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Hi, I'm looking for the big lines about optimizing RIB structure for plastic plate stiffness. The plate is somewhat restricted along the edges, especially the corners, but I expect the middle of the sides to be relativly free to move inwards. Torsions stiffness is of less concern. The plate is...

Hi, We need to measure the distance to a moving object a minimum of 3 times a second. The distance range is about 2 meters, and we need a resolution of about 2 to 5 mm. As other objects are closeby we believe the narrow beam of a laser will be our best option. Does anyone here have experience...

My background and education is very varied - from an illustration viewpoint I've worked as an independent consultant/ illustrator for different companies and institutions. Right now I'm running a company within technological development, which is why I got Solidworks. When it comes to...

Hi Jeff, I fully agree with you - I've personally spent days and even weeks on single illustrations or animations, and that line of work is very different from CAD illustrations. That said, you can produce great results pretty quickly most of the time. With regards to CAD the problem is often...

That is good to hear - I'm tending strongly toward buying one. Could I ask roughly what you consider an excellent price?

Hi Scott, Thanks for your earlier help by the way! :) Here are some links to show 3D rendering standards of today. Photoworks is limited in comparison. http://www.splutterfish.com/sf/gallery_view.php?photo_id=225&screen=1&cat_id=2&action=images...

Hi, We are going to weld a large aluminium structure for the next few week, and I have to buy a welding machine for that purpose. It is mostly 5mm plate, but some 8mm, and several meters at a time. So far we have tried an Thermal Arc 200 GMS with spool gun, and an Lincoln Compact 280. Both do...

Hi, I'm coming from 3D graphics originally, so I really don't know what Solidworks in itself is capable of. (Though I think it's probably very limited - even the full Photoworks can't begin to compare with the dedicated 3D render engines used within photo/ movies/ animation). That said, if...

Thanks to both of you! I think Scotts suggestion is closer to my natural workflow, so I'll try that one first.

Hi, From time to time I want export a specific sketch as a standalone drawing, with measures and so on. The problem is however that measures semm to disappear when simply copying the sketch into a drawing, and I can't change the scale. Anyone has a smooth solution for making drawings from...

I guessed it was something like that. And you are not the first either - many experienced people have done that before during this project. I guess they are perhaps more used to mm . If I remember correctly the US$ 50000 mentioned above was for a short run moulding, but I'll check up on that.

I have been looking into that as well. Like you say the actual manufacturing doesn't cost much, but the mould cost is on the huge side. The finished product is rather low full box, where this is the bottom, and the injeciton mould for the entire box is estimated at approx 250000 US$ from...

They seem to have some interesting fiberglass products. I will certainly look closer at them. Thanks!

Hi Harry, That was more or less the original idea, but the cut lenght for each plate is about 14000 cm making waterjet quite expensive (or having rough edges, or both). Economical would be, say, around or below US$ 50 machining cost per plate. Of course, the lower the better - right now we are...

We are in need of a small prototype series (300) plates of 1 cm thick PE plastic with lots of round or slotted holes. The plate themselves are about 110x70cm, and the holes/ slot should have a 4mm opening. Total hole ratio should be about 30-50 percent. The edges and surfaces should be rather...