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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Which software? | 4/30/2011 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: i am a mechanical engineering student. Confused right now, about choosing which CAD software to ... A: I have never used Catia or Ansys and I haven't used AutoCAD since 1990 and I'm very rusty in Pro-E. ... | ||
| Lay out | 2/6/2011 | Alan Zube |
| Q: i am wondering how to create layouts in Autocad 2010 , and how to customize the drawing systems ... A: That would be a difficult thing to put into a consise verbal form. Also, my expertise is primarily ... | ||
| Plotting 3d objects | 2/4/2011 | J. B. Borge |
| Q: I'm new to 3d AutoCad. In 2d I've always been able to produce good looking plots using penstyles ... A: If you're just trying to print out a photo-realistic 3d rendering of your model, your best option is ... | ||
| cad certificate | 1/14/2011 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: i received my cad certificate from a junior college in may of 2008 i am working on my associates ... A: The short answer ... No - it does not expire. Your certificate, in this instance, is similar to ... | ||
| CAD software | 12/14/2010 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: On the software program 2d design what do the line colours mean? ღI know red means CUT ... A: To be honest I'm not sure ... I would probably do a search of the (allexperts) website to see if ... | ||
| solid edge | 11/27/2010 | Arben Allaraj |
| Q: I am learning solid edge version 12 software taught here in our College. The software has given me ... A: What I think about your question the first is instructor then is to buy a book about Solid Edge. ... | ||
| Fourier Harmonic Amplitudes | 11/4/2010 | George Moustris |
| Q: How can I find the amplitudes of fourier harmonics for an specific function in MATLAB? Thank You. A: see the FFT function in MATLAB. Reat its use in the docs and you'll get what you want. Note that ... | ||
| Cadkey 99 Convert *.PRT to PDF | 11/2/2010 | J. B. Borge |
| Q: A client we have is in need of converting approximately 5500 CadKey 99 *.PRT drawings to PDF. Is ... A: Dan, I don't think you'll be able to do a direct coversion from the PRT files to PDF. However, you ... | ||
| creating a profile feature | 8/10/2010 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: I'm having trouble finding a way to create a surface profile that has draft, and a radius along the ... A: This sounds like a homework assignment ... but then again I'm not sure because here in New England ... | ||
| Inventor 2009 extrusions | 6/16/2010 | Alan Zube |
| Q: I'm using Inventor 2009 to create a fairly complex cargo restraint platform. I've been using ... A: Paul, I am pretty sure I know what your problem is. There are 2 buttons called constraint ... | ||
| ITT tech | 2/13/2010 | Alan Zube |
| Q: I was just wondering if employers would consider new graduates from a school like ITT tech as ... A: I am a teacher...not an employer. I have never had one of my students go to ITT. I have looked at ... | ||
| Software for .prt CAD | 2/11/2010 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: I work for a company that outsources tool and die work. My Japanese sources have been unable to ... A: Adrian, This is only my opinion but if you're looking to spend the least amount of money and want ... | ||
| Matlab | 1/27/2010 | George Moustris |
| Q: I have a problem , I need to solve for my research , Consider you have a data point : Acceleration ... A: since the velocity is the integral of the acceleration, you need to numerically integrate your data ... | ||
| any free CAD software | 1/11/2010 | Arben Allaraj |
| Q: I was wondering if you can tell me any good performance and good quality FREE "solid" modelling ... A: I'll tell you some the best softwares for 3D Modelling. 1.Autodesk Inventor 2.SolidEdge ... | ||
| any free CAD software | 1/11/2010 | Alan Zube |
| Q: I was wondering if you can tell me any good performance and good quality FREE "solid" modelling ... A: One is Sketch Up which is available from Google. It is different than Solidworks but I have seen ... | ||
| Autod to Visio file conversion | 1/8/2010 | J. B. Borge |
| Q: I have AutoCad floor plan files but not AutoCad. I need to open them in Visio 2003. Can this be ... A: Bryan, yes you'll be able to import the file in Visio. The only caveat is that you can only import ... | ||
| best working software for designing | 12/15/2009 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: What softwares do these people at the art departments of let's say Apple and other companies use to ... A: I'm sorry but I have no idea what the art departments of (as an example) Apple uses for its for ... | ||
| Selecting and moving objects (CAD) | 12/4/2009 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: Selecting and moving objects with the mouse function does not work. Grips are enabled. This function ... A: I apologize for not getting back to you sooner ... Would you please explain your question to me in ... | ||
| Matlab | 12/2/2009 | George Moustris |
| Q: What is the expression between the round brackets in an if construction called? ANSWER: ... A: sure holly. If you need something with respect to the use of matlab, don't hesitate to contact me. ... | ||
| Error message from SolidWorks installation | 11/15/2009 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: Once I install SolidWorks this message stops me "Unable to find an appropriate resource DLL". Please ... A: Sorry for my tardiness in answering your question. Well first of all, before I can help, I have ... | ||
| dwg vs STEP | 11/3/2009 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: Can I open a dwg file in STEP or IGS format? ANSWER: Hi Ed, Can you open a *.dwg file in STEP or ... A: No ... what I meant was that if you're working on a design in AutoCAD and you want to send your file ... | ||
