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  1. AJW308

    2D vs. 3D

    The first thing I did was run through the tutorials and they did get me started. The issue that occasionally pops up is when I create a sketch plane out in space and try to extrude a feature to the base part. I've since found that selecting "Create a 3D sketch on a plane" helps, but initially...
  2. AJW308

    2D vs. 3D

    I just purchased Solidworks 2012, Professional edition and a manual didn't come with it. I'm very familiar with SDRC, so I'm being productive, but one area that confuses me and that I can't seem to find any answers on in the internet is the difference between 2D and 3D sketches. Through a...
  3. AJW308

    Mysterious Isolator Part Number Query

    Thank you JQCF1 for your helpful response. The IPC is ambiguios on this. Some serial number ranges had two isolators per bracket, some had one and a pivot point. The range of serial numbers that brackets the aircraft I'm working on has partial information. Pulling the glove box does allow...
  4. AJW308

    Mysterious Isolator Part Number Query

    I'm working towards my DER ticket. My current project involves the addition of instruments to an instrument panel in a Beechcraft Bonanza A-36. The instrument panel is mounted to two brackets which are in turn mounted to the airframe by two vibration dampers per bracket. The part number on...
  5. AJW308

    Golf ball vs. race car

    I'm a mechanical engineer with an interest in aerodynamics. As for the dimples under the car, they may reduce the shear force by inducing turbulent flow. Is an analogy of rolling over 'marbles of air' appropriate?
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