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I just started a second project as a contractor at an engineering firm. The first project went fine, a pretty clear list of what needed done. This second project has been on the books a while with some work being done on it. I'm doing the mechanical work on it. I just started. The project...

Hello, I have been doing contract work for the past 9 months. The project I was hired on for is finishing up. What is the best way to find similar 4-9month contract positions? Thanks Tim

I need some advice on how to handle a dilema. I'm contracting for company A. They have customer B. Customer B has some work that Company A does not do. I "company C" can do the task. How do I handles this? Thanks Tim

Hello, Curious if some could shed some light on the subject of overtime when you are a contract employee. I started a project working within a company. They misjudged the time required for it. I have been working 55-60 hour weeks to keep the schedule. I gave them a pretty fair rate, which is...

Hello, As my employer has ramped down since their product has lost sales. They asked to keep me on with a large cut in pay since my knowledge will help with the sale of the company. Since learning of that I have been working on getting some consulting contracts doing mechanical design. I was...

Just about to start a new project involving several PCB's and other electronics "stuff". Does it make sense to use metric or imperial for items such as standoffs, spacers, PCB mounting? Etc. Advice?

I had a complaint yesterday that countersunk screws on some machines we build are hard to initially break loose. Some of these screws have loctite on the threads. I am not sure if loctite is also getting under the head. This only seems to be a problem after a few years. I understand that once...

What do you charge other companies for dimension printer use? What do you charge internally for tax purposes? Thanks Tim

The company I work at has a rather lengthy review process for drawings. Nothing is done over email. Old fashioned paper and red ink. Now they want the person who puts the ink on to return it back to the originator, get it corrected and send it on. So essentially this creates a big paper trail...

Well after installing 2008 we have been dead in the water now for about 24 hours and counting. I got a 1720 error, and this is what the var said to do: "the error message is due to IIS 1. Go to Add and Remove Programs and uninstall the Web Portal and go to the IIS Services and delete the...

I am looking for some information on design for Seismic Design for a medical device. All that I have at this point is that the design has to be compliant with California laws. Where should I start researching the requirements for this and then where should I look for the design advice once I...

I would like some advice on drawing template conventions: 1. What items do you typically link to the drawing? 2. What items are typically linked to the model? Should I be pulling the rev off of the model or should I be setting it in the drawing file? I would just like to do this correctly...

I did a search on this but only came up with a bunch of different answers from 2004 and older. Is there a way for me to automatically convert the ProE files? Assemblies? Looking for any advice on the import settings too. Thanks Tim

Is there an easy way to save an assembly in a zip file from solidworks? They have this with photoworks and also in the solidworrks RX.... How do I do it with just swx? Tim

I have been having problems with solidworks crashing. Sadly, this has been happening more since I moved to an approved workstation and video card. I am very frustrated, and have lost a few days worth of work in the past two weeks. After solidworks crashed a few times I adjusted the backups to...

I have searched and read a lot on these topics but I am still a bit confused. Maybe somebody can clarify this or tell me it is not possible: How do I set the properties up so I do not have to change each item in my drawings. My var said all of the properties are controlled by the model. So...

I have been researching video cards so I can build a workstation for SWX 2006. I am currently running a laptop, but with my project getting more and more parts it is not cutting it. After reading the FAQs which are 1-2 years old I am curious what people are running. I am looking for good or bad...

Can anybody reccomend a shapes database for steels? I had the South Fork Shape book but I do not need all of the features that it has. What is my most economical option on getting a steel shape database??? I do not use it all that often so a membership to AISC is not really worth it for me. Thanks

I am a bit unsure on how to use the weldment feature in SWX. I can design the parts in the weldment profile, but how do I get the parts out that are machined? I am mainly looking for advice on how to extract my parts out of the weldment so that we can have them CNC cut. This is my first time...

I have had several cases where I have been working on a part or assembly and needed to change somthing under the "options" menu. The "options" link in the tools menu is not there. I have made sure the current command was closed and I am still having this happen. I can close the part and then...