Hi Everyone.
I design filter housings which are made from die cast aluminium. They consist of a head and a bowl which screw together with a stub acme thread. Some models have a single turn of thread, some with one and half turns and some with two turns.
I am having problems analysing the...
Jeff,
Copying of surfaces which are then manipulated and used to add/remove material is a fairly fundamental part of surfacing in my opinion.
I've put some of my gripes on here and mentioned that I've come from ProE in the hope that someone has been down the same route and could offer some...
I'm copying a surface which I am then extending and then using it (with another created surface) in a sculpt to add material.
Since I posted the original message, I've spoken to our local Inventor support and have been told that once a surface like this is used in another feature - eg a sculpt...
I'm tearing my hair out at the moment struggling with Inventor. I guess a lot of the problem is that I'm still trying to do things the way I would in Pro/Engineer.
Two issues bothering me at the moment:
1. If I copy a surface then subsequently change the surface that was copied, how do I get...
I've been a Pro/E user since '94 and used to work for a rapid prototyping company. In the early days, the chord height was important as it decides the resolution of the file and therefore the part produced - for instance, a big chord height may produce a circle which is more like a hexagon. On...
I just had the 4 day Inventor Essentials course so I know a little more about it now.
I'm impressed with some aspects of it but very worried about others. The bits that worry me are surfaces and drafts.
Surfaces seem very basic and drafts are only the most simple types as well.
Until I start...
Thanks for the advice. I've not doubt it will be frustrating - I've been using Pro/E since version 12 way back in about 1994 and have never used anything else! I will check out that translator David.
My company is soon going to be changing from Pro/Engineer to Inventor. I have a couple of questions about this.
How does it compare? I've seen a demo and it looks OK but that is not the same as using it is it!
All our products up to now have been designed on Pro/E. Does anyone have any tips on...
Hi all.
I recently got trained on ANSYS Workbench and have now been given the task of analysing a whole range of die cast assemblies.
My problem is that prior to the training, I'd had nothing whatever to do with FEA, not even doing hand calcs. The training has shown me how to use the software...
I have been struggling with a problem for a few days now. I have an indicator light which has a clear lens over it. It is a kind of domed shape. I need to add facets (preferably prismatic) to the inside to help distribute the light. Any suggestions as to how to go about this? I am using Wildfire...
I am also interested in the answer to this question. I would also be interested in how to design the vanes themselves as well as the number. My application is a much smaller scale - more like 6 inch diameter.
