We move the files to the remote machine. As all files are on a network anyway, they must be moved as part of simulation workflow, so which PC it gets moved to is the only issue.
After a few situations with an 8 hour analysis reducing the users workload to shuffling papers as even email was too...
A quick recommendation for Simulation is to setup a dedicated computer for running the analysis. Use Remote Desktop or similar to log in and do your analysis. Advantages are that the hardware can be optimised for analysis, the computer doesn't run any other software, the engineers machines...
I had a quick attempt at this a while ago and this is the approach I took.
Scan the map (or use an electronic copy).
Insert into solidworks so it can be traced.
Create a plane and label for each contour line.
Trace the contour line onto it's appropriate plane.
This is where I differ from a lot...
Pat, Cass,
I have been debating whether I am the factor myself sometimes.
My first job was a 10 year excercise with a very good experience overall. A good company with good people and a strong work ethic. I only mentioned that one from the point of view that geing asked to coddle someone can...
Some of these engineering ethics posts make excellent reading. Like Dilbert but worse, because it's real, and sometimes hits quite close to home.
My last 3 jobs have had situations similar to that described in OP. Describing them may provide an insight to how it can work.
1) Work on a...
Urethane moulding may be a reasonable way to acheive your goal. Tooling can be as cheap as a machined block of MDF with some varnish on it, or CNC machined plastic. There are also many choices of hardness and colour.
If you choose a commercial supplier of this process they should be able to...
Have a look at the Santoprene website. Their design guides are pretty good at answering your questions.
Another good option to get some ideas is to go and purchase some plastic cooking implements with soft touch handles. Have a good look at how they do it, cut them up to look into section...
Doing cavities or combines on similar parts to check for the issues explained rarely works. Zero thickness or invalid geometry are the end result often.
I have never used compare geometry. From the OP description I imagine it is a nice interface on the combine/subtract tools, so will suffer...
Here is one of the best at doing this sort of thing.
http://www.capitolvial.com/tech/overview.aspx
Their process is quite a tidy solution to acheiving a good seal plastic parts.
Craig Pretty
Tru-Design Plastics
I don't know of a method for patterning mates, but there are definately ways to make it easier.
If you look up mate references you should be able to get to a stage where you just pull the parts into the assembly and they automatically mate. You may need to create left and right hand versions...
Fake it.
Project the image onto the surface of the sphere from the outside. Then it just becomes an image manipulation problem, with the sphere able to rotate in any direction irrespective of the image.
Craig Pretty
Tru-Design Plastics
A little feedback from my trials on this. I am happy to report that sizing and shrinkage were as expected.
Largest shrinkage - Natural PP
Slightly less than above shrinkage - Blue coloured PP
Control size - PP with PTFE
Less shrink than control size - PP with 40% talc
From analysis of the PP...
I am have had a bit of a think about this and am thinking about the phase change of the polymer material and how that affects the cooling.
I found the following graph http://www.gammadot.com/Techzone/nexus/PP/PPcp.htm and was thinking about the classic boiling water scenario where energy is...
Thanks for all of your replies. I must have asked a good question to get all 3 gurus replying so promptly.
I had been thinking of the PTFE as an inert 'filler' so hadn't really thought about shrinkage differences due to polymer versus mineral. Checking out the data sheets, I should have...
