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  1. micro72w

    What is the best collaborative Task manager

    Hello, I have been searching for quite some time for a collaborative task manager for my work tasks. I would like to eventually role it out to the rest of my department. I am looking for a task list that can handle Projects and headings that allows subtasks to be added with calendar actions...
  2. micro72w

    Engineering Process Tracking

    Mike & Terry Thank you for the responces. I currently do use Project for the task and resource management of our projects. I am looking down at the drawing level. Yes Project can do this but I think it would be pretty difficult to maintain. We usually have 150-200 new parts in a project and...
  3. micro72w

    Engineering Process Tracking

    I am looking for a better method for tracking the different processes during our product development. I would love to be able to customize something besides having a spreadsheet that has 60-70 columns. Item that I track are for the prototype, preproduction and formal release stages. Where I...
  4. micro72w

    4140 Hardened Cylinder

    I want to thank everyone for their posts, gives me a great starting point on solving my problem.
  5. micro72w

    4140 Hardened Cylinder

    Thank you for the comments; To better define the problem. Basically, I am compressing a material abrasive like alumina in a 2.00 OD cylinder with a close fit .500 bore and piston arrangement. The max pressure within the cylinder will be 38 ksi. The process requires the ID to be finished to...
  6. micro72w

    4140 Hardened Cylinder

    I am trying to make a high precision wear resistant cylinder. Bore size is .5000 +.0000/-.0002 x 6" long, it also needs to be circular and cylindrical within .0002. I am also looking at a surface finish of 4-8 microinch. The part will be pressurized to approx 38 ksi. I have selected 4140 at...
  7. micro72w

    Joining materials for high temp service

    Hello I have a high temperature service item a .375OD, .035 wall tube. The service will be 500 - 750 deg C at 1000 psi internal pressure. The service will also be of a corrosive nature. I am considering 316 SST, Inconel 625 or Hasteloy X for the tube materials. I am considering welding or...
  8. micro72w

    High temp service of nickel brazing materials?

    Hello, I am considering nickel brazing as a fastening method for a metal tube. I have a high temp service item, approx 500 - 750 deg C. The tube will be pressurized to 1000 psi. I am concered about strength of the joint at temperature. The tube material will be either 316sst, inconel 625 or...
  9. micro72w

    Is RENDER an add-on?

    Moldcore, I came from the Cadkey environment last year, I started with V1.93 years ago. Take the training, it is well worth the investment. The time you save will be payed back many fold. We are about to complete our first project in SE. Its taken just about the same time to complete as it...
  10. micro72w

    How do I create a macro via Excel

    Hello; I am fairly new to Solidedge, and I want to write some programs or macros for our draft environment. How do I create a visual basic executable via the VBasic environment in Excel. A step by step example would be very helpful for osome small program. I have tried using the programing...
  11. micro72w

    Draft title word wrap

    Hi! Our titles (descriptions) can reach 60 characters, mostly for purchased parts. Our title box size on our drawings is 3.17w x 1.13h with .18 arial text. Thanks
  12. micro72w

    Draft title word wrap

    Thanks for the info, very helpful. Our title's somtimes stretch to three lines. Hoping to get the funtion without user intervention. Is there a table that lists all of the text codes or underwritten registers that you might know of? Eric
  13. micro72w

    Draft title word wrap

    Hello; I propogate the title of our drafts using the title field information located in the file properties of the referenced file. My problem is, when the title is lengthy, the title stretches beyond the box size. What I thought would be great would be to combine the text box properties of...
  14. micro72w

    Chemical resistance of materials

    I am looking for a web site or referance that will list the chemical compatability of materials (metals, elastomers, plastics ...). My current application is dealing with salt soluctions. Some of the salts are ranging from: Magnesium perchlorates, Amomonium thiocyanate, Lithium chloride...

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