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Recent content by kiwi66

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    SW skills tests?

    Are there any standardised operator skill tests around? I need somthing to evaluate potential job applicants.
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    Break views and break dimensions?

    Some more detail. I get the incorrect broken view/dimension only with a sweep on a 3dsketch part. What happens is that the view breaks correctly but the dimension is left hanging out at true (scaled length)
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    Break views and break dimensions?

    Are the dimension lines supposed to break with the view? Mine aren't and I thought they did. I'm using 2001+ SP1.2 is there a certain order to make this work?
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    Imported DWG wrong scale

    When I open a 3D .DWG (inches) to a new part (inches) The part is scaled up i.e 1" = 39.36" Any suggestions? The interesting thing is that the reciprocal of 39.36 is .0254
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    SW Piping module for semiconductor use?

    Has anyone used the SW piping module? I design Gas control cabinets (mostly 1/4" tube) of about 500 parts in Autocad 3D. I'm new user trying to use SW to do this and am not making much progress with assemblies.(Although its great for machined parts) What have you been through doing 3D...
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    Top down assembly - need training book/recource

    Can anyone recomend a good training book. I have taken a basic class and want to learn more by myself so when I go to the next advanced class i'll have some good questions.
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    Hopper Design

    I saw vibratory hoppers that were feeding screw blanks down a spiral track to a thread roller. try looking up under screw machine manufacturer sorry I cant remember the brand
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    Clip in "stand off" wanted

    I need to attach valves to a sheetmetal panel (mount holes are underneath the valve body) at present can do it with expensive machined blocks and lots of screws into a tapped panel Access to panel is from one side only (top) I am looking for something similar to pem stand off's that can be...

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