I've been handed a design job that involves designing the cranktrain for a crosshead engine (think large ship engine type arrangement).
The one area of this where I have no previous experience is designing the crosshead & slide mechanism so I'm hoping that someone might be able to point me in...
I am generating concept models and periodically I need to generate different versions of a sub-assembly as I explore different design ideas.
I am using Wavelink to link several key geometry features between the different components within each sub-assembly (there is one central part where the...
I am about to start a project designing & modelling a new intake port for an engine using NX7.5.
Most of my CAD experience is with ProE, I have some NX expereince but this is limited to much simpler polygon based geometry so I am after some advise from anyone who has experience of this type of...
I'm involved in a project where we will be running a gasoline engine in a very cold environment, think -60degF/-50degC or colder.
Please ignore all the usual issues of getting the engine started, it will be started and warmed up in a warmer environment and while the engine is running the oil...
Can anyone offer some advise on what is required to get the On Context Help function working? When I select Help > On Context I get an error message saying " Unable to display help information. Cannot find the HTML file."
I'm using a genuine version of NX7.5 so I would expect that I should...
I'm selecting a new monitor and trying get the biggest and best that the company is willing to pay for.
A Dell 24" Ultrasharp is a bit too expensive at $509 so I'm looking round for alternatives and have a choice of a Dell 23" Ultrasharp Widescreen which is an IPS screen, or a Dell 24"...
Is there an easy way to compare CPU performance when applied to CAD applications? I’ve been looking at cpubenchmark.net but their Passmark score is generated by tests that run multi-thread applications that can take full advantage of multi-core processors. As we all know, most CAD applications...
I am trying to convert some .stl files from a 3D scanner into a solid models. As most of you will probably know, stl files do not define a solid or surfaces, they are just a collection of points & triangular elements in space so they can't be used directly in a model. Therefore, the stl needs...
I have a project that needs to take the .stl files from a 3D scanner, import them into an NX model then use their geometry to perform boolean operations.
.stl files do not define a solid or surfaces, they are just a collection of points & triangular elements in space so they can't be used...
Can anyone confirm that Honda use Catia as the main CAD system in their Powertrain divisions?
A bit of searching online finds lots of mentions of Catia but few say which version and whether Catia is used worldwide and for both chassis and powertrain.
An old post on here from 2003 says that...
I need to generate a drawing entity that I can't find a standard symbol for in the symbols library.
Its nothing fancy, just some hatched circles of a prescribed diameter to indicate casting pick-up zones. I've used the standard X, Y & Z pickup symbols but need these hatched circles at the...
Are there any decent books that explain the basics of NX5? I'm having to teach myself and I don't have any experienced users to answer questions.
I've previously used ProE a lot plus some Catia, so far the stuff I've learned in UG seems reasonably sensible but there is so much that I don't...
I'm trying to convert a part file from mm to inches and have found several threads stating that ug_convert_part can be used. The thread below gives an expanation of the options within ug_convert but due to a combination of me being stupid and having virtally no experience of using command...
I've just started using UG NX5 and I need to set up new seed parts with imperial/english/inch units. I have the company's seed part files with metric units and ideally I'd just create a copy of these with the unit type changed to inches but I can't find out how to make this change.
Various...
I cannot find any options that will allow me to re-configure the navigation/motion orientation of my 3D Connexion Spacepilot when using Catia V5R18.
The default configuration is such that pushing the navigation button away from you activates the zoom while pushing it up & down moves the part up...
What type of fit would you expect to see (width wise) on a woodruff key?
I'm detailing up some drawings to hold a pulley onto a camshaft, our company standard is based on DIN 6888 but I'm not convinced we've interpreted it correctly, for a 5mm wide key I'm meant to use the tolerances shown...
I'm drawing up a custom fitting that requires a 3/4 BSP tapered male thread on one end of it.
I have a copy of BS21 (1995) which defines how a taper thread is defined with gauging diameters and planes etc.
My question is whether this is necessary on the manufacturing drawing. There must...
I'm going for a pre-emptive strike with this question....
Does anyone know of any issues with running a Spacepilot on a 64 bit machine?
At long last I'm getting upgraded from my 32bit system but I'm currently running the original Spacepilot driver that was supplied with it 3 years ago. I did...
Is it possible to use both linear and angular dimensions in a relation equation? I'd like to write an equation that adjusts an angular dimension until an arc equals the value of a parameter. Writing the equation is easy enough but as soon as it references the angular dimension the relation...
I'm using the Tool Design Set/Mold/Casting tool to add draft to piece of geometry that is too complex to draft using the basic draft functions (the surfaces are all curved and run at various angles relative to the pull direction).
The Draft Line function creates a curve where the flat drafted...
