When I use the copy command in Draftsight 2018, it copies all the entities to the active layer. I know there is an option to turn this on and off but whether I have it on or off, it still does this.
Thanks!
Sean
Kadant Carmanah Design
Vancouver, BC
www.kadantcarmanah.com
When a file is put into a certain state, is there any way to flag it another colour? For example, we have an Obsolete state that is not visible to any department except for Engineering. For an Engineering user though, we'd like these files to be obviously visible that they're in an Obsolete...
Due to a restructuring process from our IT department, our Toolbox library was moved to a new folder on or shared network. Sames drive just a different folder. I expected all Toolbox components to show as suppressed when opening an older assembly file but I'm not able to unsuppress and select...
We are currently using AutoCAD 2004 as our 2D software. Our BOMs are just pieces of "dtext" for the different attributes (Material/Quantity/Description) within a grid of lines to represent a table all within the AutoCAD drawing. (Hopefully that wasn't a confusing description. I can provide an...
I'm having an issue closing just one drawing/window at a time. When I close my current drawing AutoCAD attempts to close ALL open drawings in AutoCAD. It will bring up the "Save Changes.." dialogue box if there is a change or just close it without warning if there isn't a change. Then it will...
Hello,
Is there a way to create a feature (in this case a set of holes using Hole Wizard) that is done at the "assembled" level of a weldment. My example is that I've got two "legs" on one side of my design that are wide flanges and show up as one item in the cut list. I want to drill a few...
One of our parts has a jacking point with a 1/8"NPT threaded hole. It is meant for a 1/8"NPT fitting attached to a hydraulic line and then a pump. We're looking for a common metric equivalent to this hole/fitting that can handle the same pressure as the NPT fitting. Thanks.
Sean
Carmanah Design...
I'm doing a layout for Sales where I need to show a machine cutting logs. I built a log and applied a wood material to it but when rendering I can't get the end of the log to look like it is supposed to. I know I've done this before but I can't at all remember how.
Thanks in advance.
Sean...
'm having a problem with revisions. We only use one letter A-Z for our revisions and a new drawing doesn't have a revision letter. In our PDMWorks options I use a '-' as the revision before 'A'. I also use '+' for the Working Copy. A drawing can get checked in multiple times before it's complete...
When I create a pdf from a drawing file, the underline spacing increases and almost overlaps the text beneath it. I've attached two images. One is taken from Solidworks and the other is taken from the pdf. Anyone else having this issue?
Sean
Carmanah Design and Manufacturing
Vancouver, BC...
Our company has been using PDMWorks for a few years and we're trying to improve our use of the software. Right now we've got about 10 PDM users in our Engineering department and of that only 5 use the Solidworks software. We've also got 2 PDM users in our Purchasing department who as well don't...
Is there any way to disable the preview display? (The bitmap image) or at least have the default automatically show the e-drawings view. The bitmap image sometimes take a long time to load especially if it is an AutoCAD drawing or if it is a unrecognized format. Sometimes it even crashes. I've...
I've been using Solidworks since 2002 but only recently started using ToolBox. I can get the fastener description (ie. 1/4"-20UNC X1"LG SHCS) to show up in the BOM but I don't know how to get a part number (ie. GR.5) to show up there. any help?
Sean
Carmanah Design and Manufacturing
Vancouver...
The attached image shows a part that I'm working on. The shop has requested that I print out a flat pattern of the outer face showing the cutouts. Is there any way to select that face and create a flat sketch?
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/SNutley/rotordrum.jpg
Sean
Carmanah Design and...
When reorganizing groups and users in the VaultAdmin program, the user who was the administrator is not the administrator anymore. I can't log into the Vaultadmin program since there isn't a user with that right. I've tried every other user to see if the right was passed on to them but that...
Is there an automatic way to have the lifecycle status change when a document is checked out? I need a document to change to the "Revision in Progress" status when a document has been checked out. I've made that status read-only to other departments (other than engineering) so they dont issue a...
When working on a drawing, sketches that I've made on the in the part file are selectable but not visible. When I'm trying to dimension edges of the part, it picks up the sketch lines and dimensions to them. Anybody else notcie this?
Sean Nutley
Carmanah Design and Manufacturing
Vancouver, BC...
We've had a problem for a while after we upgraded our system to Windows XP. When creating a muli-line text note, if you highlight a word to underline it, it will underline the entire note. Any suggestions?
Sean Nutley
Carmanah Design and Manufacturing
Vancouver, BC, Canada
www.carmanahdesign.com
I get this message eveytime I open SolidWorks. "Failed to create parametric component". The program also seems to act really slow since getting this messgae. Has anybody encountered this or know what it means? Thanks for the help.
Sean Nutley
Carmanah Design and Manufacturing
Vancouver, BC...
One of our suppliers is using SW 2006 and we are using SW 2005. When they send us a model, obviously we cannot open it. The solution is to have them convert their model into another format such as IGES or ParaSolid. Is there any format that is better to use in terms of keeping the geometry for...
