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The high today is 25F / -4C. Those of you who live up north and deal with this all of the time are crazy. The air temperature in Montreal is currently -12°C / 10°F, add the windchill factor and we're several degrees below that. Better yet, tonight's low is -19°C / -2°F, it's not your typical going ...

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I've been using it on and off pretty much since its inception (SW95) along with 2D CAD (AutoCAD). Way back, I had worked for one of the first companies to implement the use of SW in our area (Quebec). Back then our reseller would physically come into the office to provide training. It has come a lon...

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DennisD wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:22 am Boeing has fixed the problem.
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What I want to know is where can I get a roll of duct tape like that.

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As @JuTu mentioned adding sketch relations (midpoint of one line to the endpoint of another or even midpoint of one line to the midpoint of another), instead of using the 'Midpoint Line' command will eliminate the visibility of those points.

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Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 10:16 am And it's heading to bankruptcy:
https://www.windowscentral.com/software ... bankruptcy

Looks like we're COVID in this universe.

All that Artificial Intelligence and still can't make a profit.

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Would it be possible for you to post the file?

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The smoke "finally" got to us last weekend but it cleared up yesterday. I'll take this time to wish an early happy 1st of July to all the Americans on here, I'll be on my usual fishing trip during that time, leaving thursday morning, coming back on sunday. Do you mean the 4th of July? The...

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We come across this situation often enough, and I believe the way you've shown it should suffice. We also add a note requiring that the holes in both flanges be concentric with the required tolerance.

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the line scale in Solidworks is automatically adjusted with the scale of the views, so you should never have to adjust them like you do in Autocad. They are usually set by the standard you pick (ANSI/ISO), but you can modify them in document properties. I have never modified them in Solidworks like...

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Great insights. Thanks Matt. Yeah, $25-$30 with benefits at full time job. Benefits seem to add around an extra 50% to the hourly rate (roughly) from what I've seen. So $37.50-$45 might be about right for a contract drafter not getting benefits, if that contractor gets to use the company's computer...

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There are software programs and services that will create hole patterns to match an image if that's what you're looking to do.

'Image2punch' & 'Grasshopper' for Rhino

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KaMei wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:33 amspVK33c.jpeg

He's what you would call a dipstick.

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yep, it's crazy cold. I just took a look at the outdoor temperature on my thermostat and it's registering -26°C (-15°F). Without a block heater, most car engines aren't happy when they are being cranked at such extreme temperatures.

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Probably with dough.

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There is a way of making them longer by increasing the extension lines (beyond the dimension) setting, but that would affect all other dimensions attached to that style.

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Those were some fun times drawing by hand, not. The pencils were aggravating enough with having to keep them sharp, but not sharp enough to tear through the paper. We would have to rotate them in between our fingers while drawing to maintain a uniform point, but what was worse was those god-awful in...

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:43 am Which reminds me, I occasionally describe my drawings as "pictures, with circles and arrows, and a paragraph on the back" just to see if anyone will get the reference.

"you can get anything you want, at Alice's restaurant", it's a good tune/story

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We solely print in black and white and are trying to be environmentally friendly by printing on both sides of the sheet whenever possible. Conversely, I do agree that color does improve the readability of complicated and busy drawings. I believe that line width (thickness) is part of the CAD standar...

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DennisD wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:51 amimage.png

Sadly, it's been longer than that. The last time Lord Stanley's Cup was celebrated here in Canada was 1993, by my beloved Habs.

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DennisD wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:30 pm It thought it sounded like Minnie Pearl.

Hee Haw! I believe you are right.

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Have you tried creating the hooper as a solid, then shelling it, and finally converting it to a sheet metal part? I believe that should work, and will probably make it a little easier to manipulate.

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:08 am Use projected views and switch the projected views from the flat pattern config to the default config, and voila!

Edit: Here's an example, we do this!

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Hi Alex, that does work great for projections views, but unfortunately doesn't apply when using section views.

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Hi Omar, I too have been searching for a while to come up with a solution to that same issue. Essentially, to achieve that type of layout I pretty much perform these steps. I gather it is close, if not identical, to your first method. -I start off by adding the view in its modeled state (top view) -...

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Hi Samspade, Thanks for the reply, what I am trying to do is to draw these sketches in solid edge, at the moment I am unable to draw them in solid edge, yes total noob, I have drawn these in sketchup, but then I have to go and draw these again in 2D to cut on the plasma cutter, that is where I want...

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I am not certain of what you are asking for assistance with. From your comments and photos, I can only discern that you're looking to redesign your work to make them more cost-effective to include sheet metal bending, but you've also mentioned that you don't have access to any sheet metal bending pr...

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Ah, the perpetually asked question.

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:29 am image.png

Not a bad place to promote that type of product, it may be one way to dull the pain from the software crashing and hanging.

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Have you tried a normal cut without the fillets, and then unfolding the part and adding the fillets afterward? I haven't tried it to know for sure it would work, but it just might give you a better-looking blank.

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It seems like you can select the edge of the hole only if your view is perpendicular to it (where the hole looks like a hole and not an oval), but the Hole Table won't indicate the actual size of the hole, only its location. You might have to do that manually (probably not recommended).

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All this is to say... Stay away from this platform if you can. Don't let your workplace management fall into the trap and buy into this "ecosystem". You will go crazy. 3DEXPERIENCE is not just "unpolished" or "still needs work". The very foundations of it are programme...

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I'm assuming that you are using AutoCAD. If that is the case, you can insert a 'Basepoint' parameter at the insert location of the block and ensure that the 'Basepoint' parameter is visible in all three visibility states. This should do it.

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KaMei wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 2:05 am Today's price in Berlin, Germany €2,19 for 95 Octane, per litre ...

Now that's no joke.

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We may also be looking to move on from SW, just got in the renewal for the subscription fees for the network licenses and they are up 14%, yikes! We are the only division on SW, head office is on IV. Head office has been unsuccessfully trying for years to have us switch over, but it might just be ti...

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Your part doesn't seem to have any sheet metal operations (no break forming or roll forming). Looks like something that would require a stamping operation or something similar. You can try creating a conic surface and then flattening that.

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Who knew that ice could wreak so much havoc on one's health. Well, that's it for me, from now on I will be drinking everything neat.

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Can give an example file when you prefer to use convert to sheet metal? thanks. I have attached an arbitrary sheet-metal part where I've used the convert to sheet-metal tool. This part can be started and completed with conventional sheet-metal tools (Base-Flange, Edge-flange, etc...), However, in m...

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Does anyone have any insight into the possibility of Autodesk's intent of fazing out Inventor only to replace it with the cloud-based F360?

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For simple parts, as the one shown, I would agree to just model it as a sheet metal part. For more complicated designs (with compounded angles and non 90° bends) I would opt to use the convert to sheet metal tool, and then close the corners manually as required.

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DennisD wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:08 am This should also say "Some assembly required"

Also add, 'Wearing it will help prevent Covid'

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Howdy everyone, just giving in an update to those interested as I haven't been much active the last month or so. I haven't had any recurring convulsions so that's a good sign but what they told me was that the waves in my brain were unknown waves but because of the seizure it is most likely a sign ...

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