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Excellent help Jeff! That was exactly what I needed.

Hello All, I am in the process of creating Solidworks BOM's that will be integrated into our ERP system using Excel BOM's. My problem is I need to add the column header for Unit of Measure (or UM) in Excel for EA, FT, LB, etc...but have had no success. Thanks, Mad Dog

I am using AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 and I have created new dimstyles for scaled drawings. After saving drawings and re-opening them later, the drawings have defaulted back to the dimstyle AM_ANSI and many of the dimensions, especially leader lines are reverting to that style. I reset the...

You can speed up the addition of adding fasteners to an assembly by using smart mates. The concentric and coincident mates are added automatically. Also, use those filters! If you are adding axis's for coincident mates, select those filters and you will eliminate accidently selecting edges...

If I looked at that correctly, I would Loft with guide curves and Shell for wall thickness.

As a part-time contractor, I am paid a flat hourly rate that is about 80% more than my full time salary. Since there are no benefits, this is possible.

To what end? Other than a sheet metal part with an extensive number of forming tool cut extrusions or a pattern of lofts and cut-lofts, what is the goal? Are trying to calculate the total weight of stair tread or platform area? Or do you want to be able to do mass properties accurately? You...

Good call CBL, we do the same for expanded metal on our conveyor belt guards. The only drawback is you cannot use the part model for weight calculations unless you create a custom material in the materials library. Mad Dog

BB, You may also need to experiment with the correct K-factor that will yield the most accurate real world results for your bends. Take a piece of scrap sheet metal, measure accurately the length, then have your press brake operator bend one or two 90° angles. Measure the bent piece and...

No, still alive and kicking. Got a few laughs from you all. I probably was a bit rough, but when the only avenue for career advancement is removed (no fault on Boss's part), I feel a little frustrated. Now what are all you slackers doing playing on the internet? Get back to the cube-farm! MDM

Hi All, My new boss is younger that me, has less experience, and has the biggest chip on his shoulder. What do you do in this situation? Mad Dog McDurmott