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I have recently made the transition from Solidworks to Inventor and am stuck on the following problem… In Solidworks there is an ability to create different views or ‘configurations’ as they are known, of a part and save these as one part number. For example if modelling a spring, could have 2...

Sorry if this has been covered before... I am using SW 2006 and am trying to mate/drive a rack and pinion I have modelled. I notice in the 'Whats New' of SW2007 there is a specific rack and pinion mate but I was hoping that this is achievable in SW06 maybe through use of the gear mates(?) but I...

Does anyone know of a site that has a comprehensive libray of switches modelled in solidworks? (for the project i am working on there a various telemecanique and omron components)

I need to draw a spring where the ends are close coiled and ground which the standard helix command does not achieve, it just leaves them open. Any ideas as to how i can do this?

Is there any way you can have multiple leaders from 1 weld symbol?? (SW 2004)

I am new to Solidorks having moved from Inventor where Constraints (the IV equivalent of mates) can be driven between their limits to give you an animated view of your assembly working. Using the limit mates, under 'advanced mates' is there any way this can be replicated?

I have drawn an assembly of a test rig for testing floor grilles that has a hydraulic pump mounted on it. I need to draw a connecting length of hydraulic hose from the pump to the piston, that follws no specific route. Does anyone know how i do this? Thanks.

Is there a way of changing the default decimal point to a comma when dimensioning a drawing?

Whenever I open up the Help menu and browse throught 'pages' of the menu I get the following message 'An ActiveX control on this page might be unsafe to interact with other parts of the page. Do you want to allow this interaction?' Any ideas as to why? (inventor 8)

Is there a way on R7 to change the colour of the marker that is presented when say you are placing a 'Point,Hole centre'?, as I find the default colour a strain to see. Any help much appreciated.

Help! I have developed a problem when using the trim tool, after picking the trim line, I select the line to be trimmed and only small portions of the line are trimmed away, not even up to the trim line. The software has been installed for a while now and the problem only seems to have developed...