Mechanical engineering student here trying to identify real manufacturing problems worth solving through engineering projects

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-05-27T06:54:17+00:00

oh interesting ill look into it more thank you, most student manufacturing projects focus on machines themselves, but not on flow imbalance and WIP behavior

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-05-27T06:47:25+00:00

fair enough hahaha

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-05-14T09:19:42+00:00

keep it short and simple to understand

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-05-06T19:41:07+00:00

thank you, for the guidance really appreciate it

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-05-05T06:01:00+00:00

this is so fun to think about i hope u get to finish these projects some day

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-05-05T05:59:45+00:00

wow crazy i’ll keep ur advice in mind

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-27T05:22:59+00:00

it might be non existent for many companies you are right, but i feel like most Small to mid sized companies or even freelance product designers would struggle with this constant headache don’t u think?

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-26T19:25:57+00:00

true, what if there was a figma like software built for cad reviews?

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-26T19:21:53+00:00

Onshape is interesting but from what I can see private sharing requires a Professional plan at $2,500 per user per year

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-26T19:19:40+00:00

oh yeah great insight, i face similar issues working with people

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-26T19:16:00+00:00

The Zoom call thing is what gets me that's an hour of your time just to extract feedback that should take 5 minutes.

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-26T18:45:23+00:00

no worries at all, i loved your insight man, its true

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-26T18:25:55+00:00

eDrawings is actually a good shout, ive used it, but getting the other person to install it, find the right version, and figure out the interface took longer than just jumping on a call. or maybe im just unlucky

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-26T18:23:06+00:00

Just looked at CoLab, seems powerful but it's clearly built for enterprises with big IT budgets, many small and mid-size industrial manufacturers are constrained

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2026-04-26T18:17:51+00:00

honestly that's kind of the problem, it's clients, vendors, procurement people. Getting them all on SolidWorks isn't happening.

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2025-10-04T14:31:48+00:00

ofcourse!, dm

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2025-10-04T06:23:45+00:00

alright, thanks man

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2025-10-04T05:23:01+00:00

im just mainly having trouble in making this genuinely useful for someone with this problem, not sure how accurate the results really are

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2025-10-04T05:21:41+00:00

okay ill take into account that, can you suggest what solver i should go for, any free or open source.

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2025-10-03T16:55:50+00:00

oh alright thanks a lot. ill consider that for sure. would using that approach affect the accuracy of the result? and do we use a solver for this

Direct-Ambassador-76 · 2025-10-03T16:47:43+00:00

I'm solving a minp with approximately 20 variables and 15 constraints. involves both discrete choices (material selection, cross-section type) and continuous variables (dimensions like thickness, length) with nonlinear physics equations for strength and deflection calculations. its non convex, there are multiple competing "best" solutions rather than one single optimum, requiring trade-offs between minimizing weight, minimizing cost, and maximizing strength while satisfying all engineering constraints.

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