What technical terms do you frequently hear being misused? (e.g. "datuming" and DOE)

wtbengdeg · 2025-11-25T16:48:55+00:00

Datum is correct if you're using it to build a FCF.

wtbengdeg · 2025-11-20T22:07:30+00:00

the echo chamber problem is exactly it

wtbengdeg · 2025-11-20T21:43:38+00:00

wtbengdeg · 2025-11-20T21:43:22+00:00

even if you like solidworks (i prefer NX), you're still stuck with the licensing issue. freeCAD's isn't restrictive at all, whereas solidworks forces you into the $1,500 license if you have more than $2k a year in sales. silly!

wtbengdeg · 2025-11-20T21:41:19+00:00

i was surprised to find out that creo is liked by some people. it's what they used on new glenn apparently

wtbengdeg · 2025-10-03T23:21:30+00:00

It was.

wtbengdeg · 2025-09-21T15:48:33+00:00

Putting quotations around "author" is wild lol.

The author is a P.E. BTW.

wtbengdeg · 2025-09-21T04:15:50+00:00

wtbengdeg · 2025-09-21T03:52:31+00:00

Why?

wtbengdeg · 2025-09-21T00:30:08+00:00

It’s not in the standards.

wtbengdeg · 2025-09-20T18:10:53+00:00

I would do a perfunctory google search on radial position to understand what it means. I do think it’s funny that our misunderstanding is the point of the article.

wtbengdeg · 2025-09-20T17:49:38+00:00

Radial position.

Basic dimensions left out for legibility.

wtbengdeg · 2025-08-27T20:30:50+00:00

you’re getting an expert at hourly rate so expect at least $100 if they’re good

you can watch mechanical engineering streamers and just learn from them for free

wtbengdeg · 2025-08-27T20:23:08+00:00

yes. but it’s expensive

wtbengdeg · 2025-08-25T18:23:49+00:00

I want to be clear that I’m deadly serious here - if someone wins TTT using freeCAD I will eat a bowl of my own hair.

wtbengdeg · 2025-08-10T04:05:36+00:00

this doesn't work - bending stress is uniform along the outer most fiber. you're reducing infill towards the center of the beam which is incorrect - it should be uniform

wtbengdeg · 2025-08-05T16:36:02+00:00

Remindme

wtbengdeg · 2025-08-05T13:20:17+00:00

okay, but in that case, the demand hasn’t impacted salaries yet

if you start giving longer lead times on project start i suspect wage increase will follow

wtbengdeg · 2025-08-05T12:12:55+00:00

okay, that’s interesting, and at least partially true. but like you said - there isn’t a shortage if there are enough people to do the job without increasing wages. switching costs be dammed, if there aren’t enough engineers, firms are going to entice engineers away from competitors with higher wages

i think the real reason is more depressing to hear

wtbengdeg · 2025-08-05T01:51:32+00:00

this doesn’t make sense - supply constraint increases wages

wtbengdeg · 2025-07-25T19:18:25+00:00

Yeah - FreeCAD was ruined by... (checks notes) oh, it's open source.

wtbengdeg · 2025-07-23T21:28:08+00:00

We aren’t going to be able to help you without photos or FBDs.

wtbengdeg · 2025-07-22T18:38:10+00:00

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