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  1. Helepolis

    3D Printing of Functional Aerospace Prototypes?

    Did you explore printing with aluminium?
  2. Helepolis

    3D Printing of Functional Aerospace Prototypes?

    Do you bay any chance remember the maker and model of the printers? Can you tell if there were limitations regarding the material type, meaning the printer accepted only one type of alloy, or 6061 could be used?
  3. Helepolis

    3D Printing of Functional Aerospace Prototypes?

    For the printing, did you use 3rd party suppliers or bought your own 3DP setup?
  4. Helepolis

    3D Printing of Functional Aerospace Prototypes?

    Can you elaborate a bit..? How the cost of 3DP compared to traditional manufacturing? Did you set-up a printing line at your place or used 3rd party suppliers? How did you manage to keep the critical geometric and dimensional features (e.g. flatness, parallelism, tight tolerances etc.), the...
  5. Helepolis

    3D Printing of Functional Aerospace Prototypes?

    Hi all, As the title suggests, I'm exploring the feasibility of manufacturing advanced prototypes (pre-production, for "ground" testing purposes only) of aerospace industry components using 3D printing technology. The company I work for produces aerospace components (R&D, reverse engineering...
  6. Helepolis

    Suggestion: Laser Welding System for Thin Stainless Steel & Non-Linear Weld Paths?

    Hi all, Just to clarify that at the moment I'm just exploring the options in general, to see if there is any viability in this at all. At my workplace there is a need to weld thin pieces of sheet metal (0.2-0.5mm thickness; CRES 321, CRES 347) along a non-linear weld-path. At the moment the...
  7. Helepolis

    Hole Wizard - UNC STI Tapped Hole?

    Hi all, It might be staring right at me and I just don't see it, but.. Is there a way to add tapped holes for UNC STI (for inserts) using the hole-wizard? The idea is to get the "automation" when dimensioning the feature during the creation of a technical drawing, so all the info about the hole...
  8. Helepolis

    High-Temp Electromechanical Solenoid

    Hi all, Looking for a solenoid with the following general characteristics: Electrical actuation Compact size - general dim. ~80x80x80mm High Temp - ambient operating temp (air) >600 deg. C Actuation travel - ~1.5mm Any ideas/leads will be greatly appreciated. Best, SD
  9. Helepolis

    Configuring Digital I/O Inputs on EPOS4 Compact 50/5 for Basic BLDC Motor Control?

    Regarding the AI, yes but briefly, just to get a sense if this rout has any practical advises, but this wasn't that helpful. Regarding the communication, the controller can be programed for specific functionality using a dedicated software (EPOS Studio). But the question is how (if this is...
  10. Helepolis

    Configuring Digital I/O Inputs on EPOS4 Compact 50/5 for Basic BLDC Motor Control?

    Hi all, I have a BLDC motor and a complementary controller/driver, the EPOS4 Compact 50/5. I've successfully paired the motor with the controller using EPOS Studio, and everything works as it should. Now to my issue: I can't find any relevant documents or tutorials on how to use EPOS Studio...
  11. Helepolis

    How to Fix Broken External References

    Hi all, As the title suggests I have an issue with broken External References. The problem: Ive been working for a couple of months now on a rather large assembly, using the "Top Down" modeling method, meaning I have a lot of external references between sub assemblies and individual parts, and...
  12. Helepolis

    Lead-Screw and Linear-Rail lubrication alternatives

    Thanks for the tips but ordering a sample isn't a possibility. Thanks for the info, with the greases that basically what I did, matched the specs to another brand's grease. Regarding the spindle oil (Yamaha YAC 1013P), I can't seem to find the specs for it and can't figure out if its suitable...
  13. Helepolis

    Lead-Screw and Linear-Rail lubrication alternatives

    Hi all, The back story in a nut shell, I need to give some well earned TLC to the Z axis assembly of my 3D resin printer (Phrozen Sonic Mega 8K). I did a bit of digging and found that the manufacturer of the printer suggests two specific greases specifically for the lead-screw (there are...
  14. Helepolis

    Molex CLIK-Mate Crimper Substitute

    Hi All, I know this is a bit of topic, but I'm need to wire a BLDC controller with Molex CLIK-Mate connectors but the crimper is a bit too expensive for me right now. Can someone suggest a decent replacement for it? Thanks, SD
  15. Helepolis

    Fixing External Referanses (in context modeling) - Without PDM

    Thanks for the clarification, but I'm a power-user so I'm familiar with all of what you have mentioned (probably should have used proper terms in my descriptions of the issue). Although I'm working on a rather complex top-level-assembly (TLA) with all of it's in-context sub-assemblies and...
  16. Helepolis

    Fixing External Referanses (in context modeling) - Without PDM

    Hey, for some reason if I try to 'save as' the top assembly Solid either gives me an error that I can't save under the new name or on the occasion It does allows me to save I get a "christmas tree" of errors due to "out of context" external references (top down assembly). So each time I need to...
  17. Helepolis

    Fixing External Referanses (in context modeling) - Without PDM

    Fortunately I think the issue has been solved, though It's a little bit convoluted without a PDM. I used the Solidworks-File-Utilities (replacement for the Soldiworks-Explorer since 2020) to rename the sub-assembly (".._v1.4d_..") with the out-of-context virtual part, to the last file name...
  18. Helepolis

    Fixing External Referanses (in context modeling) - Without PDM

    Honestly, it might be an issue showing the feature tree (work related). Best I can do. for now, is list the hierarchy of the top level assembly, it's sub-assemblies and where is the virtual part that is missing the context. Are there any specifics that you are looking for, that might lead to...
  19. Helepolis

    Fixing External Referanses (in context modeling) - Without PDM

    Nope, didn't help either. It turns out that I can't create any new feature (sketch, Plane etc.) using entities that were created at the 1.2d6 version of the assembly. I'm getting an error Is there a menu where I can pinpoint where/what is the conflict and is is fixable at all (without PDM)?
  20. Helepolis

    Fixing External Referanses (in context modeling) - Without PDM

    Thanks for the tip, but this didnt do a thing, still getting the the same error. Checked the option you've suggested. Tried to assigned a new reference. Still getting the same error.

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