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Hi ASMEQC, An authorised inspector does do all of those things. Authorised in our country - not sure if ASME is supposed to license an inspector in USA. I have learned that it is a country thing. We are prohibited by ASME from using "ASME" in any shape or form.

Interesting points of view. Thank you. That got me thinking. This post is now a permanent record so I need to elaborate for the record. The use of the word "fabrication" was an after-thought to try to distinguish between the use of the Code Stamp. It added confusion. Also; Why do we limit our...

I have done a search and not found the answer - so if this is a repeat, please forgive me. I would like an opinion on the following; ASME codes - lets take ASME VIII DIV 2 as an example, but the question is more general for any ASME. On the nameplate we put a line called DESIGN CODE: ASME...

Hi newbieciv, I don't visit here often and was browsing for discussions about a piping issue when I came across this. It may be too late for your needs but here is an approximation anyway. Firstly, air is compressible so hydraulics (incompressible fluid) won't be valid. You need some sort of...

I was just looking for such a discussion! - and here it is. 11echo, you say "in your end of the world". Do you refer to local rules, sound engineering practice or a Code? If the latter, what is the Code? - and where is your end of the world? (Generally speaking e.g. USA, North Sea etc.)...

Thanks again for the help. Tried that - still not available. Command Finder locates it but it's all greyed out. Hmmm... will have to do that in other ways.

OK, I see, I don't have the "Instance Feature" / it is not available. In Command Finder, all of its options are greyed out.

Great! Thanks mmauldin. I couldn't figure out how to achieve the "Instanced" hole feature. I spawned circles when I instanced the hole feature - no holes. Couldn't separate the feature from the geometry. So I drew a circle, instanced that and extruded. Worked fine. The 'hole' aspect is of...

I am new to NX and my reference is another CAD system and the CAST tutorials. I would like to know how NX’ers go about mirroring a patterned feature? My example is – a valve has two drilled flanges. I normally; 1. position & size the first hole on a flange face, then 2. cut extrude it, 3...

Thanks mjcole! That was very helpful indeed. I have had a look at the docs and learnt a great deal from it all. Regards

Hi I would like to know from PTC user's if PTC Creo does structural modelling? (I use Inventor which I consider to be "very good" at structural & piping - I am looking for a hard-core app. that can handle very large plant assemblies - 10,000 parts - and does structural & piping in 3D parametric)...

Thanks for that suggestion! Very kind of you to share that tip! I will look for that. Cheers!

Thanks flash3780 - I was thinking of an approach along those lines. Don't have nor am I familiar with Matlab - maybe I need to...

I think it is the Reaction Probe function selecting the appropriate surface and the convection boundary condition. [2thumbsup]

Hi I’m not totally familiar with ANSYS. I want to find a way to compute the net (total) heat flow rather than the discrete steps of heat flow that match a mesh. In the example a copper rod has a constant temp. applied at each end (200C one end and 93C at other). Convection heat transfer...