Thanks PetieSmo for the explanation.
I have a question however on how to set up the springs in the correct direction. The springs in my model are 90° off from the direction of the force.
In the attachment I show the spring definition dialog box for one of the eight springs that I set up...
Thanks for your help. I got the equations from the following website.
http://www.engineersedge.com/belleville_spring.htm
I used a Modulus of Elasticity of 29600000 psi and a Poisson's ratio of 0.28.
I also compared my hand calculation results to Universal Technical Systems' Advanced Spring...
Your results look like they are pretty accurate. I am trying to duplicate them, however I get an error saying:
This point-to-ground spring is
not associated with any element.
Do you know what the cause of this is?
Was the origin of the cylindrical or the cartesian coordinate system used when...
Sure.
I show a cross section of the washer in the attached file. Note that 0.695 and 0.598 are the OD and ID dimensions respectively. The thickness is .008 and the overall length is .042. Dimensions are in inches. See attachment.
Regards...
No I still have not been able to solve it.
I have tried several different methods such as using a polar coordinate system and applying radial constraints to the spring, but no still no luck.
TazEngr
Hello,
I documented my question in the link. Basically I am inquiring about the best way to load and constrain a belleville spring. Please open and help me out if you can.
Regards,
TazEngr
Hello,
I have written a For loop that uses a shell command to call a batch file that replaces text in a trail file, Mytrail.txt. I then use that altered text file and use it to run Pro/Engineer by calling it through another shell command. I would like to add pause instructions to my routine...
Hello,
I am trying to automate the process of mass creating parts.
What I would like to do is write a VB command that tells windows to launch pro/engineer in no graphics mode and run a trail file that is called mytrail_1.txt
I can run that trail file in pro/engineer in no graphics mode from...
Ok sounds good. I have been making a family of parts using the excel to pro/engineer method. This method yields a family of parts but they are all separate files.
My next question would be is there a way to do this same excel to pro/engineer automation technique but to create a family of parts...
Hello,
I found a useful post on this site to make multiple parts that are the same but they are just different sizes through making a table in excel, going thru tools--> programs in Pro/Engineer, reading the converted .prn file into Pro/engineer to generate similar parts of different sizes.
Is...
Disregard the previous post I found out how to remove material.
However, now the problem is that the section is not the same. I would like to cut out a section that has a rectangular shape. It starts out that way but by the time it gets to the end of the cut the section becomes triangular...
thanks for the responses.
I have decided to go with a variable section sweep.
However I can only add material when I do this. Is there a way to use this feature and remove material?
Because I have not seen the remove material button anywhere.
...Insert--> Model Datum--> Curve..
Then I select From equation and define the curve using Cylindrical Coordinates by defining
r = .5
theta = t*120
z = .280*t
where Pro/E defines t as varying from 0 to 1.
Then I end up with the curve I am looking for (curve that is a third of a circle that...
Hello,
I have to print out a pro/engineer drawing that is over 20 sheets long.
Is there a faster way to do this than printing the drawing sheet by sheet.
Thanks,
Taz Engr
Thanks Marc,
This looks like it is exactly what I am looking for.
However, I have not any experience with Pro/Weblink.
I saw that there is some sort of code so I tried to do the following:
Copy and Paste it into a notepad file.
Save the file as a .htm extension.
Open using...
Thanks
However I did not create the parts using the Family table menu. I used the method where you change the names of each variable and create a prn file from excel to create the different instances.
http://www.profilesmagazine.com/p22/tips_muirhead.html
I did not use the Family Table...
Hi,
I have a table that has the dimensions for a family of parts in excel. I am now making the detail of the family of parts in a tabulated drawing.
I know that I can create a table in Pro/Engineer by doing the following:
Table--> Insert--> Table
Create a table with the proper amount...
Hi,
I am working in pro/enineer drawing and inserting tables.
What i am trying to do should be simple:
I am trying to copy the contents of 5 cells in column "A" (A1-A5)
and place them into an empty set of 5 cells in column "B" (B1-B5)
What I decided to:
I recorded a mapkey with a two step...
I have been trying to setup a floating license on the network to use the single floating pro/mechanica license that we have.
STEP 1: I first put the license.txt file that contains the mechanica license in a network folder.
STEP 2: I then inserted the ptc cd and did an install of just...
