, bottom, front, back, iso sections ect) with all the drawings alligned correctly...

Hi TCARPENTER1 thanks alot for your reply, iv managed to get the model into autocad now, but how do you actually go about getting diffrent views of this object (top left bottom and 3d views of it ect) and take it dimensions off given edges? iv search the help but couldnt find anything for...

Hey guys, i come from a backgroud using solid edge and i basically need to take a model from solid works, take it into autocad and then create lots of techincle drawings of the model dimensioning all the features ect. does anybody have any ideas/tutorials on how to do this? Cheers

Hi Don, it was just a hypothetical that it was a plane, i would like to know how to do this on a curved plane? cheers

Hi beebo, thanks for the reply! is there any tool like this in the part enviroment?

Hi, how would i go about achieving this result? please see attached image, but basically i wnat to as if you were to place a dent in an object. im not really sure how to explain it or if the image helps but, its as if your working with clay and you press your finger into it, it would subtract...

Hi Don, thanks for the reply heres an example, on the left side is what happens and on the left side is what iv drawn on representing what i want to happen, cheers (basically instead of curving between the cross sections use straight lines instead, but i also want to be able to curve between...

Is there a way to choose to have sharp edges on some of the edges when using the lofted protrusion/cutout instead of them all being rounded into eachother? Cheers

didnt think of that! thanks!!

iv also tried circler pattern which seem to work but i want the patern all the way down the curve and i cant see a way of doing this. Cheers

Hi, i have a half a cylinder that i would like to pattern a series of holes, but where the cylinder curved i would like the cutout to be orientated only the curve not just on one plane. any ideas how to do this? (see image for my object)

Hi Gemnoc, no the verticle border tapers in. here is another pic of the fan, http://www.prem-i-air.com/productLibrary/items/35/260_62223497.JPG any other ideas would be greatly apreciated Cheers