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Formable as in bending.

Which is the best and widely available aluminum alloy for formability?

Hi, Is there a reference somewhere that calls out Woodruff key sizes for HOLLOW shafts? Thanks!

In SW '08, is there a way to eliminate the 'slow fading' of parts when one hides them and instead hide them instantly without the fancy fading? thanks!

Where can I find metric socket wrench clearances ? I looked in the machinery handbook, but in vain. thanks!

If I am using a pneumatic actuator to actuate a gripper to grip inside a pipe, is the force exherted by my pneumatic cylinder(F) independent of the surface area (contact area) of the gripper (A)? thanks!

I have a chucking mechanism inside a horizontal pipe. The chuck has 2 fixed and 1 moving feet. The fixed and moving feet have different materials. If I am trying to find the frictional forces between the feet and the pipe, what coefficient of friction do I consider? Is there a way I can find the...

How can I constrain the yellow piece so that it just touches the grey shaft? (besides the distance mate optiom) I tried tangent, but it is not working. I am using '06. Thanks!

Is there a way to download a free trial of SW 09?

As regards this solution: Here's a quicker way of getting out of the Failed to Save loop in multi-configuration assemblies. It's similar to flipping to each configuration, but less tedious: 1. Right click a component in the feature manager 2. Select "configure component" 3. Down in the lower...

Is there a way you can throw a hyperlink on the screen in the assembly mode, so that when you click or double click on that part, it directly takes you to that link? Or maybe throw a link in the annotations? Im using '06. Thanks!

its smoked, So what does the prox sensor output?

What is the difference between a inductive, capacitive and photo-electric proximity sensor in terms of applications, range, and costs? Also is a distance sensor same as proximity sensor? Thanks!

What would be the best callout to weld the pipe to the triangular piece? pipe: 300 series stainless, 1.25 OD, 1.125 ID, trinagular plate: 300 series stainless, 0.25 thick. Thanks!

What are the general differences / relative adv. and disadv. between Staad.pro and Ansys? Thanks!