Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
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I'm looking for a toolbox library of aerospace fasteners, fittings and misc parts for use in the design of an experimental aircraft. I found Traceparts at http:/ /www.trace parts.com/ users/tpdv d_aero_sta ndards.asp which appears to have all I'd need but the SolidWorks price is $1200. That's pretty steep for a one-man gang and a one-off hobby project. (Well, everyone has dreams of selling kits but I try to stay realistic.) They have the ability to buy just selected components but it's not clear to me if they integrate with the Toolbox or how their insertion program works (they said it's based on SW2003).
Does anyone have experience with Traceparts? Are there any other sources of AN/MS/NAS/NASM part libraries? I'm looking for the basic nuts, bolts, washers, screws, rivets, clevis pins, hose fittings, clamps, etc. not the esoteric specialty parts. For background, I'm a rusty AAE, a rookie with SolidWorks, currently using 2006 and upgrading to 2008 as soon as I get the time. Thanks for any assistance.
Does anyone have experience with Traceparts? Are there any other sources of AN/MS/NAS/NASM part libraries? I'm looking for the basic nuts, bolts, washers, screws, rivets, clevis pins, hose fittings, clamps, etc. not the esoteric specialty parts. For background, I'm a rusty AAE, a rookie with SolidWorks, currently using 2006 and upgrading to 2008 as soon as I get the time. Thanks for any assistance.






RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
http://www.mcmaster.com/
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Or contact the mfr's.
Chris
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RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
Regard,
Greg Young
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RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
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RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
http://www.traceparts.com/users/tpo.asp
RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
Traceparts is somewhat misleading. They claim a million free parts but the ones I tried all said they were licensed and required a fee. Their Solidworks product is $1200 which is too steep for me. They also mention yet another price for "licensed" catalogs. I don't object to a fee but their ala cart pricing looks like I could drop a couple hundred bucks and not really be sure I would get what I want. Their web site really sucks so I was hoping someone who actually used it could clarify.
In the end, like so many things, I guess I'll just have to do it myself to get what I want. It's a shame because one of the many reasons I purchased SolidWorks was the promise of plugging in things like an "aerospace fastener toolbox". Not fatal, just disappointing.
Regard,
Greg Young
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I'm not a fan of Traceparts because it is mostly European. 3DCC is awesome and also have military fastners uploaded to the site. If you type the word "fitzpatrick" in the search bar, you'll find my parts I uploaded.
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I know for fact that others upload military fasteners as well.
http:/
Hope this helps
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
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RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
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RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
Heckler, I've played with design tables but haven't yet used them seriously. Guess it's time to do it.
Regards,
Greg Young
RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library
Thanks for the star. I have more parts for you to look at if you like. Just contact me though 3DCC.
Best,
Colin
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2007 SP 5.0
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--“Coffee Talk” Mike Myers SNL
RE: Aerospace fastener Toolbox library