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  1. msutton

    Assembly Cut Question

    I have a question about using the Extrude tool in assemblies for Pro/E WF 3. I have been sent an assembly and the Extrude tool has been used to cut half of the assembly away to create a cross section view. Don't ask me why this method was used instead of using the x-sec tool, I'm at a loss as...
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    Assembly failure - cannot find components

    Hey all, I have recently started having this problem with assemblies Pro/E (WF 3). I created an assembly and insert a sub assembly into it. This sub assembly is used in a number of things here and so it is in its own folder. Everything is working fine when I close Pro/E. When I try to...
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    Dimension without numbers

    I am creating a drawing for a series of parts. These parts are all essentially the same, except for a couple of dimensions that change. I don't want to create a drawing for each part I would rather have a generic drawing where the dimensions can be labeled with a letter. Then I can create a...
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    Extrude - offset from a surface

    I am trying to extrude a cut and have it stop 0.05" before a complex surface. In other CAD programs I've used there was an option in the extrude feature to do this along with the "Through All" and "Up to Next" options that Pro/E does have. Is there another way to accomplish this in Pro/E? I...
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    Drawing decimal places

    I am trying to set the number of decimal places shown in my drawing and I don't want to go through and change everyone individually. Matt Pro/E WF 3.0
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    Pro/E Default Working Directory

    I have recently started an engineering job at a small company and I am the only one who knows any CAD. We have a Pro/E license but I come from a SolidWorks background and I'm having some difficulty configuring Pro/E. I want to be able to change the default working directory and I haven't been...

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