I Learn Something Every Day

Today I learned how to dissolve text in a sketch and that Solidworks now
has global variables which I found so useful in Cadkey. Yesterday I
learned how to change the orientation of my reference planes. It's
worth 15 minutes a day. Thanks everyone!
--
J Kimmel

www.metalinnovations.com

"Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have
their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow.

 

You know, in the same light watch for the ones that you can answer. It's
hard to forget the first time Muggs jumped in and exclaimed "Hey, I can
answer this one!" or something close to that. You are correct, there is some
satisfaction to helping someone over a hurdle - we all started sometime.

WT

 

I totally agree with you both. This group helped me numerous times when I
had problems.

Thank You,

Knotfreak

 

Yup...! Very helpful and useful people here... thank you. Those
"others"... well, haven't killfiled them yet, they're kind of funny...

MT

 

So, where did you learn how to change orientation of reference planes?

 

With New Zealanders, people can't be much further away and still be

Some would say we're 'hangin' off the planet' in a bat like stance...

 

That is 100%. It pains me when I tried without success to get my dad to go
online, so I could email him to keep him up-to-date and send pictures of his
grandkids, but he maintained that it would allow people to spy on him and
his activities-( who ?, what activities ?, who cares ? ) there is such
ignorance in the world, and foolish minds close the door to the wealth it
has to offer.

 

We use special suction devices down here, to stop from falling off and
becoming extraterrestrial.

 

Now I remember what she said, as I was tromping around 'down under'.
When I noted New Zealand was so nice, and rather familiar being similar
to Oregon where I grew up, that I might want to stay in New Zealand, my
wife-to-be, said...I was falling off her list of husband material. Oh
well, I enjoyed my visit and business there. And I still have some
mold work done in Auckland, from time to time, off my SolidWorks
designs, even (to keep it on topic). Good toolmakers are available in
Auckland.

John Voltin noted trying to get his dad online. I have tried to get my
best man, and classmate from Oregon Tech into CAD & online for over a
decade. No dice. He is one of the best machine designers and builders
and an all around top notch machine problem solver. But he almost
refuses to touch a keyboard. I simply do not understand, as it has
limited him so much, and hurt his income possibilities.

No doubt comp.cad.solidworks has a lot of value for SolidWorks users.
We just have to start an 'Open Source' tradition of not even
acknowledging the known crud messages. To have an off-topic,
non-SolidWorks post get out to dozens of comments just encourages the
mental ward residents in their cells to keep typing. No-response would
be a 'Move-On' message.

Bo

 

yup... I'd like to know that one too...

but Thanks to this post, I have learned of McArthur's Universal Corrective
Map of the World... I love it!

http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/ for a good read!

 

Hi Bo

Very interested to know which toolmaker you use in Auckland? Also why?

Regards

John Layne
Solid Engineering Ltd
Auckland
New Zealand

 

Without a doubt, the reason is I met a guy here in the U.S., John Cole
who rep'd some tooling companies in Auckland trying to get business
from the U.S. He couldn't get enough business to make it work during
the millenium downturn and went into a biotech firm in the Silicon
Valley.

He gave me Peter Kurz' name who runs European Tooling in Auckland.
I've had several small molds done there over the last 2-3 years, and he
has been quick and the molds & parts have been very good.

The cost of a tool from Auckland was somewhat less than in the U.S.
(not like Asia), but I can always count on easy emailing of details and
discussions in English that make sense and get the job done quickly.

I also do NOT have to do the Asia routine:
...."I want a class A tool."
.......""We do fline work Class work.""
...."I need nitrited or hardened pins and sleeves and guided ejection
with a DME hot sprue bushing"
.......""Oh, that will be extra...""

I am being unfair to the Asian's, but i have been burned. I also have
a friend who is ch. engr. of a sno-board operation and they have been
in China forever, and they still have a heck of a time finding the
right toolmakers. He had to fire one the other day for failing to do
quality work, and the guy jumped up from his desk and threatened to
commit suicide if he lost the order. My friend said "We sorry, I'll
send flowers.".

The only time I've run late is when I didn't realize what "On Holiday"
meant...like don't bother to email or call around Christmas.

I obviously haven't looked around further, but my new designs are going
to have to get quoted soon, so who knows where I'll go?

Later - Bo