I have an aluminum cradle with a toggle clamp that holds a cylinder in place. The cylinder gets a fastener torqued, so this cradle must keep the cylinder from rotating.
instead of increasing the toggle clamp force (and risking deforming the cylinder) we lined to the cradle with a thin strip of...
we recently ran a sine sweep and several random sweeps on a new vibration fixture to verify that we can pass through the various excitations frequencies of the fixture and still meet the customer req for deviation from expected input data.
We used a tri-ax accelerometer as our control, and the...
I need to add texture to an aluminum surface before black anodizing to reduce reflectivity in an optical system. For prototypes I just noted "sand blast" but I need an actual (MIL perferred) spec for this process. The machine shop wasn't much help.
Any thoughts? At least maybe a...
I have an old (1979) drawing calling out a:
SPEC 13197 ABRASIVE BLAST TYPE 1
And I am trying to find a spec that is similar. Essentially we are sand blasting an aluminum (6061-t651) surface before we anodize it for reduced reflectivity in an optical system.
I have a bunch of approx 40" long 6061 U channels that I need a profile cut out of. I plan to cut slots into a large .25" steel plate and use fixture clamps so all the pieces will be located in relation to each other closely, and so I can do several pieces during one run.
My question is, how...
I have been using an ATOS scanner on and off for a year for various things but I finally have a need to bring the data into a true solid model (or at least surface model). I have Solidworks Scan to 3D, but have very mixed results getting from the seemingly good mesh in GOM software to a solid...
I have several macros that do various things to drawings (alter file names, save as PDF, change revisions, sign offs etc). Right now I either have the macro process a whole directory, or all open files. Is there a way to use a dialog to select multiple files, and I guess it would return an...
I am looking for a couple GM solid models (or drawings) for a personal project I am working on.
off the top of my head: CTS tail lights, C6(or 5) windshield, LSX mock up.
Nothing super detailed.. just exterior surfaces.
I have succeded in doing this, but I must first "open" the part, then add it, then close it.
Is there a way to OPEN ONLY into memory so I can add it?
I need to open a certain part with a certain config, then add it.
I can open it using the shell command..
ie:
myapp= Shell("C:\app path C:\file path")
But unfortunately I will not always know the location of acrobat reader.
Is there another way to do this?
In this part the only critical dimension is that a plane that goes through the axis of the part, and the center line of the slot is perpendicular to the flat that is machined on the right side of the part.
any ideas on how to represent this? The function of the part is that the "flat" is a...
It has come up at my company that we need to decide on a solid format for PLM. Our parent company uses SAT files, but due to some known version issues I would like to use parasolid or IGES. Any arguments for/against the above?
Basically, I am modeling a few key components on a board and doing a thermal analysis in an enclosure. I need to model the thermal resistance between the junction and the board and junction and the ambient so that I can accurately predict junction temperature (for reliability calcs)
I have...
Basically, I am modeling a few key components on a board and doing a thermal analysis in an enclosure. I need to model the thermal resistance between the junction and the board and junction and the ambient so that I can accurately predict junction temperature (for reliability calcs)
I have...
Using split line I can do this (split surface for cosmos analysis purposes) but I can only do it with one contour. In this case I am playing heat sources on a board, and have multiple sources and do not want to create multiple sketches if possible. Any ideas?
I know how to get the file location of the drawing, but since the part may not be in the same location or name, I can't just strip back the file name. Is there a way to a) open the part from the drawing and/or b) find the path to the model used in the drawing?
thanks.
In its simplest form, I have a tapered cylinder with flat ends. I want to maintain runout between the angled surface of the cylinder, and one of it's ends.
I used a combination of runout between the end face, and the angled surface, and also a perpendicularity between both ends of the tapered...
