Another option is to check out ebay for older version spaceballs. I believe the 3000 series go for as low as $30.
I told my boss I was going to buy an old one my own and convinced him of the time it would save modeling. He got me a spaceball 5000 and its worth every penny. If you consider...
For large assemblies, you should be creating sub-assemblies. Its easier to poke around smaller sub-assemblies (and understand what you did) than a model with over 100's mates. Also will help speed up your system, since rebuilds only look at a smaller number of mates and doesn't rebuild your...
I have created a new D-Size Document Template for our company and need to create the other sizes we use. Some of the features I included were:
1. Layers for the different types of drawings that have different tolerances and notes.
2. Custom Properties for drawing titles, drawing number, etc.
3...
Maybe put some sort of reservior or high point vent in the process feed where you can trap air and vent it?
Are there any vacuum breakers in the lines?
Seems like an odd problem being allergic to air???? you sure your not overpressurizing the system, pressure spikes, water hammer, etc?
Isn't edrawings free? Why can't you just download edrawings2004 to open the file... even though you run SW2003?
If you are sending to a client... most of the time all they care about is interface points (not changing your design). Any dumb solid is all you really need (and sometimes the only...
If the valve is pneumatic, an orifice would be easiest fix to slow the valve down. Just contact the vendor and see if what you can get. There are slow-acting actuators also if its an on/off solenoid valve...
Why add more equipment to the system with an accumulator?
You should never dead-head the pump. This causes extreme wear on the pump since its trying force fluid out but it has no where to go... if you want to get a header up to pressure its better to recirc the flow on bypass back to tank and throttle a bypass valve to get your pressure.
For some reason this is happened to me too. Sometimes by reversing (or flipping) the mate orientation fixes it. Maybe SW doesn't remember which way was up sometimes.
I've had the same type of configuration problems Thetick mentioned. I've just steered away from having any conflicting mates...
Have you played with "BOM types" in the "table properties"?
Would "indented assemblies" work?
Your example is a little confusing... but the indented assemblies should do the trick.
I'm not sure what the syntax is for the part number property but I think you can get the same result another way. albiet more work.
create a design table for the part. create a property say "PN" ($PRP@PN). use an equation in the design table and set this "PN" property column equal to the...
I guess hiding would work, if you insist on having both options in the same BOM. You could also group B1 and B2 so they have the same item number too. Could be confusing when ordering material though... might purchase both options if your not careful.
Another trick you might want to try is...
