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Why a rounding tool? Numeric rounding is simply the process of approximating a number removal of digits to a simpler value that is close to the original. Different methods exist primarily to handle the “tie-breaker” situation (when a number is exactly halfway between two potential results, like 1.5). The Multiple Methods Rounding Tool (below) uses the powerful decimal.js library to offer a wide…

In the world of technical writing and engineering standards documentation, few debates are as persistent as the choice between shall and must. Some critics reject “shall” by calling it outdated and prone to misinterpretation. Meanwhile, others insist that must feels awkward and is an unnecessary departure from established norms. So which should you use? The Case for Shall The word shall has…

This Dual-Dimension Tolerance Rounding Tool is designed to be an aid for professionals who convert engineering dimensions and tolerances between metric (mm) and imperial (in) units. Therefore, its core purpose is to address the critical risk of tolerance inversion or tolerance growth that can occur when mathematically rounding converted limits. The utility applies a methodology commonly referred…

Three major announcements from Manish Kumar about SOLIDWORKS future, from the stage of 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025

The unofficial kick off for 3DEXPERINCE World has become the annual CAD Monkey Dinner. This is an event held at an interesting location near the center of activity for the World conference. It happens on the Saturday evening before the conference. This year, we converged on Pitch 25, a soccer focused sports facility and bar. There was karaoke too.

This is a big year for DraftSight at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025. There a nearly full schedule throughout the conference with a variety of sessions!

3DEXPERIENCE World 2025 is about a month away in Houston, TX at George R. Brown Convention Center. There’s a variety of sessions available. This includes a full catalog of DraftSight presentations and discussions. You can build a nearly full schedule each day of the conference with just DraftSight topics. Day 1 All of this starts on February 24, 2025 (the first full day of the conference).…

Find out things to do before and after 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025!

Before 2023, I’ve never been Houston, TX. It’s long been on my list of places to visit customers. In June 2023, I finally travelled to this great city where I visited several customers and presented at the local user group. In early 2024, I again found myself in town, this time to visit extended family. Well, it’s 2025, and I am again (again) travelling to Houston. This time is for 3DEXPERIENCE…

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So, have you heard of the Fishy Cold Place and wondered why your friend called it Sweden?  Well, it's not the Mandela Effect.  It's Julie Nolke.  I know.  I know.  Hard to believe, but it's true.  BTW, this post is an experiment based on the comments for Julie's video:

Hi!

Eight years ago, I wrote an article about the letter thorn, that used to be used in English to represent TH sound.  Before that, I wrote about even more common sounds in English that aren't represented by English letters. Well, a few years ago, Austin McConnell also covered this topic in his video 10 Letters We Dropped From The Alphabet. In particular, my mind was blown at learning the origin for the name of "&".

Out of all these letters, I think we'd benefit from the restoration of thorn, and maybe some modification thereof so that the voiced and unvoiced TH sounds can both be represented.  (Much like Austin, I'm not a fan of eth.)