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  1. engjeff

    V6 Hotfix installation

    I have Catia V6 Essentials and my support vendor lost their only admin. I have a critical issue and I need the latest HF installed. I tried, but I do not even know what files I really need to download and how they install. I can update the client side easily, but not the server. Does anyone have...
  2. engjeff

    Catia Freezing for a minute all the time

    Thank you for all your input. Mark, I changed it to incremental and everything is running smoothly again! Thank you very much.
  3. engjeff

    Catia Freezing for a minute all the time

    Catia keeps locking up and thinking about something for about a minute quite often. Then it comes back to life and works fine. Has anyone experienced this? Is it trying to page something then timing out?
  4. engjeff

    Saving .Catanalysis with .CatanalysisResults

    I can not save my results when I run an analysis. I found the following which describes my issue: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1HD82148 But, I was wondering if there was a work around?
  5. engjeff

    mouse recomendation??

    Yes, I guess it is a bit pricy for a wired mouse ($54 on amazon). It has 9 functions not including changing the sensativity. LEFT+RIGHT CLICK BACK+FWD MOUSE WHEEL PUSHED DOWN FOR THE CENTER MOUSE CLICK MOUSE WHEEL UP+DOWN MOUSE WHEEL LEFT+RIGHT
  6. engjeff

    mouse recomendation??

    I am using the logitch G9. I like it a lot. I used a one generation older MX they were a little heavy but, overall 8.5/10. The cleaning lady kept snapping the reciever in half with the vacume...
  7. engjeff

    Catia Fea retaining a pin

    fl11, Everything is working great! Thank you again for your help it was invaluable. Jeff
  8. engjeff

    Abaqus Training

    Anyone have a good source to get Abaqus training? I would like to learn the software to be able to compair it against the Built in Catia solver to see if it is worth the investment for our company.
  9. engjeff

    Catia Fea retaining a pin

    That also helped alot I found a lot of errors... we are running the solution again. Thank you a lot, I will let you kow how it turns out.
  10. engjeff

    Catia Fea retaining a pin

    fl11, After taking all the clearance off of the assybly's contact I keep getting error FACTORIZATION FAILED IN CONTACT COMPUTATION ABSOLUTE PIVOT NUMBER 3762 IS NEGATIVE OR NULL VALUE : -7.03474E-015 POSSIBLE CAUSES: 1.CONTACT ELEMENTS ARE COINCIDING 2.A CONTACT ELEMENT IS CLAMPED
  11. engjeff

    Catia Fea retaining a pin

    fl11, The solution worked great, I do not know how to thank you enough! On the clearance does the rule put clearance in when there is none and leave clearance out when there is real clearance hold true on a face to face clearance as well? If so I assume the clearance button is actually for...
  12. engjeff

    Catia Fea retaining a pin

    Fl11, Thank you for your help, I attached a picture. WHen you say you define a contact between the inner face to the outer face do you do that with a general connection? and if so then what connection do I define the general connection as? Yes the pin is shooting out axially, if I constrain...
  13. engjeff

    Catia Fea retaining a pin

    I have a pin that goes through two bushings on the sides of another bushing. The problem is the pin shoots out of the bushings. I am able to apply a contact restraint with a clearance on the inner faces of the bushing to the pin. But, If I try to restrain it the outer face of pin to outer...
  14. engjeff

    Entering Admin mode issues

    I enter the standard "cnext -env CATIA.V5R19.B19 -admin" in run and it errors out "Requested Administrator Mode Failed Variable CATReferenceSettingPath in your enviroment (CATIA_P3.V5R19.B19) is not set Set the CATReferenceSettingPath Variable in your enviroment" See attached for more info.
  15. engjeff

    Catia Mouse to work like SW

    We have a new employee who has used Solid Works for quite a few years. Is there a way to change the mouse properties in Catia to function like Solid Works?
  16. engjeff

    How do I show Part axis systems in a drawing view (V5)

    In Options>Mechanical Design>Layout> "View axis system based on 3D axis system"
  17. engjeff

    Fea of an air spring

    Attached I have what I need to simplify and add to my fea model.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=5250e896-ac14-4822-a359-60d4478b96ce&file=Capture.JPG
  18. engjeff

    Fea of an air spring

    I am trying to model a frame that is supported by an air ride suspension. I tried using only the spring rate ~800. But, the model moves all the stresses through the front mount and bushing (20,000 spring rate). In reality the air spring takes 80% of the weight in the model it is taking >10%...
  19. engjeff

    Point Load on a Solid

    Fl11, It worked perfectly, thank you very much!
  20. engjeff

    Point Load on a Solid

    fl11, I tried figuring this out, actually for a few hours. I just do not see/have the option to define a local mesh.

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