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Are you sure the default printer is the one you are trying to print to?

If I read you correctly, it sounds like a layer management problem. Try this - Layer names handle blade handle dims blade dims assembly dims For the handle, turn on layers 'handle' and 'handle dims' and all others off. For the blade, turn on layers 'blade' and blade dims' and all others...

Thanks, I will look up the efficiency of the engine I am using to run my calculation.

electricpete, Don't mean to rain on your parade, I would love to have a PE, but I would also love to have an exotic sport car. Would you buy a car and leave it parked in the garage? Why get it if you don't use it? And as far as downfalls are concerned with having a PE, some companys can't...

Does anyone know what the conversion factor is to change BHP to HHP?

Well, apparently 'apparent intersection' does not work in ACAD LT 2k. Using a vertical line and a horizontal line I can make the grips work using the snap to perp. Now add a line that does not intersect the other two and is at an angle to both of them. Now snap to perp changes the angle of the...

Well, it works but it doesn't work the way I thought it would. It modifies both lines whether you want it to or not. It will not trim a line and leave the cutting line alone. Hmmmm... I know in trim, we typically chose the cutting line, and then the line we wish to get rid of. What if we could...

Your example of the 2 horizontal and 2 verticals cannot be done in one stroke. This much I can accept. The best thing I can find to do what I want is the chamfer command with a distance setting of 0. So how about a custom button that does the chamfer command with an automatic setting of 0...

Well, I am speaking more in conceptual terms. I don't see a difference between trimming down to a line, up to a line, or to an apparent intersection of lines. In all cases, there ia a target line (cutting line) and the line you want to change (object line). So why are there 3 commands instead of...

To be able to use from one command.

I find that I use the trim, extend, and dynamic lengthen commands a lot in my daily routines. 'Trim' is a command that is used by many other cad packages that includes 'extend' and 'lengthen'. Is there a way to combine these three commands so that one button will - 1. Trim a line from an...

Elvis, Mechanical Desktop was trying to come up with a sheetmetal flat layout program just before the 4.0 release and Autodesk Inventor. I haven't touched MD3 in 10 months so you might want to check this out before getting your hopes up.

How about the good ole boy's triangle? Good, fast and cheap. Pick only two because you can have it good and fast but not cheap, or fast and cheap but not good, or good and cheap but not fast. The biggest factor in my experience is communication. We could solve 50% of our problems if everyone...

Lazy Engineer Method - Get the FE and the associated pay raises and forget about getting your PE. Today, a PE has too much associated risk for title. You can compensate for the PE's salary by jumping from company to company. Tough it out Engineer Method - Petition and go for the PE. The title...

Try the FAA.

Before the PE, you must take the EIT exam (now called something else). None are required, just recommended. The requirement for certification comes from the type of work you do. If your company needs the approval of a PE to validate their designs they will request it of you or they will hire...

Addition to Law #1. The cost of overdesigning, even a little bit is sometimes more than a company can bear. I once designed a rail car mover that could move 60 empty cars at a time max. The recommended amount of cars to push was about half that. One customer called and complained that the...

Ugly's Electrical References, 1999, George V. Hart is $14.00 sold at any electrical supply store such as Rexel Supply. If you don't find it, try the Brown Book Shop in Houston at 1-888-532-2300.

If you want to attempt this yourself, take note of my own example. I bought a house that was built in 1963 with the same outlet problem. I purchased a 5/8 diameter by 8 ft long copper grounding rod and wire clamp from the loal hardware store and drove it into the ground next to the distribution...

In the changing mindsets discussion, I have realized that I cannot change certain people due to money, ego's, or just plain unwillingness to change. Looking at my own situation, I have begun to document certain aspects of my job for my own benefit. We currently have no good system for releasing...