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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
A lot of folks have downloaded it, but I have yet to receive any feedback one way or the other.
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Joe,
Just noticed it this morning when you posted. (Things have been hectic, and whitepaper reading has fallen through the cracks.) I've been wanting something like this recently, and so I downloaded it and rushed to try it out.
I modeled some of 229's drive chain, and it worked out GREAT for me.
This is an incredible tool, that I will no doubt use like crazy.
The functionality is excellent, but my ONLY criticism is the user interface takes a second to figure out. I managed ok, but newbie designers may have issues. (Though I guess one could argue - if I can do it, anyone can
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Perhaps (whenever you get a spare moment - sometime in 2010) you
could do a revamp which makes it easier to use for rookies. Until then, I'm sure we'll all manage just fine.
This is definitely a great tool, I urge all mechanical designers to check it out.
Attached below is a pic of one of 229's drive chains. Joe's sheet helped me gain new insight into my tensioning system (as he promised it would).
Kudos,
John