Ok, I have several Word documents that I use that our electrical engineers update in order to accomodate changing electronic procedures without having to get the mechanical engineers and SolidWorks involved with every change. Previously, we've kept the two separate, but what I would like to be...
Ok, here's my problem. I work with models that have things like cabling, conduit, etc. that have BOM entries that list linear feet as a quantity instead of a part count. Now, these elements are modeled as a part in SolidWorks, so when the BOM is created, is parametrically points to the...
I'm looking to start using SolidWorks routing for electrical cabling and connectors. Now, the SolidWorks help files say nothing at all about using the routing package for cabling, and instead focuses on piping. There is no way my company will ship me off for several days and spend a couple...
Ok, I have many assemblies where I have a circuit board enclosed in a box that's about 4"x2"x1" with a cable that is up to 12 feet long. What I'm looking to do is to be able to model the cable true length. The problem is that when it comes time for assembly prints, the cable is so long that no...
Ok, lets see some of those big brains on this. Here's my problem, I have an assembly and I'm drawing up the prints for it. In one particular isometric view, there is a part that is clearly visible in the print, yet when I go to add a note or a callout with a leader to that part, SW refuses to...
Ok, here's my dilemma. Our company uses a standard where the entire drawing is considered to be drawn on the date of the drawing's release by engineering, and modifications to any one sheet are covered by revision block. Consequently, the dates on every sheet's title block for the drawn by...
I'm currently working on a project to have a web-accesible configurator for our salesmen to use while calling on customers. I have several styles of products, each comprised of a different assembly. Within each assembly, there are several options that can be turned on and off to build up to a...
Ok, I'm rough modeling a series of drawer slides for some applications that we have and the geometries of the slides are functions of the slide travel length. For the slide to work properly, the lengths of each of the three members are driven as functions of this slide travel, and the relative...
Okay, let's see if I can tap some brains here and find a supplier for some specialty hardware that I'm trying to find.
I'm looking for a flatted button head cap screw in 1/4-20 x 3/4", black finish. Finish type doesn't matter for this project as long as it's black. I'm also looking for...
