I'd agree with epoisses that most responses are polite and that the majority of people word their replies so that when a difference of opinion is offered it is done so without being offensive. But as heieup pointed out there are those minority who seem to be a lot less able to accomodate other...
Ussuri
I guess it does take a special type of person to help a stranger with their problem, but imho engineers are a special type of people!.
In my own use of Eng-Tips I find that the questions are usualy answered well by some very active subscribers and the MVPs, it then seems that adding...
Dimensioning and Tolerancing Handbook by Paul J Drake Jr and published by McGraw-Hill has been published as an e-book.
I have seen it through the IMechE library services website a year or so back. The IMechE had an arrangement with Knovel for members to access to selected onlin texts.
I now...
Aspearin1
In a recent Institition meeting there was a presentation by a company that was formed around an idea that was patentable, as seems to be yours.
The point that came across as a cautionary tale was that this company first went to seek protection on their ideas and then went on to...
When I was running a 5 axis system we devised a regular test and measurement cycle to determine the positional accuracy of all the axis. This allowed me to see if (and when) re-allignment was necessary. There were occasional knocks which did have an effect on accuracy. If there is one axis in...
It seems to me that there are two directions to this thread, firstly if the hypothetical situation is purely that, hypothetical, then surely it is basically a philosophical debate on whether an engineer can justly disregard a section/s of code and for what reasons. If that is ever the case then...
There are a number of ways to describe 5 axis wrt machining centres and routers. Some have fully functioning axis applied to the cutting spindle movement, others use auxiliary axis to move workholding pallets etc to give "5" (or more) axis.
A spindle that can pivot from the vertical to...
There are some companies around who will lease the software and charge by the project (or period of time), so that you can purchase a short term license.
This will give you the ability to have several CAD packages on your workstation but the only one(s) that can be started up will be those with...
Rockguy, thanks for your comments, that was very helpful especially the "between the lines" observation.
Scott, thanks for the link to the SW CSWP page. I have also visited your site and found it to be very informative, a big thank you for making that resource available.
What level of experience is regarded as needed before going forward for the CSWP exam?. I know that SolidWorks suggest around 6 months continuous use but do any of you CSWP's have any other opinions?.
For example is there a real need to demonstrate proficiency in the addons such as PDM works...
