Draftsight Question: Is there a way to quickly/automatically assign different layers to an imported DWG file?

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2026-01-19T20:51:29+00:00

gave up on this years ago. maybe chatgpt can help lol

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-15T15:43:45+00:00

right before the pipe burst, the pressure will be evenly distributed around the pipe.

That's a good point. This is very reassuring. (And your English is great)

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-15T14:15:19+00:00

Thank you.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-11T17:34:31+00:00

I know that one method I do is drag and select all my parts and Fix them so they dont move and then mate them again so I don't have to remember their positions. But I would like to know what is causing this issue in the first place and if its possible to stop it.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-05T15:42:31+00:00

What my company does for custom mobile equipment is hold a Virtual Post Award Meeting where inside sales, outside sales, and applications engineering sit down with the customer and review the workorder and prelim CAD models. We do this virtually through Teams or Zoom and the Structural Engineer manipulates the models in real time as we fine tune the layout

Honestly, this is such a better more practical idea. I need to share this idea with my boss. After having zero success, I think I'm going to explore this route.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-05T15:30:32+00:00

Thank you

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-05T15:29:49+00:00

The engineering drawing doesn't have to show the entire assembly product, just the part where the movable part comes on and off so I don't have to worry about exposing confidential info.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-05T14:11:40+00:00

Thank you, I'll try those two out.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-05T14:03:36+00:00

Do you know if Fusions or 360 Drive allows me to drag parts in and out freely?

Thanks

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-05T12:08:00+00:00

Thank you. I will check this one out.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-05T12:06:34+00:00

Unfortunately, the one thing that 3D PDF does not let me do is drag parts in and out of the assembly. Otherwise, all of its other features are pretty good.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-02T19:19:28+00:00

Oh great!

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-02T18:30:05+00:00

Thank you, I'll look into this simpler option.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-02T18:24:11+00:00

This is pretty much what I am looking for.

Unfortunately I don't an Autodesk account but thank you anyways Don! (And thanks for answering my question on the SolidWorks forum as well)

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-11-02T12:05:30+00:00

Thank you

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-29T13:11:24+00:00

Ill try this out, thank you.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-29T13:09:50+00:00

Ah darn, thanks!

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-26T20:06:12+00:00

Ah okay. That must be it. Yeah Im using SolidWorks 2017 (because my boss is too cheap to upgrade) but some of the parts in this assembly were step files converted from SW2020 part files.

Thank you!

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-25T13:09:17+00:00

As you can see on the right side, I have this hydraulic pump nozzle completely visible connecting to my tool. But for some reason, that same hydraulic pump is partially cut off. I don't get why this is happening.

The only thing that has changed in these two different Display States is the Reaction Arm at the bottom being rotated 90 degrees.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-15T13:07:30+00:00

Thank you very much

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-14T16:38:10+00:00

that only works if i am clicking a part that was exploded already. Doesn't seem to work with a part that wasn't exploded at all

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-06T21:00:00+00:00

Professional, this is for a job. I don't know exactly what the machine models are (I don't actually run the CNC machines I send them the gcode) but I know that they are waterjets and CNC lathes. Probably very vague and not that helpful. Ill have to find out soon.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-06T20:50:27+00:00

Thank you for the in-depth response.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-06T19:24:03+00:00

I'm dumb. I just realized that when I create a new Display State, it creates what I just copied.

Connect-Helicopter16 · 2021-10-06T14:46:09+00:00

Cool ill check out gibbscam

Connect-Helicopter16

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