Jeff Spitzer wrote:

  The old joke was (after the customer had left the area)

that we were just going to "push the analyze button".  The tools are
a lot better, but you still need good material properties data, actual
operating conditions data and an experienced analyst to get anything
useful out of a complex FEA.  Design a roof truss without much
experience?  Yes.  Do a complex 3D non-linear analysis with contact,
etc,etc.   Unlikely.

Bill

I want my money back ;)

I got another one for ya'll.  The president of my company likes to take
visitors around and show them the CAD and NC capabilities.  He usually
makes some comment like "the engineers just send the design straight to the
machine and it starts cutting"  He really has no clue how it actually
works.  What's worse, he usually says this standing next to the
machinist...who then picks his nose to help maintain the validity of the
story.

Jeff Spitzer

 
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