Hello.
I'm on Solidworks Premium 2014. I just saw on Youtub that you could, on the 2017 version, create a parallel shot on the screen. I don't see this function in 2014. Does it exist, or does it have an equivalent order?
Thank you
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@ viking
Honestly I'm working on SW 2017 premium
and I've never created a parallel shot on the screen
Ever paid attention to this tool?
Are you sure it exists in 2017?
In general, if I have to create plans, I always refer to existing refs
so I take a basic plan
on which I draw a line and create a plane perpendicular to this said line
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Hello
if we believe the SW help on this function, it would have appeared only in 2016 since the help is not available for previous versions ...
Kind regards
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I found it rather practical. You orient the room as you wish, click on "Create a parallel shot on the screen" and that's it.
Personally, I have a LOT of problems creating the plans. I never know which references to choose. It may sound silly, but that's still where Solidworks gives me the most trouble. I spend a lot of time creating planes other than parallel to a face.
See these tutorials
Creating a Solidworks Tutorial Plan
https://www.google.com/search?q=creation+de+plan+solidworks+tutorial&rlz=1CDGOYI_enFR770FR778&hl=fr&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#sbfbu=1&pi=creation%20de%20plan%20solidworks%20tutorial
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Yes. It's been a long time since I've seen these videos. They don't help me at all.
I always get confused with the references to give. I think it will remain my way of the cross...
It's that you don't have the right approach with the log in my opinion
Explain why you need so much of a plan
which of + is super hyper important on a parametric log
know how to give the correct coordinates of the plan references
these as the origin of the parts
This is also the basis for good log functionality
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For example, to drill angled holes inside a tube. I draw my construction line at the angle and position that interests me, and then I have trouble creating the shot.
Here's a simple example: I need to make 2 extrusions to the surface of this tube.
I position myself, the plan is put correctly, but I can't find the second reference to give to validate the plan. It must be completely stupid but I very often block la_dessus.
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Via your example
1 how did you create your tube
show me the original plans
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All right. I found it. The second reference to be given is the surface of the tube.
I don't know why I often stumble on this kind of problem, I must be
a little obtuse.
We must remain/return to the fundamentals of geometry for the definition of a plane.
From there, if you have these basics, you should be better at it.
To put it simply, a plane must be positioned (via a distance, a coincidence, a tangency) and oriented (parallelism, angle, perpendicularity).
Depending on the entities you have selected, you will need 1 to 3 constraints. You can also think in terms of isostatism and degree of freedom.
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