ok, i have yet another problem (i get them ALOT). im currently drawing a wing rib, and i need to put joggles in the outer flanges to allow .032 in. clearance for the horizontal stiffeners. (a joggle is just a little dog-leg in the flange that rivets to the wing to allow clearance for the wing...
ok, im stumped. i can flat pattern a sheet metal part in the part, but as soon as i try to in the drawing, it wont do it. when i do get it to work, it flat patterns ALL the views. im thinking the configuration got messed up somehow. ill post the part, if anyone can figure it out, it would be a...
ok, its alot easier to just post the parts then trying to explan what im doing. the angled cut needs to sit flat on another piece of sheet metal at a 90 deg angle (on the faces) ive done it once before with some really interesting angles, but i cant get it to work again, so ill post the...
hi i was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of how to calculate the running frequency of a valvless pulsejet. ive built quite a few, most of them ran pretty well but i would like to learn how to actually calculate the ratios and running frequency intead of just guessing and tuning. i mostly...
ok, im attempting to add a limit distance mate to a part that is also using a screw mate. everything works just fine but is says that the assm. is over defined. but i need both the limit distance mate (to keep it from moving past the bounds in my assembly) and the screw mate to move the part...
can anyone tell me if there is a way to put a flange on an elliptical hole? im currently drawing a rib for a aircraft wing that has two eliptical lightening holes, and they need to be flanged. every time i go to complete the flange, it comes up with a rebuild error, but the strange thing is that...
