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    A quick trick: get a clear Sterilite tote with a...

    A quick trick: get a clear Sterilite tote with a flat bottom from Wally World, turn it upside down, put an LED or light under it, and place your plans with tracing paper (with a grid?) over it, and...
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    My thought was basically the same. What we do, is...

    My thought was basically the same. What we do, is use 6061-O (soft) and shear off a hunk about 1" wide and bend as tight as possible; putting some narrow 90 degree bends along the length allows the...
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    fine point Sharpie.

    fine point Sharpie.
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    Jeffrey- I understand what you are saying. But,...

    Jeffrey-
    I understand what you are saying. But, for the homebuilder, since we are not industrial designers for our home projects, I find it useful to be able to scribe a line at the theoretical bend...
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    Floyd- The triangle was created by a flat...

    Floyd-
    The triangle was created by a flat extrude, then add Bends (there were none), then add flanges, create drawing (2013), and used flat pattern view. The tangent lines were projected and...
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    Not sure why selecting the edge and the bend line...

    Not sure why selecting the edge and the bend line using the SmartDim tool won't work: Just tested it and it works fine for me.
    Some setting set wrong? BTW, I projected the tangent lines and set...
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    You have the mount T's, use a 3-D sketch in space...

    You have the mount T's, use a 3-D sketch in space for use in creating extrudes.
    Roll back the feature tree, show the planes and sketches and 3-D sketch to understand the process. Hope that helps;...
  8. Thank you guys for 'taking one for the team'....

    Thank you guys for 'taking one for the team'.
    Sounds 'cluster-ful', but I appreciate hearing your experiences.
    Luckily I have access to desktop at work, but I would like to have the EAA
    desktop at...
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    Yak- Most CNC units use a DXF (Drawing Exchange...

    Yak-
    Most CNC units use a DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) which is a 2-D 'view' of the part. In SolidWorks, I place a modeled part into a drawing view, save (native slddrw), and then again as a DXF...
  10. Dan- If it is a SW Assembly, right-click on the...

    Dan-
    If it is a SW Assembly, right-click on the Part in the feature tree on the left and do 'open part' icon. The part will open as a stand-alone file. Then do new Drawing; in the blank drawing, do...
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    Dear fellow EAA CAD'ers, I just want to say how...

    Dear fellow EAA CAD'ers,
    I just want to say how badly this SUCKS. Having run SolidWorks since 2007, and in professional environments, it is classic Dassault Systems corporate greed.
    The first place...
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    https://photos.app.goo.gl/VhuQJV3BvtMBvcpp6...

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/VhuQJV3BvtMBvcpp6
    -Christian
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    I think posting actual photos of the attach...

    I think posting actual photos of the attach points would be useful; the lower cad image IS what it should be.
    -Christian von Delius
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    CNC: I do this all the time. 8881 My 6040...

    CNC: I do this all the time.
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    My 6040 (~18"x24") was about $1000 and is a brilliant tool for SO many things.
    -Christian von Delius
  15. Jeremy: Here is the Trig TY91 (based on...

    Jeremy:

    Here is the Trig TY91 (based on dimensions furnished by Trig)
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    The link for the solid model will be available for 1 month:...
  16. Creating a 'photo-realisic' panel...

    RCS (do you have a name?)-
    I won't teach you how to do this, but this is what I do. We waterjet panels from my SW part, with instruments accurately located and drawn for the customer's approval....
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    Also, if the line continues past the 'upper'...

    Also, if the line continues past the 'upper' circle for instance, you can put a point coincident in the circle sketch, which will 'fix' the contact location on the circle, and then make the line...
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    Ron- To expand on what Jeffrey Meyer said: If...

    Ron-
    To expand on what Jeffrey Meyer said:
    If you click on the 'Configuration Manager' tab above the feature tree,
    you can right click on the top-most item and 'add configuration'.
    There is the...
  19. Nameless WJH: Here is an example I randomly...

    Nameless WJH:
    Here is an example I randomly created using data from this webpage:
    in section III A....
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    To print it full scale, create a drawing with the...

    To print it full scale, create a drawing with the view of the part normal to the rib.
    Under 'Sheet Properties' make sure the scale is 1:1
    Un-tick Display Sheet Format, and tick Custom Sheet Size: I...
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    Scale Airfoil

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    rkirk:
    If you review the my post from 06/25, using an 'x' scale of 1 for LE to TE will generate an airfoil 1" long; then you scale it up by a factor of 63 which will make it 63" long LE to TE....
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    Drake- Thank you for the thoughts. As a CAM...

    Drake-
    Thank you for the thoughts. As a CAM novice, I wish more people would offer their opinions like this.
    I have been importing SW models into Fusion 360, which is pretty straight forward to me,...
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    Using Curve through XYZ Points

    North_roll(real name would be nice)-
    Normally airfoil data is in terms of 0 to 1 from nose to tail, with the Yu(pper) and Yl(ower) either given as shown,
    or with Y +/-.
    SolidWorks' convention in...
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    Here is half the 30' span wing with 15 degree...

    Here is half the 30' span wing with 15 degree sweep, 3 degrees dihedral, and 1.5 degrees washout, 66" root & 22.25" tip.
    If you study the assembly, you will see how I did it; tip: study the...
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    Using Curve through XYZ Points

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    rkirk77-
    Very simple: Use Excel and arrange the X coords along Z in SW and the Y coords along Y and set 0 for all the X coords.
    You can find most airfoils in this DB:...
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