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  1. vanleurth

    How Convert 1 gal of chilled water to Tons

    Hello Everybody, I'm trying to convert a gallon of chilled water to TONS. Is this correct? 1. The weight of 1 gal of water is 8.35 lbm 2. From saturated liquid tables I get uf (internal energy @ 50F temp) = 18.06 btu/lbm 3. 1 Ton = 12000 btu Therefore, 1 gal (8.35 lbm/1 gal)(18.06 btu/lbm)(1...
  2. vanleurth

    how to cut-extrude feature around a path ?

    Ok !! here is why is not working read thread559-65247 in this forum Thanks again ;) V.
  3. vanleurth

    how to cut-extrude feature around a path ?

    Thank you shaggy, My sketched path goes around the corner including the fillet and it is a close rectangle. I tried to select different options, though all, blunt, etc. but it didn't work. Then, there is an option down below the feature manager of sweep where I could include profiles. I tried...
  4. vanleurth

    how to cut-extrude feature around a path ?

    Hi happy solidworkers, I've been trying to Cut-extrude a snapon lip feature in the inside of a plastic square container that has filleted corners. So, I defined my profile in a sketch and then selected the path sketch. The problem is that the profile is performed only in one side of the...
  5. vanleurth

    Sketching a customized spring

    Thanks so much manxJim and all others who contributed, It is working now !! Yeah !! good start of the weekend. V.
  6. vanleurth

    Sketching a customized spring

    Tick, I have been trying to copy the helix from the 2D sketch but it says that this can't be copied to the clipboard. How do you move a helix that was created in a 2D sketch to a 3d Sketch ? Solidworks doesn't seem too easy for the creation of springs. I'm trying to model a spring similar to...
  7. vanleurth

    Why Helix doesn't work

    Hi everyone. I was wondering why helix doesn't work. The help says to sketch a cicle, then select it and click over the helix button or the menu command. Well, the menu command or the button in the curves toorbar are grayed out. Am I missing another step ? Thanks in advance, V.
  8. vanleurth

    Sketching a customized spring

    Tick, Thank you for your comments on this matter. I wonder if you know about a good online tutorial on how to ... equations in solidworks. Thanks again, V.
  9. vanleurth

    Sketching a customized spring

    Hi Happy Solidworkers, I have a simple question but last night I spent 3 hours trying to figure this one out together with my solidworks books (but I couldn't). It is about sketching a costomized spring it has a 360 helix attached to straight rod extensions. So I figured how to create the...
  10. vanleurth

    Once exported from AutoCAD how to keep relationships

    One last question. Is there any way to convert a line to a solidworks centerline ? V.
  11. vanleurth

    Once exported from AutoCAD how to keep relationships

    Hi Everybody and happy halloween, (Booo !!) I have a not to scary question about what should I do to keep scaling properties on my sketch once imported from AutoCAD. I imported an AutoCAD drawing and then tried to apply a dimension to one side of the sketch. The problem is that only that...

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