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    how was this molded?

    Any ideas on how a toy such as this could be molded? http://www.raymondgeddes.com/67617-neon-balls.html The toy is a very soft elastomeric childs toy. It is a spherical shaped toy with dozens of squiggly tentacles about an inch long all over the surface of the ball. The toy is hollow filled...
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    Can a degree limit job opportunities?

    Get a bachelors in business administration - you could probably work anywhere. Get a PhD in nuclear power, and there may be only a handful of jobs available. but if you get that PhD, you are probably pretty certain that you have found the right industry for you. What if you are still unsure of...
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    layoffs

    CSWP- Certified SolidWorks Professional (CAD software) I didn't realize the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Partnership goes by the same acronym Matthew Dunbar, CSWP New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
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    layoffs

    If a company decides to implement layoffs for whatever reason, is there a standard criteria for who gets the boot? seniority? experience? salary? random? etc.. I've always pondered this and now I have some friends and family that may be affected. Matthew Dunbar, CSWP New Balance Athletic...
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    Assembly into one solid model

    One option is as follows: Open the assembly file, choose File > Save As > Part, select "all components" option below. This should save out a multibody part file. If desired, open the file and choose Insert > Features > Combine, choose add, select both bodies. This will leave one single body...
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    Thinkpad W500 - anyone buy one yet?

    I'm thinking of getting a maxed out W500 since they are on sale till tomorrow. This laptop replaces the t61p and looks pretty nice. Anyone purchase one yet? Matt Matthew Dunbar, CSWP New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
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    SW Benchmark updated!

    Brand new workstation... SolidWorks 2007 Workstation Benchmark Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard Model : HP xw8400 Workstation OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS SP : Service Pack 2 CPU : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz # of CPU : 4...
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    The advantages of a SWCP

    CSWA exam, I was under the impression this was only available to students at participating universities. Do VAR's offer this also? Matthew Dunbar, CSWP New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
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    Career guidance! Graduate Certificates.. Masters..???

    I am a full time working professional (Sr. CAD Designer). I have a BS Industrial and Management Engineering and am about to complete a Graduate Certificate (GC) in Plastics Engineering (elastomeric materials). A GC is 4 courses. In an effort to diversify my experience/resume, and also out of...
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    Custom mouse cursor settings

    I am setting up a screen recorded training video, I would like to highlight the cursor when I click. I have seen this done before but I cannot find the drivers/program that I need to enable this. I am using MS Intellimouse driver, the only option I find is to highlight the cursor when...
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    SWW 08 location?

    I wasn't able to attend SWW this year, any word on where it will be next year? -Matt
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    fundamentals - storage modulus

    I am trying to better understand some fundamentals I am struggling with here, any help would be greatly appreciated... In two phase polymers, how is phase mixing between domains indicated in a storage modulus-temperature sweep graph?
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    crack propagation

    Thanks for the response. Do you think strain crystallization comes into play?
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    crack propagation

    Why do two-phase polymers have a higher resistance to crack propagation than single-phase polymers?
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    3D Scanner from Next Engine Question

    I have been using the scanner for a few months now, and it is no joke. After learning the tricks and nuances of the scanner and scan software, scanning a shoe upper is getting to be quick and painless. It takes about an hour to prep, scan and process the data. Then just a few minutes in SW...
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    Rips or Tears in SW2006 Models

    This looks like the same issue I see everyday. Knitting or combining complex surfaces or solid bodies will result in transparent faces. I finally reported this not long ago and got an SPR 335614 but I can't seem to look it up through the customer portal. Anyone else able to? I'll have to...
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    Scan to 3D-powerful but still missing functionality

    I have been manipulating mesh data (STL, VRML) in SW2007 using the new scan to 3D add in for a few days Anyone have any experience with this yet? Here are some of my observations so far: 1) I can snap to the mesh very easily in a 3D sketch. 2) Although you can snap to the mesh you cannot make a...
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    Fit Spline - Choosing Direction

    You can control the fit spline command using the "edit chaining" option. Click fit spline, pick your segments, then click edit chaining, click the endpoints of each segment where you want the fitspline to enter/exit from. Matt
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    Anyone creating more complex part files than this?

    I am in beta. I will post my findings to the beta forum, "General". Matt
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    Anyone creating more complex part files than this?

    TOP, Good point, the file still contained shadow data, Save As reduced the file size to 330 Mb. Saving the file to a dumb solid reduces the file to 28 Mb. Quite a difference from 650! Matt
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