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  1. sonewone

    Right angle clinch nut

    Hello, I have an application for a right angled clinch nuts. I need to know if there is an alternative to this (see link) link : http://www.pemnet.com/fastening_products/pdf/radata.pdf The nut in the attached link needs a rectangular hole punched before clinching the nut. I am looking for one...
  2. sonewone

    PSU End cover

    Hello, I am working on mechanical design of the PSU (150W) components like housing, end caps etc. I am planning to consider plastic end caps with metal housing. Reason : faster prototype, electrical insulated, slightly flexible etc. Any of you see any issues in this combination in regards to...
  3. sonewone

    PSU End caps

    Hello, I am working on mechanical design of the PSU (150W) components like housing, end caps etc. I am planning to consider plastic end caps with metal housing. Reason : faster prototype, electrical insulated, slightly flexible etc. Any of you see any issues in this combination in regards to...
  4. sonewone

    Full round fillet selection

    I like the results of full round fillet feature. Its like the tri-tangent fillet. How can I speed up the face selection. Each instance of the fillet feature takes 3 faces (1 per selection box). I have to move the move a lot (Face, selection box, face, selection box, face & selection box) for...
  5. sonewone

    Fastening methods for heatsinking PSU components.

    Hello Guys, I am a Mech Engineer designing an enclosure for a Power Supply PCB. On the Layout, there are couple of components (See below) those require heat sinking. IC Bridge rectifier MOSFET N Channel I am using a common strip of metal to heat sink them. Later the complete assembly will be...
  6. sonewone

    living hinge model

    Any body has tips on how to model a living hinge on a plastic part. I need to to be able to have a lid hinged to a housing. I should be able to have 2 cfgs lid closed & lid opened. I am referring to...
  7. sonewone

    Fastening Feature - Boss - Holding Dimensions

    Hello, I am using the Mounting Boss feature (Insert -> Fastening Features -> Mounting Boss). I am find that the dimensions that I feed in the dialog are not the same I receive on the feature. I need a specific diameter at the top of the boss (Say 0.4in) I would receive 0.3125 instead. Does any...
  8. sonewone

    Remove faulty edges from fillet edge selection

    Hi Guys, I love the new way of SW showing a ghost preview of failed edges in a Fillet feature. In this special case, I have large casting model. I have run into peculiar situation. One of the fillet feature has a very huge number of edges (800+) selected. Its one of the final fillet feature...

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