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Anyway being upbeat about it all - I firmly believe that real engineering is due a monumental renaissance, for the following reasons. Whether we like it or not, oil, gas and coal are all running out, and for us in the UK, running out a lot faster than people give it credit for. I heard 2020 for...

Why do people give up? I firmly believe that the third who stay in the profession after graduation/diploma were probably the only third on the course who REALLY wanted to be an engineer. Most of my ex lecturers said they doubted a third of any year's intake were cut out for engineering. They had...

Tmoose has the main point at which I would start - the passing frequency – the number of balls which pass underneath the load path. Not unheard of on heavily loaded bearings, in the radial direction. The inner race bends, then unbends dependent on there being a ball/roller there to support it...

I would ask your boss what he expects you to do, on all our drawings it says “if in doubt –ask.” If I need to leave early by an hour, when that small thing called life gets in the way of work, then my boss will let me go. Then again, he knows that I arrive early by 30 minutes every single day...

I have seen this many times, and I am afraid to say there are certain parts of the world where this is rife, and I know of some serious European engineering companies who have had their fingers burnt, with stolen IP work. There is a drawing of mine sent to a potential Czech customer on the...

I used to work at a company that designed very large gearboxes, 40,000 HP and a 20 year life, not uncommon. Previous to this I had always wondered how you specified the design of splined shafts/couplings as I had never seen anything other than the guidelines in Machinery’s Handbook. I expected...

Get an engineering degree late in life? Why not? - All the upsides have been mentioned above, and if it’s what you really wanted to do – Great! “If you think you are really interested in engineering, do it. If you just feel you need a degree, get something different, it'll be easier”. That line...

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Hello I have figured out how to transfer data from Excel to Solid Edge, and control the suppression of features. Pasting links etc… Can I get a variable from Solid Edge back into Excel? Can I get Excel to Suppress/Hide/Inactivate parts in an assembly? Thanks in advance

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Hello no - the ratio of the clearance depnds upon the operating parameters of the bearing. a very crude rule is 2-4 times the clearance on one axis/ load line comapred to the axis - but the number can vary hugely dependent upon application. Nigel

On reading the threads, I notice others have had the same problems with this. here's my work around. The problem = a drawing exists which has a note on it. It is required for the note to be associative and show the units in their appropriate formats. WHAT WAS HAPPENING? 2.00 holes on 316.000...

Hello Thanks for your help After 7 years of being fully associative and Pro/e'd up, I suppose I shouldn't expect too much from this "also ran"

Help I require a note on a drawing to be fully associative with the model. I can do this with a named variable in the model, exposing the variable in the variable table, and calling up the variable in the label via the property text button. It works, and follows the model exactly. My problem is...

no such thing as a skills shortage never has been isn't now won't ever be shortage of willingness to pay for the skills --- LOADS!