Hello, I've seen many parts in the past sectioned like the one uploaded, but I can't seem to get Section View to do that. When it takes out both planes I'm left with a quarter of the part, not 3/4 like I simulated. What am I not doing right? Thanks!
Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc...
Hello, I'm trying to create a label that will wrap around a drafted plastic part, uploaded, and realized it's not just the perimeters of the ends and straight lines connecting them. Is there a way to obtain the flat pattern that would result from unfolding the outer faces? Thanks!
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Hello, I just finished installing SW2011 SP3 on my iMac at home and running it through Parallels 6 so I can work away from the office. I can't seem to get the Mighty Mouse to rotate parts or assemblies when I click and drag as I can on my Windows PC at work. The ball works great for zooming...
Hello, I received an eDrawing recently from a design house and when I opened it all the dimensions had this weird 'overline' on them, see uploaded tiff. Any idea what's causing that? I'm running 2011 SP4. Thanks!
Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc.
Engineering isn't about perfect...
Hello, I received the attached view from an outside source and can't figure out what they want with a P.F. counterbore. I know I'll kick myself when I get an answer. Does anyone know what this means? Thanks!!
Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc.
Engineering isn't about perfect...
Hello, I've searched the help hi and low for this one but no luck. I received some assembly files that have an additional mate icon next to some of the mates. It appears as a downward-pointing arrow touching a flat green surface. It shows up next to some of the coincident as well as...
Hello, I was wondering what the default lights are for SW. If I pull up a new part document and look at the lights manager does it show me the default configuration? Like where the directional lights are and their properties. Is there a default button whereby I can get all the lights back to...
Hello, I'm wondering if there is a way to have sheet metal parts that have forming tools applied update when the forming tool is modified. I don't see a way to click on something to make that happen so I've had to delete and reinsert the revised tool. Am I going about this the wrong way...
Hello, whenever I save a part file as an STL and then try to send it to a vendor for prototyping they come back with “This file is invalid for use as the following: Certificate Trust List.” Sure enough, that's what the file type in Windows Explorer says they are. How come they don't appear as...
Hello, there are probably a zillion entries to my search for this question so I'll stick my neck out and ask it. I've always wondered what the big deal is with diesel engines and why they are so rugged and preferred for all manner of rough and tough industrial applications over gas engines...
Hello, I am having some thin parts 1.25" wide x 2.50" long machined from .125" thick PTFE sheet. Problem is the sheets come in with a curl to them so the parts don't lie too flat on the mill. Is there a way to anneal the sheets to get the curl out? Thanks!
Mechanical Engineer
Field...
Hello, I have read articles that mention an anti-chuck striker for door hardware and wondered what anti-chuck means. Can anyone out there enlighten me?? Thanks!
Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc.
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited...
Hello, our company is now getting into custom molded parts and I am looking for help in selecting the right materials for the applications. I tried the Thomas Regional directory for plastic consulting services and got a bevy of suppliers that seemed like overkill. I have a part modeled and an...
Hello, I did a search on this and didn't get clear results. I'm looking to change the precision of values calculated using equations in a table, and am unable to find the 'Precision' list mentioned on the Table Equation Editor help page. Seems that is not possible, from what I gathered in...
Hello, I researched other posts about putting company logos on parts and am trying to do that with Auto Trace. When I get to the second page of the PropertyManager, however, I don't see a section for 'Image Type' like the help is telling me to do. I tried different Selection tools in the...
Hello, I am befuddled as to how to locate, say, a drill bit with its axis coincident with the front face of a plastic surface, as in the drill bit package example in the Indent tool help. I can't pick the axis and then the face using Locate Part because it wants me to pick from the 'moving...
Hello, I opened up some of my drawings and found my diameter symbol in the hole callouts changed to <MOD-DIAM> all over. Any idea why this happened and how to fix it? Thanks!
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources. - Randy Pausch
Hello, I'd like to make a web between the two intersecting cylinders in the attached pic. I tried the rib command but that doesn't work and says I can only have one open profile. Any hints? Thanks!
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited...
Hello, I've looked at a few threads on here already - all of them closed, and all of them over two years old - regarding what seems to be a taboo subject. But my boss wants me to research buying SW2010 and running it on a Mac Pro quad-core with Fusion 3 and Windows 7. He already has everyone...
Hello, I am trying to make some small bumps on the inside diameter of a tube to create a detent feature for a part that slides within. I sketched an ellipse on a plane tangent to the ID, then tried to use Dome and a circular pattern around the tube centerline to duplicate four or more of the...
