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[7 May 2008 | No Comment | ]
ANSYS Workbench 2D Contact Analysis

ANSYS Workbench contact analysis

Computing »

[1 May 2008 | No Comment | ]

Hardware
Before we look at the actual PC which will connect to the internet I will outline a few precautions which will be highly beneficial to network security.
1. Use a router, not a modem.
A modem simply directs all internet traffic straight to your PC, which is inherently unsafe for any Operating System.
A router acts as a gateway (or a letterbox if you will). The router is what is directly connected to the internet, not the PC. The router is specifically designed where your PC needs to rely on software to remain …

Engineering »

[1 May 2008 | No Comment | ]

This is a collection of Solid Works API Code which I have deciphered. No warranty is expressed as to the quality of the code, nor the accuracy.
<h2> Sketches</h2>
Inserts a Circle
‘Point 1 is circle centre, Point 2 is on the radius
‘ Part.CreateCircle p1x, p1y, unknown, p2x, p2y, unknown
Part.Insert3DSketch
Part.ClearSelection2 True
Part.CreateCircle 0, 0, 0, 0.01, 0#, 0#
‘Part.ClearSelection2 True
Part.InsertSketch2 True
Extrudes a Circle
‘Extrudes a circle
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID(”Sketch2?, “SKETCH”, 0.3, 0.3, 0.3, False, 0, Nothing)
‘Part.FeatureManager.FeatureExtrusion True, False, True, 0, 0, extrusion length, 0, False, False, False, False, 0.01745329251994, 0.01745329251994, False, False, False, False, 0,0,0
Part.FeatureManager.FeatureExtrusion True, …