One of our designers has done some drawings and he has done the dimension of the hole with tolerance pointing to one hole. To another hole in the same bolt circle arrangement, he has put the true position callout. In some cases they are opposite sides of the drawing view. While I don't think...
ASME Y14.3 says that no cross hatching is done on cylindrical parts when the section is down the longitudinal center.
Does someone know the parameter requited in the file(s) and the config.pro setting to enable this?
Also, what version of Creo was it introduced in?
Unigraphics had this in the...
We have a section view through an assembly. We would like to use that view 2 times on a drawing. The first view is for weld symbols and the second is to add some detail to the structure that has been cut by the section plane.
I don't see anything in ASME Y14.3-2003 that says this cannot (or can)...
We have a drawing that has a bolt circle with 4 holes on it. The holes are basic angles as is the bolt circle diameter.
The wholes are at the 45 position, so we have 1 dimension of 45 to the first hole off the axis of the part in the drawing.
My questions is, what dimensioning do we use for the...
I am just doing some research into which software products support the use of a USB dongle for the license file.
By using a dongle, you can move that license between multiple machines, which may violate the 'node-locked' license agreement.
Does CATIA support license dongles?
"Wildfires are...
I am just doing some research into which software products support the use of a USB dongle for the license file.
By using a dongle, you can move that license between multiple machines, which may violate the 'node-locked' license agreement.
Does Solidworks support license dongles?
"Wildfires are...
I am just doing some research into which software products support the use of a USB dongle for the license file.
By using a dongle, you can move that license between multiple machines, which may violate the 'node-locked' license agreement.
Does Siemens NX support license dongles?
"Wildfires are...
We create initial prototype drawings using an alpha revision designation. In the title block, we have 3 to 5 signatures for the initial revision A release. These signatures do not change as the drawing is revised through the prototype stages, revision B, revision C, etc.
When we decide the part...
Is it possible for something like an o-ring to be deformed from its natural round shape to fit into a square groove or an irregular shape? It may be used for providing a seal of a lid to a box, for example.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
We are in need of a consultant who is very experienced in the use of the Piping module to review designs already done and provide guidance going forward with additional designs. These designs may also be done with Advanced Framework.
Please send an email if you are or know someone who is...
Looking through Y14.5-2009, in figure 7.2.1.2, the 50 and the 44 dimension have plus/minus tolerances. It appears as if the tolerance is applied immediately after the dimensions with no space. I know for a repetitive dimension you put the number of places followed by an 'X' and then a space...
We have subscriptions to AutoCAD and have decided to put them all on a different server than they were on last year.
How do I go into AutoCAD and tell it to use the new server instead of the old one?
With other software using FlexLM, I have a file that contains the license server port@name and...
This is a question about orientation of Bolt Head Markings as defined in SAE J429 spec. I could not find a forum for SAE specs and since they are recognized under ANSI, I am asking here.
For grade 5 and grade 8 bolts, there is a requirement to mark the head so the bolt strength can be readily...
When dimensioning a part, metric drawings do not use trailing (19.05) zeros and imperial drawings do not use leading (.750) zeros.
When tolerancing these parts, do the tolerances conform to the same rules of leading/training zeros?
I do see exemptions in SME Y14.5-2009 under 2.3.1, where the...
What will be the next version of NX be named?
It has been stated in the past that they will not go to using the year as the naming convention, so NX2019 is not an option.
NX13 is still an option and it has been done before with UGII, which had a V13 and a V13.1.
Does it get a new name entirely...
We are working on a project with another company that will require sharing files. We will be using Creo 4.0 for our work, but they use Solidworks 2018.
Creo can import a Solidworks file directly with out going to STEP first.
Can Solidworks import a native Creo part or assembly file? If so, what...
I noticed that the Team Penske cars at the Indy 500 had Siemens decals on top of the mirror housings. That location in previous years had PTC decals.
Has Team Penske switched from PTC products to Siemens products for their CAD and PDM applications?
I know Andretti Autosports has had Siemens...
Some other CAD vendors have followed Microsoft's lead with subscription licenses.
Has Siemens made any comments about them and if they plan on going in that direction?
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
I am trying to remember the attribute that could be placed in a part file that would tell the system to not apply hatching when those parts were bisected by a section plane. We used it in standard hardware parts so the sectioning would comply with ASME Y14.3, which states that pins, screws...
There has been an active discussion in the PTC Creo community based on the following posting by me last night:
We are trying to model a blend on the corner of a box.
The edges of the box are square, with no blending.
Imagine taking a box and using a belt sander to only radius the corner.
How...
