Recent content by AHilditch

Hi everyone, I am using a program by EDAS called GageMap that is used for optimally placing strain gages. I am new to this program and am looking for a tutorial on how to use its optimization function so that I don't have to hand calculate gage placement angles. The help files for this program...

Hm... I guess what I'm looking into now is extending the frame of the card so that there's enough material for an extraction lever to even be mounted, since that was my original issue. There was no way a lever could be mounted without it interfering with mounting holes, wedgelocks, and PWB...

Unfortunately the single borad I have has a different frame form and component requirements. It has an extraction lever, but the 6U card design has a thicker frame than my current project. I couldn't find in VITA documentation much information specifically on extraction levers (standard...

Hi All! I'm designing a circuit card assembly with a 3U card that utilizes ANSI/VITA specs 46.0, 48.2, and 20. What I'm running into is that it is possible to design an assembly (includes Printed Circuit Board and a Frame)according the the specifications that does not leave room for mounting an...

Great video Kapil! Thanks for taking the time to do that!

Thank you Manik! That is exactly what I needed. Kapil, thank you too for your effort, however, the video couldn't play and I got a corruption error.

Hello! I am having the same issue that was resolved in this thread -> http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=295526 I was wondering if someone could give me a more detailed version of Toost's answer. I am unable to figure out how to select and change the font/color of the hidden holes I...

Thanks John and Tomas! The 'blend all instances' did the trick! Prior to that solution and using a test part, I managed to fannaggle the instance and the edge blend into a group and then arrayed the group. That worked nicely, but I couldn't apply that process to the actual project without...

Hi all, I was wondering if there was a way to edit an Instanced Rectangular Array to include an edge blend I added post-array. I have dragged the edge blend in the navigator tree to between the creation of the Instance Feature Pad and the creation of the Rectangular Array, but the edge blends...

Terry, I'm sorry for the lack of information, I am new to the intricacies of splines and am not sure what info I need. I'm working on bettering my knowledge base. Your post it very helpful and it's giving me terms to start reading up on. I have a Side fit, pitch diameter spline joint. I am...

yes, universal joints.

Hi there, I have currently run into some issues with completely destroying male drive shaft splines and causing driveline failure. There was tooth shearing on the male spline and obvious wear on the female. After analyzing our spline design, it was determined that a better spline material and...

Ah, okay that makes sense. Once I select Flat numbering the cells become editable. The reason we do them by hand is that the system we use hasn't been automated with Solidworks yet; mostly due to lack of understanding on our department's part. My job right now is to start working out kinks we've...

Hi there! I'm having trouble with some of the manually edited cell values disappearing in my Indented Bill of Materials. I can edit the cells, but as soon as I click off, arrow over, or hit 'enter' the inserted value disappears/ doesn't show. Is there a specific reason this is happening? It's in...

Hi there, I am coming across a document setting problem that has me stumped. I am trying to change the leader lines for the linear, diameter, and radius dimensions. What I want is for the Linear dims to have the arrows and lines on the inside (pointing out to the end dimension lines)and the...