I'm doing frequency studies on a mass cantilevered/suspended by spring metal strips. I've been getting what appear to be reasonable frequency results, but grossly unrealistic URES Displacement values.
To do a sanity check, I've got a 4" long x 1" wide x 1/4" thick beam fixed to a vertical wall...
"Spotfaces" are often used to give a screw head a flat surface to tighten down to.
I'm modifying a plastic case (Serpac/Seahorse) that needs a "spotface"-like flat surface milled onto a nearly flat surface while removing a minimal amount of material. This surface is just like a spotface but is...
I've always used "Single Command per pick" because I could double-click a command to lock it "on" and single click it when I didn't want it locked on. SW 2008 doesn't seem to permit the "double-click to lock on" functionality.
Am I missing something or is this a new "feature"?
I have past experience with running CosmosWorks 6.0 with SW2001, SW2002, SW2003, SW2004, and SW2005. When CosmosWorks 2006 Professional came out we finally upgraded.
Now when I started installing SW 2008, the compatibility checker said that some Cosmos 2006 module wasn't compatible.
Anybody...
I want to put a configuration table (linked to a Design Table) in my drawing with a "DIM 'A'" in the table. It's been 6 or 7 years since I did this and wonder if anyone can remind me how it's done?
Thanks!
Tim
I'm trying to add cosmetic threads to a thread forming screw, but I've only been able to have them show up on the leading taper. Anybody know a way to have it depicted for the length of the screw?
Thanks!
Tim
I'm trying to upgrade an old license of CosmosWorks 6.0 to CW 2006 and it won't allow installation without first uninstalling CW 6.0. Control Panel Add/Remove Programs tells me the uninstall is successful but doesn't remove it from the list of installed programs. Anti-virus temporarily...
I'm designing the mechanical portion of a new product that utilizes a fan-aspirated solar shield accommodating a temp/relative humidity sensor. Some of these units will be used in harsh marine environments. I'd like the shield to have as low a thermal mass as practical so a thermoplastic...
My display font for dimensions has defaulted to Century Gothic as far back as I remember (have used every version since '95) and all I've done is tweaked the size. That was always good enough for me.
Since switching to SW2006, the Century Gothic font has become much harder to read (glasses or...
Back when I installed SW2006, I installed it as a new installation and left my old SW2005 in place for my customizations to be carried over. Are there any problems in removing or uninstalling SW2005? Which way is best?
Thanks!
Tim
I use an nVidia Quadro FX 500 at work and since none of our assemblies have more than 200-300 parts, it has worked very well.
At home I have a home PC that I do fairly light SolidWorks on, but there is an occasional need to bring up full assemblies. The thing is, this PC is used primarily for...
I need to identify a flexible tubing with a 1/4" I.D. that is serviceable for long-term outdoor use in the widest possible environmental conditions (sun, wind, rain, heat, cold). It will be used in air as a "pressure path" for barometric pressure from a wind-insensitive port. What type of...
I'm laying out a conceptual design of a new product and would like to include the representation of a tripod. 3D Content Central doesn't have one. Does anyone know where I might find one?
Thanks,
Tim
It is great to be able to create an internal pipe thread using the hole wizard, including the cosmetic thread representation. Am I missing something, or is there no equivalent for representing an external pipe thread?
Thanks,
Tim
I have a tapered spring that I'd like to define both compressed and non-compressed configurations of in a design table - if possible.
I've noticed that I can control some features (not sketch entities with named dimensions) by using a header similar to "D1@Cut-Extrude1", where D1 is not a named...
I have an assembly of many components installed into a box and it would be very helpful to show explodes in several assembly stages of the same configuration. Is there any way to do it?
Thanks,
Tim
Our company finally setup our server as a domain server instead of a workgroup "server". Since I created a new profile for logging into my Windows XP Pro PC, all of the settings and preferences in SolidWorks are back at the default. Is there any way to copy my previous customized preferences...
I've been using SolidWorks since '96 and I've run into something a couple of times in the last year or so that I just can't figure out.
Something seems to inadvertantly and inexplicably (in MY mind) change the select tool to the pointer plus an outline that looks a little like a funnel. I...
In the past, I took extensive advantage of the vector nature of Windows Metafiles (WMF) to put portions of AutoCAD drawings into Microsoft Word. I used a plotter driver that really simplified the creation of black and white vector images regardless of AutoCAD's background color or the color of...
