ENGINEERING STUDY / NESTINGJS—02
General-Purpose 2D DXF Nesting Application
A local desktop nesting application and source-level Sparrow/Jagua integration effort for arbitrary parts and finite or irregular stock.
PROJECT LIBRARY
The work behind the thinking.
Explore workholding, manufacturing methods, and engineering automation. Each case study separates the engineering approach from what has been validated.
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ENGINEERING STUDY / SEARCHJS—02
Assembly Part Search Tool
A SolidWorks VBA search and navigation tool for large assemblies, with ranked text matching and temporary visibility isolation.
ENGINEERING STUDY / CHUCKJS—01
Three-Jaw ID-Expanding Chuck Study
A mechanical study of an ID-expanding three-jaw chuck and associated jaw deflection/manufacturing considerations.
ENGINEERING STUDY / CNCJS—02
CNC Machining-Time Calculator
A standalone browser calculator for operation-level machining time, setup, rates, quantity, and cost assumptions.
ENGINEERING STUDY / NESTINGJS—02
Round-Bar Nesting and Operator Cutlist
An Excel/VBA planning system that groups bar demand, compares stock plans, generates cutlists, and visualizes standard and optimized nests.
ENGINEERING STUDY / VACUUMJS—02
Mechanical Fixture and Workholding Portfolio
An abstracted collection of machining, vacuum, printed, welding, soft-jaw, inspection, and automation-support fixture work.
ENGINEERING STUDY / DRAWINGJS—02
Active-Document Waterjet DXF Export
A SolidWorks VBA exporter for cut-list bodies using manufacturing properties and geometry-aware orientation.
ENGINEERING STUDY / DRAWINGJS—02
Automated Cope Detail Drawing Generator
A SolidWorks VBA workflow that generates cope-detail views for weldment cut-list items and adds BOM balloons.
ENGINEERING STUDY / DRAWINGJS—02
Batch Folder DXF Export
A SolidWorks VBA batch exporter for part and assembly folders, with assembly recursion and optional subfolder scanning for eligible cut-list bodies.
ENGINEERING STUDY / FIXTUREJS—02
Cantilever Plate Simulation
A browser calculation and visualization tool for a cantilever plate with linear and iterative nonlinear response.
ENGINEERING STUDY / CNCJS—02
CNC Machine Program Simulator
An offline browser simulator for a documented subset of Siemens-style multi-axis NC commands and machine visualization.
ENGINEERING STUDY / FIXTUREJS—02
Functional Drift-Gauge Screening Study
A functional gauge study establishing when a local drift screen is valid under a specific material-condition boundary.
ENGINEERING STUDY / METHODSJS—02
Fixture Cost Estimator
A standalone browser estimator for fixture design, material, machining, purchased content, and build effort.
ENGINEERING STUDY / METHODSJS—02
Fixture ROI Calculator
A browser and workbook calculator for comparing conventional and fixture-assisted workholding economics.
ENGINEERING STUDY / DRAWINGJS—02
GD&T Drawing Tokenizer and Ballooning Prototype
A local web application for extracting PDF drawing text, mapping GD&T-related tokens, supporting manual correction, and exporting inspection-oriented data.
ENGINEERING STUDY / CNCJS—02
Geometry-Based Machining Quote Prototype
A modular SolidWorks VBA prototype that derives geometry indicators and machining-time estimates from imported part geometry.
ENGINEERING STUDY / FIXTUREJS—02
Gripper and EOAT Engineering Calculator
A browser engineering tool combining finger structure, retention, force/pressure, positive stops, stroke, payload, wrist moment, EOAT mass, and center of gravity.
ENGINEERING STUDY / CHUCKJS—01
ID-Expanding Mandrel Generator
A SolidWorks VBA generator for a fixed-cone, sliding-sleeve expanding mandrel concept built as separate revolved bodies.
ENGINEERING STUDY / FIXTUREJS—02
Positive-Stop Vernier Gripper Calculator
A 2D CAD-style HTML calculator for selecting front/back gripping modes and positive-stop lock combinations.
ENGINEERING STUDY / METHODSJS—02
Powder-Coat Hanging Simulator
A local FastAPI/Three.js prototype for STEP mass properties, center of mass, inertia, principal axes, and hanging equilibrium.
ENGINEERING STUDY / METHODSJS—02
Fixture and Production Capacity Planner
An Excel/VBA and offline Python optimizer workflow for demand, WIP, fixtures, machine readiness, cadence, labor, overtime, backlog, and scenario planning.
ENGINEERING STUDY / CHUCKJS—01
Rotating Disc Failure Simulation
A browser analytical simulation of radial, hoop, and von Mises stresses with a critical-speed estimate.
ENGINEERING STUDY / NESTINGJS—02
SolidWorks BOM to Round-Bar Planner Bridge
A SolidWorks VBA bridge that reads a drawing BOM, populates a round-bar nesting workbook, recalculates Excel, runs ProcessJob, and saves the result.
ENGINEERING STUDY / DRAWINGJS—02
Sheet-Metal DXF Export by Material and Thickness
A SolidWorks VBA branch for native flat-pattern export with material/thickness grouping and configuration selection.
ENGINEERING STUDY / DRAWINGJS—02
SolidWorks Automation Workflow Collection
A curated collection of SolidWorks automation workflows for assembly search, fabrication drawings, DXF export, BOM integration and parametric workholding concepts.
ENGINEERING STUDY / DRAWINGJS—02
SolidWorks PDF Export Add-In Prototype
A minimal C# SolidWorks add-in that exposes a command to save the active drawing as PDF.
ENGINEERING STUDY / NESTINGJS—02
SolidWorks Waterjet Nesting Macro
A legacy SolidWorks VBA workflow that groups assembly parts, places them in generated nesting assemblies, and exports drawing-view DXF output.
ENGINEERING STUDY / FIXTUREJS—02
Structural Frame Analyzer
A local web application that imports multi-body STEP geometry, estimates member properties, solves a frame model, and presents utilization and deflection.
ENGINEERING STUDY / CHUCKJS—01
Tapered Soft-Jaw Lift and Self-Lock Analyzer
Browser tools for screening taper lift, self-locking, contact force, stress, and allowable-angle behavior in soft jaws.
ENGINEERING STUDY / FIXTUREJS—02
Thin-Wall Clamp Spacing Calculator
A browser planning aid for thin-wall clamp window, pitch, and spacing decisions using an explicitly heuristic deflection relationship.
ENGINEERING STUDY / FIXTUREJS—02
Two-Pin Fixture Tolerance and Fit Calculator
A browser tool for two-pin fixture/part fit analysis with position and size tolerances and deterministic scenario checks.
ENGINEERING STUDY / FIXTUREJS—02
V-Jaw Stroke Calculator
An Excel workbook for relating stock diameter, finished diameter, usable jaw stroke, and V-jaw geometry.
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