It is the first article of the production device. We are certainly in the realm of office politics... and I'm stuck in the middle. The designer and the manufacturing engineer do not get along. I like the statement: "In production... full documentation is part of due diligence." So how big of...
Does your opinion change if the designer offered his assistance on the build of this first article and the MFG Engineer declined said assistance?
In hindsite, having a note (process) is the right answer... but how wrong was it that the process wasn't defined.
I am an intermediary in this...
So further information. The device has been built. There was no notation on the drawing for the alignment process. When it was assembled, turns out there was a bind in the shaft. Time was spent testing/troubleshooting before the bind was identified (stepper motor stall). Ultimately...
Thanks for the reply drawoh. I agree that it really isn't a dim and tolerance issue... I am looking for drawing notation feedback though... The question regarding capability or the expectation of capability and how much hand holding should be on the drawing is really the question. The parts...
I am involved in the design of a device that utilizes a rotating shaft driven by a T-head gearbox to two driven devices on each end of the shaft. All three of these devices are mounted to a common plate. Note that the shaft rotates slowly. Approx 100 rpm. The shaft diameter is approx 1/2"...
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-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
Your process to create the mirror part is more complex than necessary. Go to your original part. Select the plane that you want to mirror about, then insert>mirror part. This will create a new file that is a mirror of the original.
Now as far as documenting it. What the others have said...
Basically trust the experience of the user. New employees work will receive more scrutiny than a more seasoned employee (with a understood level of competence). Over time, the new employee's work will need less scrutiny.
This pertains to model and CAD practices. All designs receive full...
Does it print fine if you send it to a printer? What happens if you "print" to pdf (assuming you have full blown acrobat with the print spooler) instead of "save as" pdf? Try changing your print settings to black and white or full color to see if that makes a difference. Is it possible your...
I do this all the time. Just draw your jagged outline, but select circle in the detail dialog. See attached below... for some reason its not showing in body.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
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To add to what Updraft stated, I would recommend a hybrid approach. Configured hardware (driven by a design table) where there are separate files for a given screw diameter. Example: M4_shcs.sldprt would contain every length of M4 socket head cap screw. M5_shcs.sldprt would contain every M5...
Windows Explorer... or SolidWorks Explorer? There is a SolidWorks Explorer menu contained in Windows Explorer (right click the file), but it brings you to the same rename dialog.
If you just rename in Windows Explorer... you will break the references.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
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My assumption is the dimensions in the former section view will "brown out" because the edges have "changed." Give it a try though... I am curious.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
I have the same experience as DanStro. The PDF is always the controlling document. The laser cutter or sheetmetal stamper will use the DXF to save them time... but the PDF is always the controlling document.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
Hi Scott,
Paragraph 6.5 is not referring to the type of material the part is made of. I am referring to cutting away some of the model rather than adjusting a dimension. i.e. original dimension on the sketch of a plate is 8" x 6". Later we decide to make the plate 8" x 5". Rather than going...
Are you asking to graphically show the filename and the material on the jpg? Or are you asking to define a filename for the jpg that includes the material?
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
I created a document a couple years ago because we were outsourcing some design/modeling/drafting to a vendor. The main purpose was to be able to point to the document when they did something that was "undesirable."
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
