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Unread 14-02-2008, 12:03
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Re: Team 1511 - The benefits of design pay off!

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
I tried to do that for our lift, but we used 80/20. Trying to mate anything to 80/20 in Solidworks effectively kills the assembly down the line, as it seems that none of the mates seem to save properly, nor are there pre-made templates.
First Cab Library, under the Extrusion section, has 80/20 parts that you can download. After downloading the correct file for SolidWorks (STEP), you can change the length to whatever your desire is. I have used this in the past, and it works well for me. I hope it does the same for you .
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