At Dan Staples’ What’s New in ST7 presentation at Solid Edge University this year, he included simple comparisons of how much time the new version helps you shave off of certain tasks or functions. I…
Solid Edge had folks doing interviews in the hallways amid all the buzz and activity of the actual event. They captured the thoughts and reactions of the people making the news and those who help us …
In my last post, I mentioned that job shops like to be efficient. Efficiency in production operations means more profits for the shop. One way to increase efficiency is to reduce the numb…
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Hourglass and Barrel Springs
Start with a new part by clicking the Solid Edge Application Button > New > Part. On the Ribbo…
The various types of springs used in the industry are:
• Cylindrical: All coils have the same diameter with a constant pitch. • Conical, Telescopic or Tapered: Coil diameter d…
Solid Edge ST7 has added a couple of real breakthrough features in sheet metal. The first one is called Blank Body. The name might need some explanation. This function takes a stamped part and flatte…
Job shops like it when they get to produce more than one of the same item. It lets them amortize their setup costs over several parts, rather than just one. They REALLY like it when they …
The Hole tool is another of the most popular enhancements in the ST7 release. The new Hole Options dialog is more visual, offers more settings, and offers options for the function of the hole (screw …
Before the advent of computers, lookup tables of values were used by people to speed up hand calculations of complex functions such as in trigonometry and logarithms. In ancient India (499 CE), Aryab…
