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  1. Sirius

    aircraft power supply 400 Hz and beyond?

    Dear All, up to now the simple picture I had about power supply was: 60 Hz /115 V is used in the USA for instance 50 Hz / 230 V is used in Europe for instance and 400 Hz / 115 V is used in aircrafts for various reasons which are already discussed in this forum. Now recently I learned about...
  2. Sirius

    Cost To Complete ( CTC ) for a project

    I have to estimate the cost (mainly man hours) of a project which is nearly nearly completed but has many many small problems. The expectation I feel is that I present a WBS with work packages and associated costs. But I think that it is not the right way to do, because it suggests that with...
  3. Sirius

    Uses of Inventor.......

    Hi, we have just embarked on the long process of choosing a new CAD system. Basicly, without going into everything, I was wondering if it is true that Inventor will come with a *full* set of surfacing tools on the next release (as we were told...)?. We need a hybrid CAD system really...also a...
  4. Sirius

    Whats going on with Inventor Series???

    Hello there!, I have just spent ages looking around the net to clear up something about Inventor Series and still have not found the info I am looking for!!! Perhaps someone can clarify it for me............ Right, as far as I am led to believe, you can get Autodesk Inventor 'Series' 5.3 which...
  5. Sirius

    How would you construct this!!???

    I wonder if anyone can help me out with something I am trying to draw......Its hard to explain, but Ill give it a go. Imagine a smallish pressing done on a press tool, it consists of three main faces - two of which are at compound angles.The three faces are blended together with two radii. So...
  6. Sirius

    'Slide-Fit" "Press-Fit" "M6 Caps" and "Good Finish

    Do you use these terms on your drawings???. As far as Im concerned its VERY bad practice, but I dont have the experience of working at many companies. I have worked for a smallish toolmaking company for a few years in design & the 'old-skool' draughy's use some really sloppy techniques (in my...
  7. Sirius

    SectionViews through multple parts

    Can someone explain to me in simple terms how to do a 'composite' section through a press tool I have drawn up in MDT5. I have sussed the 'new view' and cutline sketch being in two pieces starting outside in then inside out but I need to cut across various portions to show different aspects of...
  8. Sirius

    Please help - Helical text needed!!!!!

    Sirius (Visitor) Jan 15, 2002 Is there anything in existance that can wrap text up/around a tube face in a helix of say 30 deg?? for engraving purposes. To make things worse, it has to be in 'arial black'font 6mm high and the letters which make up the words need to read horizontal all the...
  9. Sirius

    Please Help - Helical Text Needed!!!

    Is there anything in existance that can wrap text up/around a tube face in a helix of say 30 deg?? for engraving purposes. To make things worse, it has to be in 'arial black'font 6mm high and the letters which make up the words need to read horizontal all the time like the diagonal words in a...
  10. Sirius

    Help Req Determining Compound Angles

    Hello there, I was wondering if any Autocad experts could help me solve a problem Im facing......... I have been sent an Iges3d surface model of a very complicated car exhaust bracket - It is only surface data with no thickness comprising of multiple patches (its got flaws and its too complex...
  11. Sirius

    Free tutorials???

    Does anyone know where to get some FREE tutorials or excercises for learning MDT4 or 5?. Im thinking of buying a book, but as usual, we over here in the UK get ripped off for everything (almost the same price in pounds as dollars between Amazon sites for some reason). So to tide me over in the...

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