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  1. Scoobystu

    Motorcycle Helmet Model

    does anyone have a model of a motor-cycle helmet, preferably an off road model. I have tried the 3D content central but nothing on there. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks Stu
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    coming out of corners

    Save yourself the bother and buy a KTM! Not sure if fitting smaller wheels is the way to go. You might encounter some wierd handling over the bumps. Also 18" off road tyres generally have a larger profile as people use them for enduro to lessen the chances of getting punctures. You might end up...
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    coming out of corners

    You will notice in both photos the riders are sitting forward weighting the front wheel.
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    Living hinge design

    Does anyone know if there is a feature in SW 2006 to create a living hinge in a plastic component?
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    coming out of corners

    Every single corner is different in mx. Even when riding on a track a corner will change every lap because of the number of bikes that have just blasted through it. The difference between Turnability and driveability are simply a compromise and is generally down to rider preference. You can...
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    Disappearing Parts/Assemblies

    It's back!! With the assembly open I opened the drawing and right clicked on one of the views, selected "open part ...." and it came back. I had tried that on previous occasssions but this time it worked.... eventually.
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    Disappearing Parts/Assemblies

    yep, just tried it no luck tho. This is a clean install onto a brand new pc. I installed SP 3.0 straight off instead of doing them incrementally. Although when I was running Sw2006 on my old PC with SP 2.0 I had the same problem and was using a different graphics card. Maybe it's me.
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    Disappearing Parts/Assemblies

    Changed the driver to the one suggested on the SW website but still no joy. Maybe I will have to re-build it. It's fairly big tho.
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    Disappearing Parts/Assemblies

    thanks for that
  10. Scoobystu

    Disappearing Parts/Assemblies

    Using the following driver 8.163.1.0 which was released on 09/09/2005. I was using the driver that came with the card, however it was suggested that I update it to the latest version by our IT guys here, who do not use Solidworks.....
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    Disappearing Parts/Assemblies

    Has anyone experienced their parts or assemblies disappearing now and again from the screen? Since moving to SW 2006 I have encountered this more often where the part/assembly disappears and after you close it down and re-open it, it re-appears. Now I have an assembly that does not appear at...
  12. Scoobystu

    Two Stroke Power Valves.

    Carb cleaner is my preferred choice for cleaning power valves. Spray it on and watch all the black carbon crap wash away. Don't breathe while you are doing it tho.
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    inserting holes on a cylinder wall

    What about using a revolve cut? This would only work if the holes were in line with the planes tho. Draw a centre line on the plane and revolve around it?! MAy work for some of them.
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    Two Stroke Power Valves.

    I have a KTM enduro bike and it has by far the most complicated powervalve setup I have ever seen. It has a flap that restricts the exhaust port opening at various rpm's. It also has a cylindrical port's on either side of the exhaust (withing the barrel) that open and close as the flap goes up...
  15. Scoobystu

    Assembly mirror

    You will need to select a plane to mirror it around tho, and you will then have to constrain it, otherwise it will just float about.
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    Change in Engineering Direction

    I am looking to change as I am getting fed up with sitting at a CAD station all day. I thought it might just be the place I work in but when I looked for another similar position I realised that it's not what I want to do.
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    Change in Engineering Direction

    I have mainly been designing machines and components but would like to get away from that if possible. The course I am thinking of doing is a two year distance learning course which covers, Introduction to Construction Technology; Air Conditioning; Building Acoustics; Energy Studies; Contracts...
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    Change in Engineering Direction

    I have been working as a design engineer for the last 4 1/2 years in the light engineering sector. Although I enjoy my job most of the time I am considering a move into building engineering. I think (although I am basing this on work I did in between engineering jobs when working on building...
  19. Scoobystu

    Sore arm and Shoulder

    Cancel that last message I have found how to switch it off. Desperation came to the rescue.
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    Sore arm and Shoulder

    I bought myself a Microsoft Track ball explorer. bit early to tell if it's going to help in the long term but I quite like it. One problem I do have is when rotating a model in Solidworks. You need to press the scroll button and move the ball at the same time. If you have zoomed into the...

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