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Glueless and screwless waterproof plastic enclosure
Hey guys, I want to design my own plastic enclosure that is waterproof (maybe 3D print it). In basic terms, it would be a rectangular basin type design with a lid that fits over the top. Once it fits over the top. It should not be able to be removed. I want to avoid using glue or screws. What...- Pand3mic
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- Forum: Plastics Engineering general discussion
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Reducing length of conical spring but keeping stiffness and number of coils the same
I need to reduce the length of a conical helical compression spring without changing the spring stiffness or the number of coils in the spring. To do this, will I need to change the spring wire diameter? Spring length is changing from 7mm to 5mm. Number of active springs = 3 Large outer...- Pand3mic
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- Forum: Spring engineering
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Blue Surf model won't thicken due to skewed edge
Hi, I have a bit of a problem with my blue surf when i want to thicken it to a solid and i need a quick fix. Basically after i draw my sketch and do a blue surf, there is a point on my surface that is skewed and it will not allow me to thicken properly. I have tried deleting some of the nurbs in...- Pand3mic
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- Forum: Siemens: Solid Edge
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Surfacing help!
Hi I am new to surfacing in Solid Edge and am having a few difficulties with my current design. I have looked through various tutorials online but have not any success with my own design. Basically my problem is as follows: When i added a surface to the sketch, i chose an intersection point...- Pand3mic
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- Forum: Siemens: Solid Edge
