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GamerCool22
u/GamerCool22
I'm a 2nd-year mechanical engineering student trying to understand the controls/mechatronics path before committing. What draws me: I like taking a real physical system, understanding it deeply, and building a structured/reusable way to solve or model it.For example, instead of manually designing one gearbox, I built a parametric equation-based framework to design any gearbox. I enjoy integrating multiple technologies and understanding systems end-to-end. I do not enjoy: narrow execution work, hyper-niche optimization, or grinding one tiny problem for months.
A few honest questions for people actually working in controls/mechatronics:
- What does your day-to-day actually look like? Is i
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TL;DR: After seeing the realities of industry during my internship, I'm questioning whether a purely technical engineering career can provide the compensation and balance I'm looking for. Considering CFD and would like to understand the long-term career prospects.
I'm a 2nd-year Mechanical Engineering student currently interning at a large multinational making heavy machinery. The work is good-we're developing things like cycloidal drives and welding inspection algorithms-and I've realized that I really enjoy technical engineering work.
At the same time, being in industry has made me question what the long-term future looks like. A lot of the engineers around me seem passionate and skille
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TL;DR: 2nd-year MechE student interning in top engg firm for PS. I love the technical work, but seeing the compensation and lifestyle of many engineers around me has made me question what a long-term career in mechanical engineering looks like.
Looking for advice on high-paying technical paths, CFD, consulting, engineering management, and the value of a Master's degree.
[Long post ahead. I'd genuinely appreciate it if you could take the time to read and share your perspective.]
I'm a 2nd-year Mechanical Engineering student currently interning in a robotics division, and I'm having a bit of a career crisis.
The work itself is good. The team is developing in-house technologies like cyclo
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Hi all, 2nd Year mechanical engineering student and I've been tasked with replicating the results of this paper as an academic exercise. (They are using CFX solver)
Now, on to my question - why. is. it. SO HARD. WHY ARE THERE A BILLION SOFTWARES IN ANSYS THAT SEEM TO DO THE SAME THING??? (DISCOVERY/SPACECLAIM/DESIGNMODELER OR WHATEVER)
Anyways, I wanted to ask this - Do I learn ANSYS discovery? I fired up DesingModeler as most of the CFD tutorials I found used that, but the software itself is telling me that everything is to be now done on Discovery instead (which itself is unbelievably jank).
In short: I don't know wh
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Hi guys. I have a pair of Sony WH-1000XM5s that I've had for 3-4 years now and I love them.
Unfortunately, recently they have broken at the hind of the earcups and the headband in a very weird way, which causes the earcup to not rest on my head properly (see attached pics).
The hinge seems to have cracked
I am absolutely devastated. Apart from the price, I loved these headphones and used them ALLL the time. I did not expect this poor build quality fro
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Hi, I wanted to ask about the cost of PS1, because as far as I have been told, PS1 does require some extra fees.
On that topic, where can we get the complete expected fee structure for a 4 year degree for a 2024 batch guy? As I can seem to only find older ones and ones that are there for a single year and not all 4.
If somebody could point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
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Hello, I am a second year student and I have created a thermodynamics playlist to help you with the course.
It is till the chapter First Law of Thermodynamics (I ran out of time to make it further) and should cover a good part of the midsem syllabus.
I saw a lot of my friends struggle with such a simple and linear subject, which prompted me to make this playlist. I explain in detail the thought process that goes behind each question and tell you only the necessary stuff required to solve questions.
I hope that you will have a look at it and learn from it. Please share with your batchmates as well! (no gatekeeping)
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Help! I accidentally spilled hot chocolate on my favourite white pants while dining outside yesterday. This is after soaking in detergent overnight and washing in the machine. What do I do?
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Hello! In these vacations i have been bored out of my mind and have thus decided to create some youtube lectures on thermodynamics for juniors (and for that sweet, sweet ad revenue). I have made some videos covering the first chapter and the basics - and I want your feedback on if I should continue.
If you like my teaching style, my pacing, the style of videos, etc - or dislike any of these - please tell me. I will then be able to decide if this resource will actually help people or not.
I would really appreciate feedback on this (especially from the upcoming 2025 batches). Thank You!
Direct Lin
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Hi, just got an elgato wave 3 and want to record some basic audio in audacity for voiceover (will later import to iMovies)
My question is which audio input to i use? Do i use the wavelink one or just mic in?
Also, is WaveLink kind of like a pre-amp?
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Hello, relatively new player here (though my hours don't reflect that lol) and I just unlocked red belts. I wanted to ask, the "recommended" amount of belts for a resource in KatherineOfSky's main bus guide is with regard to normal yellow belts or with red belts? Also, one red belt can supply 2 yellow belts using a splitter, right?
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