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  1. LocusIndustries

    Get rid of of thumbnail pictures as icons for file descriptions

    Does anyone know how to get rid of the thumbnail pictures as icons for a file description when opening a file? I would prefer to use the Soldworks icons for models, assemblies, and drawings.
  2. LocusIndustries

    mating a spring to a shaft

    In an assembly, how do you mate a compression spring around a shaft using a concentric mate. The compression spring is made by extruding a helix using a circle as the shape to sweep. The spring does not have any surface to select in order to concentric mate to a cylindrical shaft. I tried...
  3. LocusIndustries

    What is an operating room scalpel made of?

    What grade of stainless steel, 303, 304, 316... are operating room hand tools such as a scalpel, laryngoscope blade, or a forceps made of?
  4. LocusIndustries

    What is the best material to use?

    We are designing a hand held medical tool. We need it to be corrosion proof, durable and lightweight. Stainless Steel works well, but it is too heavy. 6061 Aluminum is lightweight, but it is soft and not very durable. Can we treat or coat the aluminum to render it hard and durable, resistant...
  5. LocusIndustries

    What is the Toolbox groove tool?

    What is this, and what is it good for? How do you use it?
  6. LocusIndustries

    Engraving a picture on a machined part

    I want to project the dxf picture onto a domed surface. Can I get mastercam to recognize the domed surface with the sketch projected onto it by using a dxf file?
  7. LocusIndustries

    Engraving a picture on a machined part

    How do you take a 2D sketch, like an imported dxf picture or dxf logo, and engrave it onto a part? The part will then be read by mastercam for machining on a mill. I know how to extrude a cut to a surface using a closed contour sketch, but what if the dxf picture is made with many lines, not...

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