I'm trying to avoid Bootcamp, as, like I said, every other program I use is Mac based. I see you're one Windows 7 64-bit with SW 2011, how is that working out? Did you have XP on the same computer prior to Windows 7? Any noticeable speed difference?
OK, I have a pretty kooky scenario, but bear with me.
Computer:
Mid-2009 Macbook Pro
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (DO NOT WANT LION, at least not until more programs are updated properly)
2.8Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB DDR3 RAM
512 MB GeForce 9600M GT
Current setup:
Parallels 5
Windows XP 32-bit
Solidworks...
For clarification on the second part, if I started a product development firm that dealt with things like household consumer products (mops, fans, etc), could I advertise it as "product development engineering services" as long as I have fine print stating I don't deal with state regulated...
I'm sure this has come up before, but none of the search attempts I made dug up anything, so here goes:
I was having a discussion on another forum where someone claimed to be a "self-taught engineer". While I don't think you should call yourself an engineer without a bachelor's degree, many...
Yes, that does work, but is there a more targeted way to remove them? What if, say, I want those gone, but I want to see normal sketches as I often use inserted pictures for logos, etc.?
Hi,
Every time I make a hole with the Hole Wizard, it sketches a circle at the surface that will show through ALL solid parts in an assembly. How can I suppress these circles? I see their value for certain applications, but once the number of holes starts rising, it makes a zoomed-out...
Thanks guys, good answers!
The cavity tool will work for the things I want to do with it. I was aware of it before, but it was always presented as if it was only useful if you were actually making a full injection mold rather than just trying to get a negative of the part.
Hi,
I saw this controller add-on online this weekend while doing my normal web browsing (post was about bad PR from the company, but that's beside the point), and I was wondering about the technique used to "vacuum form" the part. It doesn't appear that they used a traditional vacuum form, but...
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I listed specific examples that any half-witted engineer would clearly recommend against. Your smart alec comment is not appreciated. All of these people have literally no product development/engineering experience, it's not as if they've worked side by side with engineers for years.
I've definitely thought of making a form that requires a signature for any mechanical change I don't approve of. That way, when things go bad like I said they would, I have a signed document showing I had disagreed with the decision. I also plan on leaving the "engineering approval" slot blank...
ajack1:
I knew that someone would take that stance due to the vagueness of my intro. Let me ask you this question: would you pair aluminum screws with aluminum nuts in a situation where they will be torqued on regularly? No engineer I know of would, and they were almost shouting at me to do it...
Yeah, this is about what I figured. I thought about the textbook thing, and I may in fact order a set since you can get old editions for less than $10 shipped from Half (website). One big problem is my age. Many people here (especially the management) are 40/50/60+ years old, which means they...
Hello,
I've had a problem the past few months at my new job. I am the only mechanical engineer on staff at a product development department that is part of a larger service department, yet my bosses, etc. never seem to want to listen to what I say about matters of mechanical function. It's...
oh yeah, if anyone else wants to do this, I should mention that after you go to System Options, click the "Display/Selection" sidebar option and then uncheck "allow selection in HLR and Shaded modes". Alternately, I also discovered there's a toolbar called the "Selection Filter" toolbar that...
