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Technical Support Bulletin: Special questions answered via CATI's exclusive 24/7 training system - SolidProfessor

 

 

January, 2008

Question #1

"I go back and forth between 2D & 3D.  My question is, can I import a DWG or vector graphic drawing into a SolidWorks Sketch?  It would save me a ton of time redrawing things."

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Question #2

"I have an assembly drawing with a section view.  I wish to highlight a part in this view by displaying it shaded, while the other parts remain cross hatched and not shaded.  How can I do this?"

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Question #3

"Could you explain the steps needed to create a Smart Component?"

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December, 2007

Question #1

"I have a section view of an assembly but I only want the top part of the section visible in the view. Is this possible?"

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Question # 2

"I would like to create a wave washer with variable wall thickness. What is the best way to create this?"

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Question #3

"How do you offset a surface without the surface changing shape at all? This would be like offsetting an arc with the new arc having the same radius as that first."

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November, 2007

Question #1

"How can you find instances where one line is on top of another in a sketch? This will almost always keep an extrusion from working without selecting a contour.  Is there a tool that will flag the offending lines?"

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Question #2

"How do I mate an O-ring into a groove?  I don’t have a face available to make it concentric."

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Question #3

"How do you copy a sketch from one plane to another?"

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