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  1. JamesBarlow

    Creation of a weld defect to qualify a procedure

    We have recently been asked to qualify a repair procedure and we are struggling with one aspect. The customer specifically asked that we create a weld with a defect in it, then repair the weld to qualify the procedure. What we are struggling with is how to create the defect. The weld itself...
  2. JamesBarlow

    Thread Inserts on Pressure Boundary

    Had a miss-communication between myself and a vendor supplying a part. Vessel was taped with 1/2-13 holes and the vendor part required 3/8-16. Neither the vessel or supplied part can be modified easily. I can either buy or make thread inserts that will go into the 1/2-13 hole and leave me a...
  3. JamesBarlow

    1998 ASME Sect 2 Part D Values

    I have a customer in Canada who has ordered a machine that will have a pressure vessel on it. A small vessel made of 304SS pipe with welded elliptical ends made to Sect 8 Div 1. In their specs they require we use material values from the 1998 addition of Sect 2 Part D. My understanding is the...
  4. JamesBarlow

    325 MVA with 2% Flicker

    I'll start off by saying I'm a mechanical engineer so could the electrical guys write slowly. I am working on a project where I will be using an AC drive to power a large piece of equipment. It's a government project so I can't be more specific. The power available from the facility is given...
  5. JamesBarlow

    Open Dialog Box - Custom File Locations

    I found this older posting about the same thing but I wanted to see if any has found a way to do this in 2007. http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=105368 When you open, or save a file the dialog box that opens has some options on the left for Recent Documents, My Documents, and a few...
  6. JamesBarlow

    File Explorer Collapse All

    I wanted to know if anyone has come across a command, similar to the Collapse All command for the Feature Manager, that does the same thing in the File Explorer of the Task Pane. I like that when I click on a model part or assembly the explorer scrolls to it in the vault, but that often leaves...
  7. JamesBarlow

    Populating a Vault - Generic File Names

    I am in the process of creating a test vault to use to get everyone to buy in to making the switch to PDMWorks. I have run into a problem and wanted to get some suggestions and feedback. I mentioned in a previous post that our network is extremely slow so I will be putting everything, even...
  8. JamesBarlow

    PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect

    I am trying to convince my employer to not only upgrade to 2009 but to start running a vault/PDM Works. To do this I created a vault on my machine and am setting everything up so others can use it. Once he likes it we will move to a server. Having said that here is my problem. I have been...
  9. JamesBarlow

    Hastelloy C-276 Pipe Supplier

    I've hit a wall on this one and am looking for any help or insight. I am trying to locate some Hastelloy C-276 Pipe, specifically 3/4" SCH 80 x 12" Long. My problem has been that I only need 2 pieces for a prototype. All the suppliers I have found require fairly large minimum buys and they...
  10. JamesBarlow

    What am I stamping?

    My daughter had a project over the weekend that got me thinking about something. The project for the class was to have each student put together a toolbox of what a person would have for a number of professions. She, just out of luck, got to do one for an Engineer. One of the things I did was...
  11. JamesBarlow

    Hiring your spouse

    I'm currently going through the process and setting my business up. Got the PE, have registered my name, and now I'm looking for a logo with other marketing materials. I'm very fortunate that my wife is a graphic designer who specializes in creating corporate identities and she is working on...
  12. JamesBarlow

    Foundation Drawing Standards

    I'm looking for information on creating Foundation Drawings for large machinery. This is a drawing that would be given to a Civil Engineer to design the floor that the equipment will be placed on. I'm the machine designer and need a way to comunicate with a Civil so they can design the floor...
  13. JamesBarlow

    Weldment to Assembly Macro

    I'm running SW2005 and am starting to work with COSMOS. The vast majority of my work will involve the analysis of large weldments. I figured out how to convert the weldments into assemblies to run the analysis but I'm looking to see if anyone knows of a macro to do this. I would be fine with...
  14. JamesBarlow

    Were's the Pitch

    I'm detailing a part in 2005 SP0.1 I'm using metric hardware and all holes were created using the hole wizard selecting size and pitch. When I go to detail I use the hole callout and it shows up as a threaded hole with most of the information but the pitch is missing. Instead of getting...
  15. JamesBarlow

    Were did my balloons go

    I spoke with my SW rep and he told me this is a bug but he didn't have any real workaround so I thought I would post this here. Here is the problem. I make a drawing of a weldment, or anything for that matter, that has more then 1 sheet. I draft it and print it and everything looks fine. I...
  16. JamesBarlow

    Leader length in favorites

    I'm having a small problem that is more frustrating then anything and I want to know if anyone can tell me what is going on. I'm in a draft and I have all my options set for how I want things to look. I then try and save my settings as a favorite for detailing later. I am trying to create a...
  17. JamesBarlow

    Forcing a diameter

    I looking to find out if there is a way to force SW to dimension, specifically a radius, with a diameter. I found that bolt circles are created using radiused sections of center line so when I go to dimension it I only get a radius. I also have a case of a sprocket with a shaft hole and key...
  18. JamesBarlow

    Truarc Groove

    I used the groove tool to make a groove for an external Truarc ring. I thought this was a neat tool since I just specified the size of the ring and the software did the rest. My problem is that when I go to draft the part the radius' at the bottom of the groove arent showing. When I look at...
  19. JamesBarlow

    Low profile bolt heads

    We just recently started using SW and I am looking to find a way to easily use some low profile socket head cap screws. I want to try, and I emphasise try, to put something into the whole wizard to allow a counterbore for the bolt, and then put the bolts in the tool box. I understand the...
  20. JamesBarlow

    AC Motor Downloads

    Anyone have a good place to find motors to download into SW. I have Reliance Motors, which does have models that go directly into SW, but they don't have all their motors. Has anyone found a good place to find these models???

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