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Anonymous
in reply to: Steinwerks

What I like about creating coordinate systems in Solidworks/HSMXpress is I can give them meaningful names, so they are self-documenting.  And I can then use the same coordinate system for multiple setups (which I do a LOT).  Moving the coordinate system (e.g. - to accomodate a modified fixture) requires a single change.  With Fusion, I have to find and modify every single Setup that uses that same fixture location.  When I'm updating something I did a year or more ago, it's hard to remember what was used where, so it becomes a major project to find all instances and update them accordingly.

 

This, of course, goes along with the missing "Extrude from Sketch" feature for defining stock.  In HSMXpress, that is virtually the ONLY option I ever use.  A single sketch defines the stock, and the coordinate system axes and origin.  Edit that one sketch, and EVERYTHING else changes automatically.  In Fusion, on some of my designs, it could easily take me 15 minutes to do what I can do in 30 seconds in HSMXpress.

 

Regards,

Ray L.