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…
I will admit to struggling with a couple of things in Solid Edge, and measurements on the 3D model have been one of them. Until now. In ST7, a new set of tools for measurements of the 3D model have b…
In addition to all the big ticket items I’ve started talking about and will continue talking about, ST7 has a lot of little stuff that started making my life easier almost immediately when I first in…
