{"id":11198,"date":"2020-01-24T17:34:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T22:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/?p=11198"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:31:01","slug":"solid-edge-tips-and-tricks-from-forum-users-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/solid-edge-tips-and-tricks-from-forum-users-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Solid Edge Tips and Tricks from Forum Users #30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An assortment of short tips and tricks based on the discussions in the Solid Edge forum<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compiled by Tushar Suradkar<\/strong><\/a>
Due credit is given to respective contributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quick list of the previous compilations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\nT&T #01<\/a>, T&T #02<\/a>, T&T #03<\/a>, T&T #04<\/a>, T&T #05<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T&T #06<\/a>, T&T #07<\/a>, T&T #08<\/a>, T&T #09<\/a>, T&T #10<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T&T #11<\/a>, T&T #12<\/a>, T&T #13<\/a>, T&T #14<\/a>, T&T #15<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T&T #16<\/a>, T&T #17<\/a>, T&T #18<\/a>, T&T #19<\/a>, T&T #20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T&T #21,<\/a> T&T #22<\/a>, T&T #23<\/a>, T&T #24<\/a>, T&T #25<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T&T\n#26<\/a>, T&T\n#27<\/a>, T&T\n#28<\/a>, T&T\n#29<\/a>, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> I have placed a part into the assembly document and have already tried to mirror it. I am facing a problem with moving or rotating the mirrored part. How do move the mirrored part to a certain place or rotate at a certain angle? Can mirrored parts even be moved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip<\/strong>: The\nmirrored part can be moved\/rotated only after the mirror is dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right-click on the Mirror\nfeature in the Pathfinder and select Drop from the context menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contributor<\/strong>: @TusharSuradkar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> How\ndo I set the terminator arrows for dimensions in Draft to a smaller default\nsize? I am not able to find a setting for this value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:<\/strong> This is typically done in the Dimension Styles which can be accessed from the Styles button on the Home tab of the ribbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then, modify the dimension style<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, adjust the\nterminator arrows as a factor of the font size:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ideally, perform these steps in the Draft\ntemplate so it will be available for all new drawings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributor<\/strong>: @TusharSuradkar<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> Is\nthere a way to edit links of an inter part copy? Does the part used for\nthe inter part copy have any connection with the original?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip<\/strong>: Right-click\non the Link in the Pathfinder and select Drop Parents<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contributor<\/strong>: @TusharSuradkar<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/strong> When\nI open an assembly it displays this message as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If I click No, it opens the\nfull assembly. I want to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. How did I get into this\nsituation in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. How to get rid of this\nmessage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. There are links between the part and the assembly that need to be updated in order to open the part.<\/li>
  2. You could open the assembly, go to the Tools tab, and select the Inter-Part Manager. In the Inter-Part Links window select the option “Show all links” in the dropdown. Right-click on the top-level assembly within the Inter-Part Links window & select the option “Break Links”, this should keep the features, but remove the links between the part and the assembly.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n