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  1. APPENG

    Spline fits ANSI B92.1

    Can someone tell me how to lookup or calculate the maximum allowable misalignment between a set of mating splines? For example, I have a spline coupling (external and internal mating splines) where I have a 24/28 DP, 30 degree pressure angle, 32 tooth spline specified as a Class 5 fit. How...
  2. APPENG

    GD&T and other symbols show #error: broken link when library note is dragged into a drawing.

    Good afternoon, I have created a library of parametric notes for my designers to use when creating the detail drawings. These notes contain the usual text, links to custom properties & special properties. They also have GD&T frames, And surface finish symbols. Everything works except for the...
  3. APPENG

    Valve Identification - schematic symbol

    Good morning, This is most likely and easy one for you seasoned folks. I have a schematic where it shows me a proportioning valve that is different then i have ever seen. Can someone tell me what this is? (See picture) Regards, Jon...
  4. APPENG

    Calculation of Battery CCA based on Peak Current and Average Current

    Something I have never done before as our vendors usually specify how many and of what type to use. I have a 24 volt system (heavy truck) Using an MTU 16V 4000 Engine. The manufacturer specifies that the peak starting current is 1900 Amperes. Then once the Engine reaches 150 RPM the current...
  5. APPENG

    EPDM 2010 Error msg on Check-in

    Strangest thing happening here... An assembly checked out with some of its associated parts by a co-worker. When asked to check-in what he has he is unable to check in the assembly. Instead he gets a msgBox that that says "Could not find item in database" He can however at least check-in the...
  6. APPENG

    2010 Enterprise PDM causing Slow performance in Solidworks

    Stats: Solidworks 2010 SP4 (network license) EPDM 2010 SP4 (3 archive servers w/ replication) and the obligatory SQL server Windows 7 64 Bit SP1 I am having troubles with performance intermittently. At various time during the day (and happening much more frequently lately) I get extremely slow...
  7. APPENG

    API OR VBA APPLICATION

    Does anyone have an api that will create a configuration and write configuration specific properties for it? Ideally it would need to work with a spreadsheet but if someone has the basics I can adapt it to work in excel. Thanks in advance Regards, Jon
  8. APPENG

    Critical frequencies for lead acid batteries?

    Ive been trying to find information on this subject but havent had much luck on the web. Is there a critical vibration frequency that needs to be avoided in lead acid batteries for automotive and heavy truck applicaitons? Or is this really manufacturer dependant? Thanks in advance Regards, Jon
  9. APPENG

    Enterprise PDM Templates

    Has anyone had any experience with using PDMWorks Enterprise templates? The question at hand is how to create a template input form and subsequently capture that data filled in on the form, transfer it to a document, and to the variables in the database. for instance I have an excel workbook...
  10. APPENG

    Solidworks Routing From-To lists

    I am trying to create a route that contains a bunch of single wires, and a cable that consists of two wires and a shield. The shield wire only gets connected on one end but runs the whole length of the route. If i try to do this with a From-To list they expect me to fill in what pin number I...
  11. APPENG

    Flat Ribbon Cables in SolidWorks Routing

    Can anyone tell me if its possible to create a flat ribbon cable in solidworks routing? Regards, Jon jgbena@yahoo.com
  12. APPENG

    PDMWorks Worgkgroup.. Changing Revision Schemes

    First off the vault was set up with a revision scheme where the name of the revisions were created as "A.", "B." "C."..etc... and without using lifcycles the names of the documents reflected their status. Now after some planning (after the fact) a decision was made to enable lifelcycles and...
  13. APPENG

    Bounding Box Macro?

    Does anyone have a macro that will create a bounding box around a part? Regards, Jon jgbena@yahoo.com
  14. APPENG

    MIN/MAX dimensioning for arcs/holes in 2005

    In the early versions of solidworks 2005 the smart dimension tool was set such that when creating a dimension SolidWorks would choose to create a minimum or maximum dimension depending on where the arc was selected within 90 degree zones or quadrants. However, since it inadvertently selecting a...
  15. APPENG

    Solidworks and Mastercam?

    Has anyone had any experience opening Solidworks files into mastercam directly? Files that contain lines and arc are working fine but anything that contains a spline entity causes problems... the spline gets broken down into very small lines and cause rough "faceted" surfaces, and mating pieces...
  16. APPENG

    Macro for reading point locations

    Does anyone have a macro laying around that would query the xyz coordinates of points in a 3d sketch and save them to a .txt or .csv file? If you do I surely would appreciate a copy! Regards, Jon jgbena@yahoo.com

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