Good answers Jabberwocky and RStupplebeen. :) Technical skills can be easily transferred from one industry to another. What's difficult to teach is anatomy, physiology, FDA rules and regulations, and quality systems. Anything you can do to get a leg up in those areas will help alot.
I believe you need to copy the data, delete the old table, then insert a new table and paste the old data. I don't think there is a method to do it otherwise. It's really very cumbersome.
In that case, try a 3D point cloud software that lets you create surfaces from points, then export it in .dxf, then import it into SWx. I think this is the software I've used before to do this: http://wareseeker.com/Graphic-Apps/point-cloud-1.0.zip/11523
Bone can be modeled as transversely isotropic. You can get the mechanical properties from McCalden, et al JBJS 75A, 1193-1205 or Reilly, et al J Biomechanics 8, 393-405.
If you're trying to create a line based on a set of points, then Insert -> Curve -> Curve through XYZ Points. The file needs to be a .txt comma separated file with x y and z coordinates in separate columns. If you're trying to import a set of points that define a surface, you'll have to use a...
ArticCat,
I was one of the top SW users at my last job and now I'm using Inventor at a new job. Most CAD softwares are pretty similar in terms of the basics and I'm sure you'll be a power user of the new software in no time. Heck, I've been using Inventor for 3 months now and feel like I know...
I should have clarified. Attached is an example of what I mean. I'm trying to extrude a surface attached to a solid out to more than 1 section non-planar surface. http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=d74b3077-a653-423a-874b-5537d90be13c&file=example_extrude_to_nonplanar_surface.ipt
Can you extrude to non-planar surfaces in Inventor? I'm new to the software (typically a Solidworks user) and am running into brick walls when I try to extrude solids or surfaces to non-planar complex surfaces.
Well, I took the test this afternoon and as you said "kicked my...engineering ability". I just started the tutorials for the software a few days ago, but they and the sample test seemed easy, so I went for it. Like you, I'll devote some more time to it, regroup, and try again.
I felt that 1...
Has anyone taken the Advanced COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist Exam yet? Any thoughts? I went through the practice exam and it seems pretty straight forward. My only complaint is that I have the exact specs they quote in the sample exam on my computer and the simulations take about 3-4 minutes...
Pettervu,
Are you creating your geometry within Abaqus? If so, then just add a few extra lines around your crack tip and expected direction of propagation to define areas where you would like to use your cohesive elements. Then you can create sets of these areas and apply different element...
Other people have reported the same problem, so it's not the installation. See attached files for examples.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=50a5138a-8eba-4068-bb5b-ea47df6a1b2a&file=with_equations.SLDPRT
rkam,
I've tried that and it doesn't fix the problem. I think it might be related to the design table, because every dimension is an equation. When I make a simple extruded rectangle and have every dimension controlled by an equation within the DT, I get the error, but when I do not have...
