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  1. burkett1

    Failure Mode of Quick Disonnect

    Eltron is correct. QD fittings will hold a surprising amount of pressure when, for instance, the locking sleeve is not completely engaged. I don't know which coupling design you use, but I've run QD couplings all the way up to 10,000 psi in water jetting applications and have never had one...
  2. burkett1

    Weight Calc Question

    Even easier, in the cement block part look in the mass properties dialog box for a check box with "Assign Mass Properties" beside it. Check this, put 0.00 in the mass field and click ok. You will find that assigned mass properties are useful for all sorts of things, especially when dealing...
  3. burkett1

    How to get rid of sheetmetal bend notes on flat pattern in drawings

    I assume you are using SW 2006 since you have flat pattern bend notes. Make sure you are in the document properties for your drawing, not the part or assembly. You should see something like this:
  4. burkett1

    How to get rid of sheetmetal bend notes on flat pattern in drawings

    When in the drawing document go to tools->options->document properties and click on Sheet Metal. There is an option to turn sheet metal bend notes off. You can turn this option off in your drawing template if you never want the bend notes to appear. You can also right click on the flat...
  5. burkett1

    Automatic or implied relations?

    Vinnie, Once in a while I run into the same problem with relations and overlapping sketch entities. The simplest solution is to click on the Display/Delete Relations icon (it looks like a perpendicular symbol with a pair of eyeglasses on it; or go to Tools->Relations->Display/Delete) and then...
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