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screen shot two...http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=0aa1245e-297e-47e3-8de1-f66f2655c753&file=LIFTING_FRAME_-_FIXED_BOX.JPG

I have attatched to screen shots of a lifting frame I am working on... I am struggling on how to fix it? One screen shot shows it fixed through the lifting hole using a 'Fixed Geometry' fixture and a 'Distributed Mass' on top of the box section the other screen shot shows it with a 'Fixed...

yes, that is what I have done... but ideally I would like to show both the 'Yeild' and the '60% of Yeild'!

Having suceeded with the pure white background... is it possible to apply a company logo to one of the 'Enviroments'?

Is it possible to be able to get a completely 'white' background? i.e without any shadows etc. etc.

When calculation the 'stress' of a part... our Company standard is to calculate the stress at 60% of the yeild! Is there a way of showing this on the chart as well as indicating the 'Yeild strength' which is shown as standard?

Does anybody have any suggestions for using SolidWorks on a Multi-Site set-up so everybody can use the same set of parts from the database? SolidWorks are pointing our company in the direction of PDMWorks Enterprise! any other suggestions?

If you create a part model complete with dimensions... when you add a scale to that model, the dimensions stay as the dimensions before the scale! Is there a way to change the dimensions with the scale?

I want to add a percentage of a figure to a figure... =SUM(A1+(A1*(40/100))) If A1 = £10 then the answer would be £14. but the minimum figure I want to add on is £10, so the answer I require is £20. Therefore how can I write a statement which would calculate the original sum, but if it was...

How do I round down a number in an increment of 5? Example: if I have an aswser of £6.52... how do I round down to £5.00 or if I have a answer of £21.06... how do I round down to £20.00 I only want to use £5, £10, £15, £20 etc. etc. I am trying to create a spreadsheet for use when bidding...

I am trying to use the 'FLEX' tool... I want to apply two flexes to a polyurethane disc representing the disc flexing inside a pipeline. The problem is the flex tool flexes from the centre point... can you flex about a given radius from the centre point?

is it a 'Data Validation'? This can be found on the top menu under 'Data' then 'Validation'...

Excel 2002 I have a table of threads: M3 down to M10 I am using Index, Match to find specific information from the table relating to the thread for a calculation depending which thread I pick using data validation. If I have the threads listed in the table from M3 down to M10, the selection...

thanks for that... another hidden command deep within Excel.

Perfect... the answer was staring me in the face!!! Thanks