Questions tagged [computer-aided-design]
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Can Sketchup produce drawings that are adequate to manufacture components?
I'd like to design some things with bolts, fan belts, levers, motors, etc. So I'd add a bolt here, drill a hole there and maybe take it apart and rearrange. I'd like to do it in 3D and found SketchUp.
Can it be used to design, create and print…
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Is there a standardized file format for parametrised solid modelling?
Is there a standardized file format for parametrised solid modelling? I am familiar with STEP and IGES file formats for saving solid models, but AFAIK they don’t store information regarding parameters, so that the another person (not the one who…
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Invalid constraints in creo
I’m trying to assemble a pistol pin into a piston using creo parametric 5.
When I select the surface of the pin and the inside hole of the pistol this works fine and say that it is partially contrained.
However, when I select the planes front on the…
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Software to find the common volume of intersecting cylinders?
I would like to find the common volume between cylinders for different radii and at different angles (3-D). Can I do this using ANSYS design modeller? Or what can I use (preferably a free download for a student please) and how long would it take to…
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How feasible is "computational engineering"?
How feasible (in practicing engineer sense) do you think is the general concept of "computational engineering"? That is, engineering design carried predominantly on computers, with as less physical hardware and "hands-on" as possible.
Sure…
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