I'm looking for an option to assemble 2 small aluminum parts without having to cut threads in them. The reasons I want to avoid cutting threads in the parts are:
1- the diameter is 1.75" to 2".
2- the thread engagement length is .225"
3- loads are very small
4- reduce cost
Part #1 is a plate...
I'm looking for a material that is highly reflective for UVC (240nm to 265nm band). I need it to be cheap and easy to form a reflector out of it. Or if anyone knows of a coating process that can be used on a formed piece of aluminum that would be good for reflecting UV. It would be used as a...
I'm using some trig functions to set the lengths of some features, however you need to use an angle in radians. How can i use the constant of PI in formulas? I need it to change a dimension in degrees to radians.
Right now I put PI() into a Excel cell and linked it to my file, however I don't...
I'm looking for a soft compression spring, but that is short in length, so far no luck.
k = 1.0 lb/in
free height <= .75"
inside diameter >= .25"
Looked at Barnes (SPEC) and McMaster so far for in stock springs. Any one know who might have something in this range that is off the shelf?
Is there a way in Solid Edge Draft to make the hole callout automatically grab how many holes of the same type?
"2X DIA .125 THRU"
In assembly it can pattern to holes that are created within the same step or feature, so draft should be able to count how many holes there are.
Hello,
I've setup a template for our company but need to add some functionality but don't know how.
We have a revision block with Drawn, Checked and Approved where the signatures go for REVs B,C,... (NOT REV-A)
We need these spaces blank so when we print there is white space to sign. But...
Anyway to get the Edge Bar in Solid Edge assembly environment to display the "Title" field of the file properties for all the items.
Our filenames are part numbers, and they start to loose meaning. Displaying the Title so you have the description would be alot nicer.
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Just wanted to get some feedback on how many acronyms and abbreviations are in this standard. We are considering buying it and would like to know if it extends beyond what would be seen on a drawing. Does it have abreviations for alot of words like "Bracket" "Plate" "Housing" "Printer" or...
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I'm trying to get Solid Edge to display dates in the format "dd-MMM-yy" (06-OCT-05). Using Property text of part and draft files I pull the dates automatically using callouts. However the MMM for month displays the Month as "Oct" or "Sep". Solid Edge says it gets these values...
Does anybody know what the standard text height is for Dimensions, Notes, Title Block, captions, etc.
We have a drawing border from an another company who uses "ASME Y14.00" standard. Anybody know what this standard says for text heights?
We want to follow Y14.00, is this the latest standard?
Wonder if there is a standard for bolt names and their abbreviations. We have a limited description field (30 characters) and don't want to write Socket Head Cap Screw. We have a copy of CSA approved abbriviations for single words, but it doesn't contain anything on bolts.
I'm thinking...
Is there anyway to get around doing a mass property calculation on every part before you can get the total mass of an assembly? If I don't run the mass property calculation on every part, then I get the Pop-up asking what density to use for undefined parts.
This takes alot of time!
Also, is...
I'm creating a logo for a title block right in the draft environment for our companys title block. The logo is simple to reproduce and I've already done it. But have run into a problem with printing.
I have a grey ellipse that prints black, and there is another black ellipse that is filled in...
Quick questions on drawing standards. How many divisions or zones (A,B,C by 1,2,3) are there for A,B,C,D,E sheet sizes?
This is what I currently have (below), but don't know if they are the standard.
A = none right now
B = 2 by 2
C = 4 by 4
D = 8 by 4
E = 8 by 8
Hi,
We're a new company and we are at a stage where we are about to start numbering are parts and releasing them and creating drawings.
We need to keep a copy of all are solid edge files (par, asm, dft) for every revision as we go. ie Part 123 current REV is D and we still have the part files...
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Another Solid Edge user here is trying to render our product with a bitmap of our company logo on it. He inserted the bitmap in a sketch of the part file.
It shows up nice under normal viewing in assembly mode. However as soon as you render it, SE overrides the bitmap with the material...
Does anybody know of a good website or a good book on how to create some Visual Basic add-ins for SE?
I've done some in past versions but would like to get back into it for version 17. I looking at doing some automation of parts lists and title block filling in.
Is there any external way (not in SE) to edit the material.mtl file?
We need to add the sheet metal gauge to some materials we use so that our auto-generated Part lists have that under the material column. Also the material finish needs to be added.
