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Which is the best and widely available aluminum alloy for formability?

Hi, Is there a reference somewhere that calls out Woodruff key sizes for HOLLOW shafts? Thanks!

In SW '08, is there a way to eliminate the 'slow fading' of parts when one hides them and instead hide them instantly without the fancy fading? thanks!

Where can I find metric socket wrench clearances ? I looked in the machinery handbook, but in vain. thanks!

If I am using a pneumatic actuator to actuate a gripper to grip inside a pipe, is the force exherted by my pneumatic cylinder(F) independent of the surface area (contact area) of the gripper (A)? thanks!

I have a chucking mechanism inside a horizontal pipe. The chuck has 2 fixed and 1 moving feet. The fixed and moving feet have different materials. If I am trying to find the frictional forces between the feet and the pipe, what coefficient of friction do I consider? Is there a way I can find the...

How can I constrain the yellow piece so that it just touches the grey shaft? (besides the distance mate optiom) I tried tangent, but it is not working. I am using '06. Thanks!

Is there a way to download a free trial of SW 09?

Is there a way you can throw a hyperlink on the screen in the assembly mode, so that when you click or double click on that part, it directly takes you to that link? Or maybe throw a link in the annotations? Im using '06. Thanks!

What is the difference between a inductive, capacitive and photo-electric proximity sensor in terms of applications, range, and costs? Also is a distance sensor same as proximity sensor? Thanks!

What would be the best callout to weld the pipe to the triangular piece? pipe: 300 series stainless, 1.25 OD, 1.125 ID, trinagular plate: 300 series stainless, 0.25 thick. Thanks!

What are the general differences / relative adv. and disadv. between Staad.pro and Ansys? Thanks!

I have an air hose line that needs to connect to 4 air cylinders. What kind of fitting would be the most suitable?

Hi, In the options for the contact region type, I find bonded, frictionless etc. What are they and whats the difference between them? I tried using all of them, but none seemed different than the other in my results. Tnx!

If I am using 4-leg wire rope slings to lift a load whose CG is offset from the pick point, would my load remain perfectly horizontal or would it tilt? Thnks.

Hi, I know how to apply the s = My / I equation for a I beam or for a rect. beam, but how do design a composite beam where the rect. beam is welded to the bottom flange of the I beam as shown in the fig.? What approach would I use Thanks!

What is the difference between using chain members (as shown in the spreader beam in the attached picture) and steel square tubing which are welded to the yellow beam and another horizontal beam at the top (no picture), for a lifting frame? What are the factors that it depends on? Why choose one...

When you have a purchased part in your assembly (directly pulled off the vendor's website), how does SW account for it in its centre of gravity calculations? This could either be a shell model or a regular part. Can you assign material properties to a shell model?

Why is lead used so commonly for ballast weights and not any other metal? Thnks!

Hi, I have a square plate with a bolt circle diameter on which lies a dowel pin hole. If I wish to call out a positional tolerance for the pin hole, would I tolerance it with respect to the bolt circle or the plate faces? Thanks!