I'm starting a magazine article on machine controls.
What questions should I ask? What controls attributes would make your machining better/easier/faster?
I can think of a few questions (generic answers OK, as we can't talk brand names here):
Has there been any big advance in the last year or...
Take with several grains of salt, as I'm a SW newbie...
Are the converging panels part of the same surface?
If not, you might be able to hide your view-blocking surface, or make it a transparent material.
Or, is it possible to use the Section View?
Dave G.
Found this interesting in light of the seeming lack of engineering jobs in the United States...
According to a press release from the University of Cranfield School of Management, there soon will not be enough engineers in the UK:
"Skill deficit puts pressure on manufacturing...
Zlpotlight:
Interesting question. Which industry?
When I was working for Manufacturing Engineering magazine in the 1980s, I kept finding that many "recent" ideas were far older than I thought. The wing root of the North American P-51 Mustang was modeled mathematically, for example...
Just downloaded all my SW 2004 SP 2.1 files.
First time I've installed my own service pack...
Should I totally disable anti-virus and other non-core running processes, as is recommended for the initial software install?
Dave G.
Can't address your questions 1:1, as my contracting is in helping technical people communicate... but, FWIW:
1. Pay: remember as a contractor you rarely get benefits, profit sharing, equipment, and the like. In the U.S., contractor pay has to be at least 40% higher than salary pay to compensate...
Thanks, Latexman.
This works for people who know what's being done, like others in engineering, but non-technical people in the company don't know what each milestone represents.
To go back to a specific question we got from marketing at one company, "You just spent two years developing a...
One of the big questions asked of one of the engineering groups I've worked for is, "Why does it take so long to engineer a new product?"
In this case, it was electromechanical medical products, so there were a lot of things that had to be perfect.
But the engineering manager never...
ken1 -
How about using a screen capture utility? The one I use (Hypersnap) has a "capture region" facility, as well as full screen, which you can do in Windows with CTRL + Print Screen.
The latter copies the screen to the clipboard. You then paste it into Paint or any other bitmap...
Thanks, Spinman. I'm not sure they know of the importing utilities, so I'll pass this along.
I was more asking about what design processes, thought processes, etc. they would have to go through in starting new parts/models.
IOW, is modeling in SolidWorks a whole lot different from modeling...
A group I do some work for from time to time is thinking about moving from Pro/E to SolidWorks. I've only had a little tube time with SW96 and none on Pro/E, so I don't know why they're asking me (probably just asking everyone they know).
For those of you who did this, are there any big issues...
If it is out of print, once you get author and title, try searching http://www.bookfinder.com
This gathers used books from various sites (ABE, Amazon used, and others) and even from some independent used bookstores. Many are in the U.K.
The results are sometimes strange, as you get new...
