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  1. gib2j

    vacume form canoe

    does anyone have any suggestions for the type of material i could use? it needs to be hardwaring and scratch resistant, low water absorption, easily formed, easily bonded, good UV properties, and cheap
  2. gib2j

    vacume form canoe

    The canoes are going to be made and used by a scout group, if it is a sucess other groups will be invited to use the mould. so yes they have to be very rhobust and im not too concerned about the weight, (i worked it out to be about 29kg, 64lb in ye olde weight) my main concerns are that the...
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    vacume form canoe

    has anybody tried vacume forming a canadian style canoe? about 4m long x 900mm wide by 580mm deep. I was thinking of using 10mm thk HDPE sheet... any suggestions would be gtatefully recieved
  4. gib2j

    baloon and boms

    all the bolts are the same size but used in different parts of the assembly. we are manually changing the boms at the moment for item numbers eg item 20 is a plate that needs 10 bolts (item 21) and 10 nuts (item 22) item 30 is a plate that needs 5 of the same bolts,(item 31) and 5 of the same...
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    baloon and boms

    Is it possible to split part qty in the bom table? we want the bom to read basically like this item qty desc 1 1 plate 2 10 m10 bolt 3 1 plate 2 4 6 m10 bolt instead we get for m10 bolt item ... qty 16 also we want to balloon the same bolts with different item...
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    Modifying F-button functions?

    from the pull down menus choose tools, customise, choose comand tab and have a play with the shortcut buttons
  7. gib2j

    ACAD DWG TO INVENTOR

    you can put dimensions onto imported sketch and change them but i dont think there is a scale command. once the sketch becomes a solid you can scale it.
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    ACAD DWG TO INVENTOR

    when in a sketch use the insert autocad file button and follow the prompts. make sure your autocad drawing is on the xy plane and you should have no problems
  9. gib2j

    Adaptive coils in IV9?

    very nice thanks
  10. gib2j

    Inserting a screw

    try using contact set with the 2 parts, put an angular constraint on the screw and drive it. dont know if it will work but worth a try
  11. gib2j

    reverse fillet

    is it possible to do a reverse fillet? ie on the inside of a corner of cut plate create a mousehole instead of adding material as a normal fillet will do...
  12. gib2j

    Adaptive coils in IV9?

    im being thick, could you explain in a bit more detail thanks
  13. gib2j

    inventor view

    our naval architects are attempting to check our models on screen but their pc's are pretty crap. does inventor view use less resources or is there another way for them to view and measure the model?
  14. gib2j

    Bill of Materials Colors Vary When IDW Saved as DWG

    is the text on a layer that is easy to change the colour?
  15. gib2j

    Adaptive coils in IV9?

    check out either frequently asked questions or much older threads. im sure ive seen a procedure but never tried, would be interested how you get on
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