Here is a little gem of a tip that I just discovered. (Even after 10 years use I still find little things like this from time to time.) Select a cylindrical surface in a model. Invoke the “Normal to” command and the view will instantly be normal to the axis of that cylinder! This can be useful for models that have holes placed on complex faces or faces that aren’t perpendicular to the axis of the hole. Maybe I’m one of the last to discover this, but I thought it was pretty handy!
Things have been CRAZY busy lately (yes…that is a GOOD thing). I’m looking forward to getting some time to post more cool stuff to the Blog in the coming days!
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I RMB a cylindrical face but couldn't find any Normal to option.
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Probably a poor choice of words on my part. Select a cylindrical face then invoke the "Normal To" command via the file menu, toolbar or keyboard shortcut and you will see the behavior I described.
I originally used the word "select" twice which could be confusing. I have since corrected the description to be more clear. You don't use RMB for this tip at all.
Thanks for pointing this out.
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Ricky Jordan
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Steve R.
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our corporate Solidworks sub-forum. It may be used by me one day.
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Best Regards,
Ricky Jordan
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I'm glad you like it! Stay tuned for more good stuff coming soon!
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Ricky Jordan
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Best Regards,
Ricky Jordan
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