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  1. bluesman0007

    Right Angle Spline Drive

    Have a need for a right angle drive. Input hollow spline shaft through, male shaft output. Consider a X-Y axis slide arrangement where the Y axis is driven by a ball screw and the X axis is driven by a spline shaft. This allows the X slide to move at any position on the Y axis. May sound a...
  2. bluesman0007

    This is embarrasing

    I started to use SolidWorks this morning, started a sketch and I'm not able to modify the dimension. Sketch circle, size shows up highlighted, try to change and it will not take the new dimension. This was working fine last night, I have rebooted the computer several times and it has no effect...
  3. bluesman0007

    Plotting Grid

    Hello All, I am doing a plant layout and was asked if I could plot it with a grid. Of course I said yes knowing I could display a grid. Well it seems that grid won't plot. Any ideas short of drawing grid lines? Thanks in advance. SolidWorks 2011 SP4 AMD AthlonII X4 620 Windows XP X32 Pro...
  4. bluesman0007

    New video card problem

    Hello, I have upgraded my home computer to use a Nvidia Quadro Fx500 AGP. I know very sad... anyway it works but I have basically lost my color red. No adjusting will bring it back. Is it a bad card or my 10 year old monitor? I know not much to go on I just need a place to start. I had a 3d...
  5. bluesman0007

    Chamfering Question

    Hello All, I will try to describe my problem and if it's a simple fix excuse me for asking. I have a yoke shaped part and I only want to chamfer the radius and not the flat leading up to the radius. I have turned off "tangent propagation" and cannot just chamfer the radius it automatically...
  6. bluesman0007

    Suggested Material for Spray Welding Attachment

    We need to replace a piece of equipment on our spray welder, it is called a bore attachment. It appears to be made from nylon, delrin or some type of plastic. It basically carries the welding wire and air through copper tubes down to the weld tip to reach into the bores of tubes etc. for...
  7. bluesman0007

    Very Embarassed

    I asked this question I think back maybe in SW2004... can't find it in search. How do you get rid of the relation icons in a sketch? They get a little annoying when you can no longer see the sketch through the icons. Thanks in advance Dennis SolidWorks 2007 SP3.0 Windows XP Pro, Pentium4...
  8. bluesman0007

    My CadMan is Obsolete

    Well here I was all excited, just received SW2008 in the mail and much to my disappointment they have dropped support for my beloved CadMan. I guess it was bound to come sometime why now? I did find out that 3DConnexion was offering 25% off new controllers. They don't mention any of the...
  9. bluesman0007

    SolidWorks 2007 to Catia V5

    I searched the forum and didn't find exactly what I was looking for. I have been using SW for about five years now and an opportunity came up for someone with SW experience to work with Catia V5. How much of a transition would this be? It's a chance to broaden my skills but is it going to cause...
  10. bluesman0007

    Part Tracking with Solidworks

    Hello, I need some ideas or advice on how to give my boss the information he wants to see. We do a lot of special parts for all types of machinery. Our CAD files are filed By customer, then by the particular machine, then the filename. We made a part in '04 and the customer needs another part...
  11. bluesman0007

    Document Handling

    Here's my question: We do machine rebuilds and at times make new replacement parts. I model and create a drawing for a repair. Several weeks or months later the customer requires new replacement parts which are modified from the repair parts. So I save as a copy of the repaired part and make...
  12. bluesman0007

    Video card issue

    I need to get a different video card, my problem is I don't have a PCI express slot, most likely an AGP or PCI. I had settled on an nvidia fx560 but can't find anything that isn't PCI-e. Am I out of luck or can someone point me in a different direction short of a new mother board... Thanks...
  13. bluesman0007

    Runtime Error

    Can anyone shed some light on a error I'm getting? I would run it by my VAR but it may not be a solidworks problem: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library - Runtime Error - Program: SolidWorks.exe - R 6025 - Pure Virtual Function Call. Getting this when trying to create a view in a drawing, and...
  14. bluesman0007

    A little help finding a plotter

    I have a chance to pick up a used plotter both HP's. One is a 755CM and the other is a 3000CP. The 755CM looks like it would suit our purpose plotting up to "D" size. The 3000CP looked bigger and may be used more for graphics but I can't find a lot of information on either. Can anyone add to...
  15. bluesman0007

    Astroid 6000

    Has anyone tried the Astroid 6000 now that it has the SolidWorks drivers? http://www.spatialfreedom.com/pages/content.asp?pid=2 Thanks, Dennis SolidWorks 2007 SP1.0 Windows XP Pro, Pentium4 3.00GHz 1.5 GB RAM, Matrox P650 Logitech Marble Mouse, CadMan
  16. bluesman0007

    Where to start

    Can anyone help me get started finding the horsepower required to move a rolling bolster weighing 100,000lbs. It will be a servo motor driving a speed reducer with output to a gear that will drive a live shaft which will in turn drive the rear wheels on the bolster. I know my speeds, gear ratios...
  17. bluesman0007

    Ball bearing seals

    Hello everyone, We have a customer that uses brand X double row bearing 60mm x 110mm in a section of a roll straightener. We are required to repair or rebuild this part that houses the aforementioned bearing. When we inspect this bearing it is normally in excellent condition with the exception...
  18. bluesman0007

    Choosen material not showing on all of model

    Hi all, Just ran into something odd, I modeled a drive shaft with multiple diameters some threads and keyways. When I applied the material alloy steel the color of some of the diameters changed but not others. Has anyone run into this? I'm using simplified material so it's not textures just...
  19. bluesman0007

    Hole Wizard Pipe Tap Problem

    Hi guys, Is it just me and my machine? When I call out a hole with a pipe tap my drawing shows the tap drill and depth, the dimension for the tapered reamer (which we don't use on a 1/8"n.p.t.) and no callout for the thread. Am I missing something in the set-up? Thanks, Dennis SolidWorks...
  20. bluesman0007

    Wire rope clamping

    Hello all, I need to verify the use of a 1/8" wire rope used to pull a load. I have the strength of the rope now the question comes up about the clamps. I am using the recommendation from the McMaster-Carr catalog as far as installation, is there another source i.e. industry standard that gives...

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