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Re: pic: 114 Drive base CAD

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
I'm pretty sure it won't. In my experience, Inventor doesn't add weights too well. I've used its own numbers on material and come out heavier on an assembly than it has. Not sure yet who's right--me or it--as I haven't tested anything yet that I've CADed.
It's worked out pretty well for us... we assign electronics items, pistons, motors their correct weight values, and it gives us a pretty accurate total weight.
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