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Frédéric_ALLEAUME
Tool symmetry with standard components
Hello, In the context of a symmetrical tool design, I encounter a problem with screw repetition. In the basic tool, I can repeat my screws or entities via the function below Simply put the screw and washer in the first frame, and in the second one click on a hole p…
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Switching from Topsolid to Solidworks - > the pitfalls?
Hi cartoonists. I just joined a company that works under TopSolid. They have to upgrade the software ... and the question arises whether to do this upgrade or to switch to Solidworks (basically, it's now or never!) So, in order to see more clearly, what are the points…
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Modification Note Tapping Inventor 2022
Hello I just discovered how to change the designation of a tapping annotation via AI and following a request for a project. Find the folder using the link on your PC below C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 2022\Design Data\XLS\en-US Create a Zip of th…
Frédéric_ALLEAUME
Tool symmetry with standard components
Hello, In the context of a symmetrical tool design, I encounter a problem with screw repetition. In the basic tool, I can repeat my screws or entities via the function below Simply put the screw and washer in the first frame, and in the second one click on a hole p…
coin37coin
Switching from Topsolid to Solidworks - > the pitfalls?
Hi cartoonists. I just joined a company that works under TopSolid. They have to upgrade the software ... and the question arises whether to do this upgrade or to switch to Solidworks (basically, it's now or never!) So, in order to see more clearly, what are the points…
FRED78
Modification Note Tapping Inventor 2022
Hello I just discovered how to change the designation of a tapping annotation via AI and following a request for a project. Find the folder using the link on your PC below C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 2022\Design Data\XLS\en-US Create a Zip of th…
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