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    jneal
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    Registered: ‎11-14-2011

    Inserting Structural Members

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    04-25-2012 09:54 AM

    Greetings-

    I'm using 2012 Professional and I would like to know if there is a way to insert a structural member into a part file instead of having to use Frame Generator to get structural shapes from the content center withough having to manuall draw the section view of the member....

     

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    RayFeiler
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    Re: Inserting Structural Members

    04-25-2012 10:00 AM in reply to: jneal

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    jneal
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    Re: Inserting Structural Members

    04-25-2012 10:12 AM in reply to: RayFeiler

    .... In a PART file, not an ASSEMBLY file.... 

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    Re: Inserting Structural Members

    04-25-2012 10:20 AM in reply to: jneal

    Oops, sorry.

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    Re: Inserting Structural Members

    04-25-2012 11:55 AM in reply to: jneal

    You can always start an assembly file, insert the shape as a custom and then delete the assembly file.

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    Re: Inserting Structural Members

    04-25-2012 04:00 PM in reply to: jneal

    Open from content center and select "As Custom". This creates a new part file, rather than inserting into an existing one. You can try to copy/paste the features between part files if you need insertion.

     

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