> We seem to have a bunch of engineers/scientists who can design something > in Pro Engineer and dismantle it on the screen 3D model, but the thing is > potentially not assemblable in real life because of the way they have > designed bits to interlink. VBG! I've seen that, but fortunately not been on the receiving end. We did a major project with pro-e for molded parts, but the fellow doing the design spent many years as a master toolmaker. (one who makes the molds) ZERO problems that way. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist