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  1. Lehane

    How do you add a border to an image?

    Solved the problem :)
  2. Lehane

    How do you add a border to an image?

    I am trying to analyse an image in Matlab and need to be able to see the left edge of the image. At the moment I add a 1 pixel border to the image (or just to the left side) in a photo program like Gimp. This is time consuming so I'm looking for a way to get Matlab to add the border for me. At...
  3. Lehane

    Acceptable deflection of a 25mm solid steel shaft

    Told you it's been a long day! Circular cross section, solid, and made of stainless steel, with a length 1161.2mm. It's supporting a bowl of liquid that will be filled up and then emptied a dozen times a day.
  4. Lehane

    Acceptable deflection of a 25mm solid steel shaft

    I've calculated the deflection of a 25mm shaft to be 2.2mm. Is this too much or is it acceptable? Fairly basic question I know but it's been a long day!
  5. Lehane

    Two items to be parallel but already constrained

    Solid Edge automatically makes everything fixed constraints, and the floating button is the one I press when I accidentally press the wrong one! Thank you so much! Floating parallel offset worked a treat!
  6. Lehane

    Two items to be parallel but already constrained

    I have built a frame that is triangular in shape and I now want to attach some sheet metal to the top of the triangle. A shaft goes through the frame and sheet metal to house a gearbox, but I need the bottom of the gearbox to be flat (ie parallel to the flat base of the triangle) The only way...

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