| dwg vs STEP | 11/3/2009 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: Can I open a dwg file in STEP or IGS format? A: Can you open a *.dwg file in STEP or IGS format ... well the short answer is: It depends It all ... | ||
| License Error | 9/9/2009 | Alan Zube |
| Q: I had Inventor installed for 10 months. My hard drive was hit by a power spike, and wouldn't run ... A: You will need to call Autodesk and get an answer from them. I have had this happen before and they ... | ||
| pltw | 8/27/2009 | Alan Zube |
| Q: Hey Alan, we met last summer at the IED certifacation at Rockville HS. I had my computer reimaged so ... A: ...good to hear from you. You will need to go onto the PLTW.org website. login in to the Virtual ... | ||
| Downloading of Questions | 8/14/2009 | Arben Allaraj |
| Q: I was willing to practise a few figures of Engineering Drawing just for enjoyment. Please tell me is ... A: Nice to meet you again here. In fact the best of this is buying books (used) about Engineering ... | ||
| image to cad - stl file | 8/5/2009 | Alan Zube |
| Q: i have image vision system, so by use that an component is scanned and stored as image, i want to ... A: I don't think you can convert STL to a CAD model file. STL format is supposed to be a big blob of ... | ||
| Adopting a subject as a hobby | 8/4/2009 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: I was planning to enhance my skills of Engineering Drawing in which I am very much interested. ... A: In my honest opinion, the CAD tool you pick to learn depends greatly on what you plan on using it ... | ||
| choice of subject | 8/4/2009 | Arben Allaraj |
| Q: I was planning to enhance my skills of Engineering Drawing. Please tell me is it beneficial to ... A: Computer graphics is a primary medium but Rules remain Rules- sad prof James H Earle. So What I ... | ||
| differentiation | 6/24/2009 | George Moustris |
| Q: sir i have 2 arrays,one of torque and the other of time and i got its plot.Now,how could i find out ... A: when you say "arrays" do you mean vectors? If so, by "differential" i assume you mean the derivative ... | ||
| plotting/printing | 6/15/2009 | Arben Allaraj |
| Q: my name is Martin and I have a question about printing in AutoCad. My father is an architect but he ... A: Ok try to work about:_publish command. And see this way : All the default options for each ... | ||
| dimension (angle and arc length) | 6/9/2009 | Alan Zube |
| Q: i want to dimension an 3 point arc with its angle on top and arc length below it in a single ... A: The only way know to do this is to write your own AutoLisp application. I don't know HOW to do it ... | ||
| dimensioning | 6/5/2009 | Alan Zube |
| Q: how can i dimension an arc with its angle on above dimension line and arc length below it (all ... A: I think to do it in this fashion you would have to write a LISP. See the previous answer. I would ... | ||
| dimension (angle+arc length) | 6/5/2009 | Alan Zube |
| Q: i want to dimension an 3 point arc with its angle on top and arc length below it in a single ... A: I did not know how to do this myself, so I went to a users group archive and found this explanation. ... | ||
| plotting | 4/11/2009 | George Moustris |
| Q: i plot a figure with many points(i can get their coordinates) but i want to count them.how can i ... A: I'm not following what you want to do exactly. If you plot points on a figure, then you can count ... | ||
| making a screw with threads | 2/24/2009 | J. B. Borge |
| Q: i need help making a screw with AutoCAD 2008. my callout is 10-32 UNF, and i am not sure how to get ... A: Druidia, in my experience drawing a screw (w/ full detail) is useless. If you're just trying to ... | ||
| 2008 conversion to 2000LT | 2/8/2009 | J. B. Borge |
| Q: I receive files in newer full Autocad versions (06 to 09)which are saved as a 2000LT version,( I ... A: Fire up Trueview, click on 'DWG Convert'. From the dialog box there's about 5 clustered icons, click ... | ||
| 2008 conversion to 2000LT | 2/6/2009 | J. B. Borge |
| Q: I receive files in newer full Autocad versions (06 to 09)which are saved as a 2000LT version,( I ... A: Joe, if the base is not a TrustedDWG, we'll have to use 'TrueView' by Autodesk: ... | ||
| cad | 2/3/2009 | J. B. Borge |
| Q: Respected Sir I am a collector of coins. Many times a coin is minted with different Die ... A: Som, what CAD platform are you planning on using? Basically, this is what were doing: *gather some ... | ||
| cad | 2/2/2009 | J. B. Borge |
| Q: Respected Sir I am a collector of coins. Many times a coin is minted with different Die ... A: Som, just about all mainstream cad platform can accomplish this. All you need a hi-resolution image ... | ||
| SolidWorks - Dealing with solid bodies | 1/27/2009 | Brian Mazejka |
| Q: Is there a method to import a solid model into another solid model and then cut the imported model ... A: .. I believe what you can do is create an assembly with the two parts, mate them in the position ... | ||
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Brian Mazejka
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Expertise
I can answer most questions dealing with SolidWorks 3D CAD/D Modeling Software. I can also answer questions dealing with the Documentation aspect of the Engineering and R&D area's. In addition to my knowledge of Solidworks, I can also answer questions regarding PDMWorks (Product Data Management).
Experience
I have been using SolidWorks 3D software for more than 10 years. I have been instrumental and successful in establishing a SolidWorks Users Group in practically every company I've worked at.
Prior to using SolidWorks I used ComputerVision's Personal Designer for 7 years.
Education/Credentials
I am a Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP). I have over 20 years experience in the Engineering, and Documentation Control field. I have an ASME from Central New England College, I've also taken additional courses towards completing my BSME. I've attended numerous clinics, seminars, and conferences with regards to SolidWorks.
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