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  1. rustdogbrown

    Can anyone verify a rumor I heard?

    I know this will sound like a stupid question, but here goes. If my company has installed solidworks on my computer at work can I install that software on my personal computer at home? Someone told me that solidworks allows this. It does not sound true. Can anyone elaborate? Rustdogbrown
  2. rustdogbrown

    global mass property settings

    Is there any way to change the mass property settings for the whole program so that, for example, a new value for density will cascade through every single solidworks model file? I ask this question in an attempt to avoid the process of opening up every individual file and changing the density...
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    converting Pro/E edu 2001 file to Pro/E pro 2001

    I have files created on an educational version of 2001 and cannot open them on the professional version of 2001. First of all is this illegal to do? 2nd, how can I do this. I have heard of a converter that is an add-in to Pro/E 2001. Where is the add-in on my program? I have opened up two...
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    Hole Wizard Innacuracies

    Has anyone noticed that Hold Wizard information sometimes needs to be taken with a grain of salt. For example, a close fit for an M12 bolt equates to a 13mm hole size aaccording to the Hole Wizard. Normal fit is 14mm and loose fit is 15mm. What standards is the Hole Wizard based on?
  5. rustdogbrown

    Linking to Excel Files

    I would like to link a note in a title block to a cell in an Excel spreadsheet. regards
  6. rustdogbrown

    Dimensioning in Solidworks

    I know how to create a new dimensioning in a Drawing, that much is easy. What I would like to know is how to show a hole call out for a hole that was created in the part mode. I have been calling them out manually but would like for the dimension to appear already formatted with tap size...

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