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  1. CMcF

    Tearout of a pin in hole.

    Can any one point me to a standard or a study that says bending can be ignored if a pin's diameter is at least 90% of the hole diameter? Thanks in advance.
  2. CMcF

    Crane boom directly over a turbine exhaust stack

    I need advice on selecting a consultant to advise me on how hot a Crane boom directly over a turbine exhaust stack will get. On oil rigs we have used cranes very close to exhaust stacks but not actually in the plume. My concern is that heat transfer chages from radiation to cunduction. Thanks...
  3. CMcF

    Missing graphics window

    My colleague can't see the window that shows the simulation model. We have dual monitors and are pluged in to Autodesk Inventor. Any ideas?
  4. CMcF

    What did we use before encoders?

    I have embarresed my self in front of a young electrical engineer. I can not remember the name of the analogue equivalent of an ecoder?
  5. CMcF

    Screen wash Mixing pump

    I am reverse engineering a screen wash system (our supplier has gone bust). I need to identify a mixing pump that is powered by the high pressure water supply, that draws in anti-freeze and mixes it with the output? Any ideas?
  6. CMcF

    Salt water and Fans.

    I need to select a small dc fan (5-10w) to cool a heatsink. The fan has to be resistant to salt spray. Can anybody recomend potetial suppliers? Colin
  7. CMcF

    Electronics cooling fan

    I need to select a small dc fan (5-10w) to cool a heatsink. The fan has to be resistant to salt spray. Can anybody recomend potetial suppliers? Colin
  8. CMcF

    Custom properties of sub-assemblies

    In a drawing of a multi-level assembly, I want to link text to a sub-assembly's custom properties, not its' components. Balloons do this automatically, but I can not find a way to do this with a note.
  9. CMcF

    VB in equations - Tips n Tirx

    Hi, I once found a really cool website that, had a tutorial on how to use VB commands in SW equations. Can any body tell me who's it was? Thanks, Colin
  10. CMcF

    3 minute challenge!

    I have recored a macro to turn off the system property "select through transparency" and another to turn it back on. Can anybody give me the code for a single macro that "toggles" the property on an off? Is 3 minutes too long for you chaps that know what you are doing? Thanks, Colin.
  11. CMcF

    Funding - developing world

    Who wants to give me a load of cash to develop my machine? Seriously - who funds projects aimed at developing the third world? Thanks Colin.
  12. CMcF

    Clock work radio - Was it patentable

    I have an idea for a human powered machine, that I believe is commercially viable. None of the technology is new, only the human powered bit is new. Does any body know on what grounds, the patent could be refused?
  13. CMcF

    Locked out of Database

    One of my colleagues gets the following error message:- Unable to open master database due to the following database access error: The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the '\\inov8\solidworks data\lang\english\SWBrowser.mdb'. It is already opened exlusively by another user, or you...
  14. CMcF

    Shut off face in a mold.

    Hi I am new to mold design, because I am new to moulded parts. I have designed a clip into an injection moulding. The access hole to eliminate the undercut, has its own function, and is not a silhouette of the clip. I was not surprised that SWX could not automatically create a core and cavity...
  15. CMcF

    illuminated button surround

    Does anybody know where I can buy an illuminated button surround, the sort that can be bi-colour? Colin
  16. CMcF

    Can you control limit mates with an equation?

    Hi, this was asked in thread559-99952 back in 2004, and nobody had answers then, maybe things have changed? Does anybody know how to drive the 2 variables in a limit distance mate? Thanks, Colin
  17. CMcF

    $PARTNUMBER in drawings

    Hi, I want to use the "$PARTNUMBER" field (of a part) in my drawing title box. It works so well for BOM tables, when using multiple configurations. But I can not get it to work in a drawing. I am using SWX 2006 without PDMWorks. Colin
  18. CMcF

    Flexible shaft couplings

    Hi, I am writting this in the UK, I need the name of a flexible coupling supplier in the USA prefferably South Carolina, for my buddies who are onsite in Columbia. We need a 1/4" shaft coupling alluminium or stainless capable of 2NM torque.
  19. CMcF

    Splines that don't slide - but should.

    I am designing an assembly station in which a splined hub and shaft are assembled. "99 times out of 100"", the shaft will just slide into the hole under its own weight. But some times it will need a bit of help. Call me cynical but I was not surprised to learn that nobody could quantify a...
  20. CMcF

    Custom Properties API -"AddCustomInfo3"

    I am trying to modify an API that adds custom property data to parts. I use :- For m = 0 To 3 retval = Part.AddCustomInfo3("", MyProp(0, m), 30, MyProp(1, m)) Next m Which works if the custom property did not previously exist. What do I have to do overwrite an existing value?

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