Bentwing
Aerospace
- Feb 21, 2008
- 4
I'm looking for a toolbox library of aerospace fasteners, fittings and misc parts for use in the design of an experimental aircraft. I found Traceparts at which appears to have all I'd need but the SolidWorks price is $1200. That's pretty steep for a one-man gang and a one-off hobby project. (Well, everyone has dreams of selling kits but I try to stay realistic.) They have the ability to buy just selected components but it's not clear to me if they integrate with the Toolbox or how their insertion program works (they said it's based on SW2003).
Does anyone have experience with Traceparts? Are there any other sources of AN/MS/NAS/NASM part libraries? I'm looking for the basic nuts, bolts, washers, screws, rivets, clevis pins, hose fittings, clamps, etc. not the esoteric specialty parts. For background, I'm a rusty AAE, a rookie with SolidWorks, currently using 2006 and upgrading to 2008 as soon as I get the time. Thanks for any assistance.
Does anyone have experience with Traceparts? Are there any other sources of AN/MS/NAS/NASM part libraries? I'm looking for the basic nuts, bolts, washers, screws, rivets, clevis pins, hose fittings, clamps, etc. not the esoteric specialty parts. For background, I'm a rusty AAE, a rookie with SolidWorks, currently using 2006 and upgrading to 2008 as soon as I get the time. Thanks for any assistance.