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  1. haggis

    Titles: Engineer vs. Designer

    This has been beaten to death in the past but let's get some opinions. Of course it makes perfect sense as to whether some of us have to be degreed or licensed depending on what field of endeavor we enter. But…..Let’s all get over the title thing as to whether one is entitled to call...
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    Ridiculous interview questions

    What is the most ridiculous question you’ve been asked at an interview? What was your answer? Here’s mine. I interviewed at a major auto parts paint plant and after the interviewer seemed to be satisfied that I qualified for the job, he asked me what motivated me most to get up in the morning...
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    Crack in foundation wall

    Hi all, I have a problem at home with a cracked foundation wall and I'll try to describe the situation as best I can. The foundation wall below the stud frame and brick veneer wall at one of the front corners of my garage has a vertical crack approx 3/8" wide. The top of the foundation wall is...
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    Will Progress Stagnate

    Discoveries, Inventions, Improvement and Progress have been on an acceleration curve over the span of a hundred years or so which is quite staggering. Part of the Rice Stadium Moon Speech by JFK in 1962 brought this home to me then and although man has made further progress in many areas in the...
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    Opinions on accuracy

    Hi all, We are using a nylon rigging sling as an arrestor in the event that the suspension of a piece of equipment partially failed. In the event of suspention failure, one end of the equipment would fall 8" before being stopped by the sling. My question is this: How many of you structural...
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    0,0 Origin promblem

    Hi all, I have a large plant layout made up of a number of x-refs we'll call A-Z. When the root drawing is opened, everything is fine. Here is the problem I'm having. If I start a new layout and open drawing A, then x-ref B,C,D and E, x-ref E lands way out in left field or where I'm located, is...
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    All those variables!

    Hi all, At the LINE command, when I type the following, <45 enter 120 enter I get a line at 45 deg. 120 units long. A coworker does the same and his lines are infinite in length. Is there a variable setting possibly on his machine that would cause this? Thanks in advance for any tips. Haggis
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    Galvanic Reaction

    Hi all, We have an electrified monorail conveyor where the rail is aluminum and is suspended with "C" hooks made of steel. The suspension method is that the "C" hooks have a HRS plate which is bolted to the 3/8" thick web of the aluminum rail. Traditionaly, our protection against galvanic...
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    Moving dimensions

    Hi all, Can anyone tell me what variable I need to change (AutoCAD 2002). My problem is when I use the dimtedit command, only the figures move and leave the dimension lines and arrows behind. Also, I have set my dimension preferences for the text to be above the line but it still remains...
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    Can fatigue be estimated with accuracy

    Hi all, I'll post this thread in the Materials forum as I am convinced that my problem is not structural in nature. We have an overhead monorail conveyor which uses S4 x 7.7 C-1045 rail. The rail is supported every 9'-0" with a vertical hanger and clip such that the clip is welded all round...
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    Erasing Duplicate Elements

    I have a drawing which somehow got all the elements duplicated. Exactly on top of each other. In the older versions, duplicate line showed up visibly, blue if I remember correctly. Is there a way of getting rid of the duplicayes in one fell swoop? Thanks for any tips in advance. Haggis
  12. haggis

    Custom Toolbar Problem

    Hi all, I made a custom toolbar and bitmaps for 8 lisp routines that I regularly use. The problem I am having is that when I start AutoCAD, 5 of the buttons are fine and the other 3 come up with the same bitmap. 2 of these now being incorrect. The bitmaps are in a folder which I created and is...
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    Loads on floor hatches

    Hi all, I think I have asked this before. I am looking for a formula to calculate safe loading on aluminum plate floor hatches to arrive at the plate thickness and the bearing area required on each of the four sides. These hatches are subject to vehicular traffic of varying weights. I do not...
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    2002 Batch Plot

    Hi all, In AutoCAD 2002, I set up a bunch of drawings with plot set ups and saved them. When I call the drawings up, they show OK as far as the plot set ups being retained. When I try to batch plot, I go through the list and make sure the paper size and printer/plotter is correct. Everything...
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    Anchor point for fall arrest device

    I wonder if anyone can help with my problem. We are installing a fall arrest device for maintenance personnel within the plant. The specs on the device are as follows: Drop forged carabiner - tensile strength 5000lbs. Drop forged harness snap hook - tensile strength 5000lbs. Capacity - One...
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    Obtaining a license

    The thread &quot;Tragic Indifferece&quot; started to get a little off track concerning the mandatory licensing of engineers. I'll start a new thread with this question which I've asked of licensed engineers who are not sure of the answer. If mandatory lincensing became a reality, who could get...
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    Hi all, Can anyone remind me how

    Hi all, Can anyone remind me how to put the little signs along with the message in an AutoCAD alert box. The stop sign, exclamation mark etc., Thanks.
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    AutoCAD .dwh files

    Hi all, I wonder if there is anyone out there who could tell me if there is a way to stop AutoCAD from generating those .dwh files. All they seem to do is take up space or is there any value to them. Thanks.
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    Continuous welds or not

    Hi all, I have a question regarding welds. As an example, if I need or specify a 2&quot; lg fillet weld, I have been in the habit of specifying (2) 1&quot; welds spaced at say 1 1/2&quot; crs. My reasoning is that if a crack develops in the 2&quot; weld, it will propogate and eventially fail...
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    Snug Tight

    Hi all, I work in an industry where we hang overhead conveyors from building trusses and joists using bolted clamp connections. I have always believed in torquing a bolt to specs and ensuring that the clamping components are strong enough that they dont bend under these conditions. However...

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