Tip of the Day

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Richard Doyle, Nov 17, 2004.

  1. Probably most of you know this one, and I'll expect some eye rolling. But I
    posted this to our local message board and was surprised to see how many
    users didn't know it.

    We import a lot of AutoCAD geometry to sketches (I like the old cut-and-past
    method). Auto dimensions and the move command work well to line things up,
    but I have always then manually added the necessary relations - vertical,
    horizontal, and most time-consuming, tangents.

    Little did I know, if you select Tools>Relations> there is a "Constrain All"
    available. Holy cow...this one could have saved me hundreds of hours over
    the last several years. I hope it saves someone here some time.

    Thanks to Bill Stadler on the SW Disucssion Forum.

    Richard
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    Richard Doyle, Nov 17, 2004
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  2. I have used it many times, but don't always remember it. Thanks.

    WT
     
    Wayne Tiffany, Nov 17, 2004
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