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  1. shunter75

    Connection into filters

    Hi all, I recently completed a project where the specification stated that connection into the coarse filter needed to be sized up before entry to the filter vessel i.e the filter nozzel was 20" and the required header piping needed to be 24". This was not due to velocity or pressure drop as I...
  2. shunter75

    Microstation user interface

    Hi BridgeEI, Thanks for posting the response so quickly :) I tried what you have suggested, however I am only running V8 and the task command in not there, maybe it is only in the V8i version. Thanks for your help though :)
  3. shunter75

    Microstation user interface

    Hi, I am just starting out using Microstation after 18 years on ACAD and a few other packages and was wondering how to set up the user interface. I checked some tutorials on youtube and when they open a drawing they have a task bar on the left of the screen, when I open my version this does...
  4. shunter75

    Rotate an assembly is Solidworks

    Ah! got it, I needed to use the update standard views button. Thanks Jeff! that's a big help :)
  5. shunter75

    Rotate an assembly is Solidworks

    What I'm trying to do is flip the model so the top becomes the bottom and vise versa.
  6. shunter75

    Rotate an assembly is Solidworks

    Hi Jeff, Thanks for that info. I have had a go and it will not work for me for some reason. I did exactly as you said but it will not change. I will keep trying
  7. shunter75

    Rotate an assembly is Solidworks

    Thanks, everyone. I have tried to give it a go, but to no avail, it seems as though I will have to rebuild the model. Still got a lot to learn in Solidworks, is there any good places to find tips and tricks?
  8. shunter75

    Rotate an assembly is Solidworks

    Upside down reletive to when I place it in the drawing or say I want to look at the front view. The guy that did the model has very limited time in Solidworks and he cannot explain how it became inverted. I have tried to find where the ground is and I can't find one. I just want to rotate the...
  9. shunter75

    Rotate an assembly is Solidworks

    Hi. I am a new user of Solidworks and I am have recieved a assembly model that is upside down (rotated 180deg) I do not want to have to rebuild the assembly. Does anyone know how I can just rotate the whole assembly Thanks, Scott
  10. shunter75

    Fixing an assembly in space

    Hi, I am a new user of Solidworks, I generally use other programs like solid edge and inventor. I was sent a assmbly model of several parts but the whole assembly is upside down (rotated 180deg) I do not want to have to rebuild the assembly, I just want to rotate it, so that when I create the...
  11. shunter75

    Strength of different profile shapes

    Hi guys Thanks for the quick response..that was amazing! Yeah I know it does depend on the application. Generally what I'm building is of recatagular construction i.e. not crazy architectual designs. Torsion can be an issue however as the design is generally square everything is braced with...
  12. shunter75

    Strength of different profile shapes

    Hi all, Just a quick question. I am in debate with someone I work with regarding the strength of steel profiles. I generally design primary steel using W-flanges (IPE, UB's etc. depending on what part of the world) Recently a colleague challenged this by saying that the box shape (SHS, RHS) is...

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