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  1. Amacdes

    Is Microstation finished as a Mech Package?

    Microstation seems to be moving away from the Mech side of things. They do not have an alternative product as do Autocad (Inventor). What are your comments?
  2. Amacdes

    Where is Autocad going?

    Is Autocad doomed? Autodesk seem to be concentrating on Inventor which is a parasolids prog. Are the ACIS progs finished?
  3. Amacdes

    Onsnap?

    When drawing a line in Autocad I can draw it either Horizontal, Vertical or unrestricted. I can switch by using ortho (F8) Is there a command in SW which does the same? I have scoured the manual to no avail. Allan
  4. Amacdes

    Pretty basic Question

    Hi Im a new boy to solidworks and have a pretty basic question. - If I have a piece of RHS - say 25x25x3, which is the best way of putting a 45degree chamfer. across the total end face of the member. Is a plane the same as a surface when it comes to cutting the chamfer? Thanks in Advance...
  5. Amacdes

    SW Equations

    Has anybody come across any good tutorials? Manual a bit sparse on details & examples
  6. Amacdes

    acad or dxf to Solid Edge

    Is it possibe to open .dwg or .dxf files in SE as prt or asm files not .dft files.? Regards Allan McNamara
  7. Amacdes

    Installation

    I have just had to reinstall Solid Works 2001 and have the following problem - When i draw a rectangle using sketch and then try to extrude it everything locks up. I am running windows 98. I have had this problem before and I think I fixed it using options but so long ago i cannot remember...

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