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md shadab akhtar · 2 years ago

oh yes, it is very good.

Ron Westburg · 2 years ago

Thanks for the tips! I use a few already, but I'll try to build on the added ideas you've given here.

Josh · 2 years ago

Thanks! let me know if there's anything else you have question about.

Steve · 2 years ago

Thanks a lot! I got started on a new project at work a couple weeks ago. My assembly has about 1000 parts in it with fasteners included. I was looking for a way to keep track of it all. Like Ron said, I was already using some of these ideas, but now I'll try and incorporate a couple more. (I had forgotten about the folders, haha)

Josh · 2 years ago

Thanks Steve. Using folders keeps me from going insane.

Jason Eikleberry · 2 years ago

Is "Isolate" new to '07 or '08?

Josh · 2 years ago

Hi Jason, Isolate is in 07. If you right click on any component it should show up in the menu.

Rod Uding · 2 years ago

Great tips Josh! I already use a few of the ones you listed. The tip on making sub assemblies to dissolve is great. I had been thinking about doing that with the welding flanges I use when working on our machines piping. As usual, you are pumping great and useful information for the rest of us.

KD · 2 years ago

I am using SW 05 at home, and i've been creating assemblies with one part, however now i want to cut portions out of it. I want to know if there is a way to do this without altering the original part which i am using throughout the whole thing. In other words, "to modify a component without disrupting all the other components because i'm using the same part for each component."

Josh · 2 years ago

KD, hi. What you can do in that situation is do an assembly cut. In your assembly start a sketch as you normally would and make your cuts. They will only affect the Assembly. Since these are features you can control them with Configurations as well.

KD · 2 years ago

thanks man, also i've been doing my assemblies on SW05 , will my assemblies open on 2007 ?

Josh · 2 years ago

yep, they'll open in 2007. you just can't go backwards.

KD · 2 years ago

Ohh man,in assembly mode i've been doing those cuts right. and for some reason, after a few cut extrudes, the tag just goes grey, but i wanna make more cuts, can you tell me what's going on?

Josh · 2 years ago

you've exceeded the cut limit... just kidding. I have no idea why it would gray out. You may try to make some cuts in other configurations.

KD · 2 years ago

Hey man, do you know how to make like for example am assembly or part that is like, say a....bunch of spheres, and then make a box, fuse them together and then subtract the spheres so that in the end, the model looks like a piece of cheese??? please help if you can, appreciate it

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