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  1. jlcochran1

    Vista64?

    We are experimenting with Vista 64 bit for our MCAD program. My understanding is that Vista 64 is not officially supported by Codeware. I was curious to see if anyone else was using Vista64 and what their Compress experience was. So far it seems to work except for the cover page graphic. Have...
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    Monel 400- 316L GMAW recommendations?

    Welding a replacement section of a pressure vessel. Monel 400 to 316L SS. Looking for any GMAW wire recommendations. 1/4" Monel to 3/8" 316L SS.
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    Class 150 Manway Lock?

    We have a customer requesting manway locks for a previously fabricated pressure vessel. Anyone aware of "off the shelf" Manway locks for fabricated manways from class 150 RFSO and Blind flanges? I can think of ways a lock clip could be fabricated or perhaps modify a bolt. However curious to...
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    Support C.A. ?

    Currently Compress has inputs for corrosion allowance for skirts only. Suggest adding c.a. for legs, saddles, lugs, and base rings. I have customer requirement for 1/16" c.a. on legs, any suggestions on best way to approach with Compress?
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    Hide section view reference cut lines

    Is there anyway to hide the section view cut line in SW 2006? In standard pressure vessle detailing each nozzle is simply labeled "DETAIL NOZZLE A" etc. The drawing is not cluttered with section cut lines for each nozzle. It would not be uncommon to have over 100 section views to get all...
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    ACAD 2004/2005 display circles as round

    We recently upgraded to Dell Ultrasharp flat panel monitors. We are noticing circles now appear as ovals. Is there a way to calibrate and adjust to allow circles to display round vs oval?
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    OCE plotter issues?

    I am very close to replacing an aging and worn out HP750c with an OCE TDS 300 plotter. Back in April there was a thread with some minor plotting issues with a different OCE model that began with SW 2005. Any known current issues with SW 2006 and OCE plotters in general? Using XP Pro OS.
  8. jlcochran1

    Specify drawing section view cut depth?

    In Inventor you can easily specify the depth of a section view in a drawing by dimension, (a parallel offset distance from the cut line beyond which all detail is omitted). After limiting your section cut depth all projected or iso views from the section view only reflect that depth of cut. Is...
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    ACAD Mech 2006 toggle full screen mode

    I was playing around with a new copy of ACAD Mechanical 2006 and set to full screen mode, I thought from the pull down menus. I cannot find what I did to set or reset back to normal mode. Didn't see much in help. How do you toggle back and forth between full screen and normal mode?
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    Sulfuric acid tank ceramic valve source?

    I am having difficulty locating a “carrot” valve, (Ceramic or porcelain plug valve), for atmospheric sulfuric acid storage tanks. Formally made by Kingsport Foundry in Kingsport TN for decades which apparently recently went out of business. Consists of a hand crank that fits a standard ANSI...
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    Ceramic plug valve for Sulfuric Acid storage tanks?

    I am having difficulty locating a “carrot” valve, (Ceramic or porcelain plug valve), for atmospheric sulfuric acid storage tanks. Formally made by Kingsport Foundry in Kingsport TN for decades which apparently recently went out of business. Consists of a hand crank that fits a standard ANSI...
  12. jlcochran1

    Circular pattern in design table

    I lost a part created in an earlier version of SW that I am trying to recreate from scratch. I am having trouble remembering (or locating in help or this forum),how to put the variable for the number of instances of a circular pattern in the design table. I have tried both a pattern at the...
  13. jlcochran1

    Practical large assembly size?

    This has probably been addressed before, but with search capabilities currently down maybe someone could help. What is the practical number of components that SolidWorks can handle efficiently on a P4 with 2Gb RAM. Looking for general range. For example SolidEdge claims their customers are...
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    Source for probe to monitor interpass temperature?

    Preparing to qualify weld procedures for Duplex 2205 that must also pass ASTM A923 Practice C. Looking for a handheld digital probe and meter to monitor interpass temperature. Any source suggestions helpful.
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    Weld wire selection references

    We have a new QC manager. The previous manager took his personal collection of welding literature. We are looking for weld wire selection recommendation literature. Primarily for various metals (CS, SS, inconel, hastelloy, ASME P3,4,5, etc) in GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and SAW processes. Is this...
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    Adding coupling to drained tank

    A customer is requesting our field division to install a 2” coupling in the top of a drained, but not cleaned, horizontal Methanol storage tank. The customer is proposing to purge the tank with liquid nitrogen. Then an explosion meter would be used to monitor before welding. Is there a safe...
  17. jlcochran1

    SE vs SW for pressure vessel detailing ?

    I currently have Inventor 8, SW 2004, and SE 14 demo loaded to compare for suitability for detailing tanks and pressure vessels. After taking 2 Inventor classes it appears to be lacking in areas like precise placement of parts in assembly mode, (ie precise rotating of a nozzle 15 degrees before...
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    Flatten cylinder in SE 14?

    How do you flatten a cylinder in SE 14. I would like to take the shell of a vessel, complete with holes for nozzles and unroll, save as .dxf for burn table output. In Inventor you pick the inside surface of the cylinder, SolidWorks an edge. In SE how do I make the cut in the protruded cylinder...
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    Acceptable column deflection?

    I am investigating the design of a replacement column. Based on current wind codes the theoretical deflection of the existing column that has been in service over 20 years would be well over 10”/100’. Wind design is driving column thicknesses. To reduce the column deflection to 6”/100’ would...
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    PV Support lug baseplate bending allowable?

    What bending allowable is typically being used for design of support lug baseplates on an ASME section VIII, Div 1 pressure vessel. Example would be 316L SS lug. Design t= 400 deg F, Oper t = 212 deg F. Assume dual certified material. Is it typical to use .6*316SS yield@ design temp (or...

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