Articles

  1. SolidWorks Save-to-PDF Macro

    Developing a "save-to-pdf" macro button for SolidWorks drawings.

  2. Experimenting with ANSYS ACT in Mechanical

    Playing around with Python integration in ANSYS Mechanical.

  3. Merging and Watermarking PDF Files with Python

    There are many Python libraries available for working with PDF files. Here we will perform merging and watermarking operations with the Python library pdfrw. This package is bundled in the WinPython distribution.

    It is assumed that your path has been set to find the correct Python interpreter such that pdfrw …

  4. Zero Gravity Hinges - An Analysis of Microsoft's Surface Studio Hinge

    An analysis of Microsoft's Surface Studio hinge by reverse-engineering from published promotional video footage.

  5. Layout Sketches and Parameter-Driven Design in Fusion 360

    Fusion 360 has good support for parameters in CAD documents and the ability to drive designs using them. Here we will create a fully parametric design based on functional design parameters, using the following table as an example. As you can see, nominal dimensions can be specified to create different …

  6. Change of Basis and the Transformation Matrix

    Basics of transformation matrices

  7. Interpolating Logarithmic Plots for Fatigue Analysis

    Here we will develop some classes for interpolating general multi-linear fatigue curves using SciPy's interp1d.

  8. Failure Theories

  9. Principal Stresses in 3D

    When a stress element is characterized by its six stress components and these components are put in stress tensor form, the principal normal stresses are simply the eigenvalues of the stress tensor, and the principal planes are defined by the eigenvectors. This is easily computed using a mathematical program such …

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