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Created a sketch in shape of a heart using spline. Then offset entity. Extruded the shape for thickness. When sent to 3d extruder printer the part prints as two splines not solid.
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10 years ago
Hello i want to create a plane that has an angle of 25°. In particular as you can see in the sketch i want that the new plane has an angle of 25° compared to the "PIANO 3" because i want to extrude a solid that is not linear. Thank you for the help SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
11 years ago
How do I add a hole in a plate which is aligned to an existing hole in another plate in the assembly? I want to prevent external references. SolidworksSketching
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12 years ago
So, I love it when I stubmle upon a new thing (shortcut) in SW. I just now discovered the "make construction geometry" feture in the mouse popup shortcut... What else have you discovered totally by accident? SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
12 years ago
Is anyone else missing the >> arrow to get to page two of the Sketch Picture dialog? I have autotrace turned on in the Add-ins and ive tried restarting and various combinations of add-ins on/off with no luck. Im running SW2011 sp2.0 on a 32bit system. I had the same problem on SP1.0. SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
13 years ago
See the attached image. For a line to go from [0,0.7595,0] to [
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13 years ago
I myself don't really get the equation driven curve, math gives me the shivers... But it seems like equation driven curves can do some really cool things. Does anybody have cool equations to share? Either practical, mesmerising to look at, or just plain fun SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
13 years ago
first thing I don't like about 2010 is you can't exit a sketch by double clicking off in space... according to SW "this is the intended behavior and it has been fixed in 2010" what gives! yes, I know I can mouse gesture and all that.. but man SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
Wondering how to edit text... say you want to take the middleof a D out and replace it with a different shape?? Doesn't seem tolet you rip apart the font dimensions... is it possible?SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
Hi Friends, How can i control the no of patterns in sketch via design table????SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
After using SW for several years now, I am still trying todiscover the usefulness of 3D sketch planes. Can anyone tell mesome basic uses / benefits of using these. One immediate use Icould see would be in containing all swept feature geometry withina single sketch. Is this actaully possible ?SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
If I take a fully defined and constrained sketch entity suchas a circle, and linear pattern it, Why do the copies turn blue? Ifthe seed is constrained, should not the copied entities also beconstrained by the definition of the pattern? Is there a sketchsetting I am missing?SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
When I first pick a sketch plane and start a sketch itautomatically makes the plane square on to the screen, thereafterit does not. Can anyone explain the rationale behind this? In SE I believe you can set the system to either rotate the modelso the plane is square on or leave it as selected for all sketchoperations. It's not a major problem just curious.SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
Does anyone know how to create an npt external npt thread insolidworks.SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
Hi, Any one please can guide me about how to activate move/sizefeatures.SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
Hello, I want to wrap a dxf around a 3D surface. Anyone can think how i can do this. I found the option to do a projection but not a wrap. thxSolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
Hello, is it possible to make a curve with basepoint, angleand radius? I have the angle and radius listed in excel. Thanks!SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
is there any setting to increase the number of steps/actionsthat can be undone?SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
I would like to duplicate some simple geometry in a sketchusing the copy from a base point and repeat it to another basepoint. The repeat button does not work - it is not selectable! SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
Does good morning, know me to explain because when a drivenperforation meets another hole in the mass in table the explanationyou perforate it marks passing hole even if it is not him/it? ThanksSolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
I have a hole pattern on a surface or side that I need tostart. I have placed the first tapped hole in the upper left handcorner. What I need to do is to dim. this hole then change the dimto move the hole. SW won't allow me to change the dim.
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
Is it possible to create a 3d point whose x,y and z value canbe specified in terms of a different coordinate system ( other thandefault) ???SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
I'm wondering why I can't do this, in some circumstances Ithink it would be more resilient to future updates or changes thanan edge or converted edge. However on the other end, a simple cut will change the face andmight break the relation, so it could be just a hell of a lot lessresilient. It would be cool to get some clarity on thisSolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago
I have 3 circles that I want to create a 3 point arc with.The problem is that I want the tangent to be on the "upper" halfplane of all the circles. SW seems to choose which side it wants inan almost random fashion. Is there and way to force it to use acertain tangency side?SolidworksSketching
SOLIDWORKS User Forum
14 years ago