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    How to set up gear conection in ProE

    Thanks. Right now I am trying to do a resolver mechanism that will control phase relations between two crank shafts. It's a variable clearance steam engine design. Looks like I will have to go to wildfire. Darn I have a lot of parts and assemblies already done. From what I see in other posts I...
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    How to set up gear conection in ProE

    This may have already been asked. But a search didn't turn up anything. Does anyone know of an example on the web or can tell me how to do gear conections. I am using Pro/E 2001. Can it be done? I have done some roller bearings and it sure looks like they have the right rotation. All I used...
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    How to create a bootable PC card

    FORMAT is generally the utility that installs a boot strap on a drive. Both in wondows and DOS. If your flash card is recognized as a drive, format maybe what you need. On the other hand format doesn't work on CD or DVD drives. How and were a boot strap is written is dependent on the file...
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    Solving Equations

    Sorry. The plugin is in C++ I need an algorithm I can implement in C/C++. There is the added problem that if the density temperature lies to far inside saturated water/steam mixture region the formula cause floating point exceptions. So while solving I must also keep in the vapoer or liquid...
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    Anyone use LoadLibrary

    I havn't used Watcom. But I think "unresolved external reference" is a link error in any case. It means that you are not linking with the library that contains the function. You will need to link with a libary that defines LoadLibrary. Don't know what the lib name is. Andy
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    Solving Equations

    I know some solving methods. But so far have been unable to write a fast converging algotithm for the problem. I am working in steam properties IAPWS-95 and 97 plugin for MathCad and Vissim. The problem is solving two equations of two unknowns. I.E. pressure = p(t,d) and entropy = s(t.d) given...
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    what drives boiling in a P-v diagram?

    The specific state of a fluid can be deturmined by it's properties. How ever temperature is discontionus along the saturation line. Starting with a liquid as you add heat(enthalpy) the temperature increases. When the boiling point is reached and you continue to add heat to the fluid the...
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    Helical Datum Curve?

    I got it to pattern by inserting a Coordinate System which I use as the rederance for the Datum Curves. Create a swept blend. Group the Coordinate System, datum curves and the swept blend and pattern that. No distorting of any of the patterened objects. Now I need it to pattern the diameter of...
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    Mcd to Pdf file conversion software

    Hi This is not free. But it is a lot easier on ones pocket book. http://shop.leadtools.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?catalogID=3&cat=%20 Works like distiller. By the way a version of Distiller comes with Adobe Pagemaker. You might find pagemaker 6.5 at a very resionable price. I have been...
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    Helical Datum Curve?

    Hi noppenbd I don't think what I am doing is all that hard to pattern. It just doesn't work right. It may be in the way I created the origional part or it is a bug in Pro/E. I created the origional as a sweep blend along two datum curves. The first curve has a constant z. the second datum...
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    installing proe2001in win2000

    Thanks TXS edo7777, Sorry I didn't get back to you. Our network was up and down last week. TXS is correct. The initial command prompt enviorment variables are set up through the control pannel in win 2K. Sorry for the mis info there. Hope that the path is/was your problem. Use "rem&quot...
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    Helical Datum Curve?

    Thank you all for the help. The swept blend works. But I can not get it parameterized and have it work right. I would like to generate m coils. I tried using a pattern but the best I could get is about 5 coils. It's hard to explain but after sumnumber of generations the sweep goes haywire. It's...
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    installing proe2001in win2000

    I have it running on win2000 and 98. But on my 98 when I updated explorier and it quit working. The update had changed my path evniorment variable and my pro/E directory(folder) was no longer in the path. Fixed autoexec.bat or on win2000 you need to fix DOS.BAT(I think) to have your pro/e...
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    Helical Datum Curve?

    Thanks. I will try the sweep blend again. Had truble geting it to work. I modeled the curve in mathcad first and thranslated that to the Pro/E script. The steam generator is made of of concentric wraped coils of tubing. I wonted to do n layers but don't think that will work. I need floor and...
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    Helical Datum Curve?

    Skiddy, Thanks for the tip on datum curves from equations. I found it great but Pro/E 2001 wont let me use a curve with a varing z as a swipe path. Whats with that? Also conditionals(if else), floor and ceil function can not be used in path equations. I realize that these functions can create...

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