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  1. davidB026

    Pro-E Advanced Book

    First off, I would like to say this forum is great source for help. Presently I am using a Pro-E book by Sham Tickoo and I find it lacks alot of information. Any recommendations for a good book that I can use in a teaching environment? I am looking for a book that contains difficult concepts...
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    applying material

    How do I apply a material to my part?
  3. davidB026

    Building a BOM

    I am creating a BOM and I am assigning report symbols in the repeat region. In the report symbol dialog box what does the following mean? rpt? and mbr? Thanks
  4. davidB026

    Lost my sketch

    I accendently selected the extrude icon and then defined my sketch. Is there a way to delete a feature and leave the sketch?
  5. davidB026

    Drawing view question

    I am was wondering, when you are in a drawing and I am adding reference datums to my drawing view. I am able to create them but how can I reposition them?
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    Creating a Blend

    When I am creating a blend, and I am sketching my sections what if I start in a different area and now the yellow arrow is in a different location from the previous section. How do I change the the location of the yellow arrow? I want to avoid a twist in my part
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    Catalog

    Does pro-e have a catalog of parts (ie Nuts, bolts, screws) that I can insert in the assembly. IF so where can i find this catalog?
  8. davidB026

    Copying a Feature

    I am tring to copy a feature and when I get to defining the new references, the message area tells me "Select FEATURE corresponding to highlighted FEATURE ." At this point Pro-E will not let me click on any face, planes or geometry from the part. What does this mean, and why cant I select a...
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    thicken sketch button

    I am tring to build a extrude of an open profile using the thicken sketch button. It doesnt let me use the open profile for the extrude. After experimenting with it, I found that if I change to suface then back to soild I am able to create the extude using the thicken sketch. Any suggestions...
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    Book for Pro-E

    First off, I would like to say this forum is great source for help. I would also like to thank all those who have answered my questions that I have posted for the past week. Presently I am using a Pro-E book by Sham Tickoo and I find it lacks alot of information. Any recommendations as to a...
  11. davidB026

    Buliding Holes

    I am trying to make a counterbored hole on my part, but the only way I can activate the counterbore opition is to activate thread. So I guess my question is can I have a non threaded counterbored hole?
  12. davidB026

    Changing the default orientation

    How do I change the the default orientation so that it shows me the isometric view not the trimetric view? Any Suggestions!
  13. davidB026

    Changing a Dimension in a Sketch

    Sometimes I find when I am changing a dimension in a sketch it dosent change to the value I typed in. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?
  14. davidB026

    Deleting Old Versions

    I was wondering if there is a tool that I can use to delete all old versions in the current working directory. Presently I am deleting old versions one at a time. I was wondering if there is like a purge command. thanks
  15. davidB026

    Variable Section Sweep

    I am tring to create a constant sweep along wireframe geometry. Made 3 seperate enties and now I am trying to select all three to build a sweep. Any suggestions on how to select all 3 curves. I am holding down the ctrl key and selects all 3, but it wont let build a sketch for the profile. Any...
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    Assembly Questions

    I am doing an assembly and I just came across a question. If I am constraining a pin in a hole, how come I do an axis to axis, and face to face and it tells me fully constrained. Rotation constraint is left. It wont let me move the the item around the last degree of freedom. Any recommendations?
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    Roll Back the model

    Can anyone please explain what roll back the model means?
  18. davidB026

    Question about setting the working Directory

    Before I begin to build my part I forget to change the working directory. When my part is completed and I go to save the file to a different folder then the working directory with a different name it tells me "does not exist in the current session." So I currently I am saving the file to the...
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    Sketcher Questions

    I am new to Pro-E and I have a number of sketcher questions that I am hoping someone can help me answer. 1) When I apply a strong dimension, if I drag the skecth the profiles still move. If the sketch can still move and twist what is the point of a strong dimension? 2) Is there a sketch...

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