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Re: AndyMark CIMple Box CAD help

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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
Whenever you import a STEP assembly file into CAD software, there are never any mates. You either have to manually add all mates yourself, or you have to lock the components in plate (right click on part in feature tree, select Fix in Solidworks or Grounded in Inventor).
If I am going to use a COTS part as-is, I typically save the imported STEP model as a single SLDPRT file.
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